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The Doctor is In
so many blessings...
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March 8, 2007
- Vol 2, Issue 8
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Two of our kids had to be placed in
protective custody this week. Not Antonio, he was
hanging out and having a great time, like always. He's
such a fantastic kid. But, two kids, who were placed
with us by their remaining extended family after some
pretty horrible things happened to them. Our leaders
needed to seek out the assistance of DIF, Mexico's
version of Child Protective Services to make sure that
the kids were kept sheltered and away from any
harm. It was a tough decision for them to make and
they only did it when they realized it was in the best
interest of our kids. DIF has promised to do all they
can to protect them both and hopefully to place them
back in Siempre when the situation is resolved. Keep
our leaders and more importantly, these children, in
your prayers.
Everyone doesn't need to know which
children they are. I fully appreciate how much some of
you have grown to love each of the kids, but also
realize that they deserve their privacy when it comes to
the heart breaking reasons they live at Siempre. It's
important to look at each child and remember that they
wouldn't be with us it they didn't carry their own story
that probably keeps them up nights when other
children are sleeping peacefully. Every child at
Siempre is a living reminder of the hundreds of
millions of children around the world that go without,
are abandoned, hungry, hurting and need the love and
hope that Siempre Para Los Ninos provides so
wonderfully. Each of our kids are concerned and
missing their friends that had to leave this week. I'm
certain that they each live with a fear that someday the
same thing could happen to them and they could just
as quickly lose the security and hope they've
discovered at Siempre. Please keep them in your
prayers.
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The Cross at Siempre was built by my
brother-in-law, Dan Hamer, and the kids of Siempre.
Pastor Ken, who oversees all our building projects,
had wisely assigned this important task to Dan last
Memorial Day Weekend, and I blew my top! Dan's one
of my best friends and I definitely could have never
asked for a better brother-in-law. Dan's not a finish
carpenter. Worse yet, Dan, along with his sons Pat,
Derek and Reggie, rounded up all the kids of Siempre
and had them help build the cross: each of the nailing
the beams together. All I could think of was: all this
effort, all this money spent and the cross that's going
to hang over it all is being built by children- needless
to say, I'd taken my eyes off the prize.
They built a beautiful cross. Each time
I look at it I remember my sister lecturing me on the
importance of every child playing a part. I think of the
imperfect work of the church in the service of our
Perfect Savior. At Siempre, they're planning for
Easter. They're all excited. Each week we visit I'm
amazed at how much has been accomplished and
overwhelmed at how much there still is to do. This
week, tired from traveling, barely adjusted to our time
zone, I looked at the cross in Siempre, reflected back
on how I thought it would come out when Dan first
picked up a hammer, then looked at what a beautiful
reminder of sacrifice it is today as we enter the Easter
season. Our work at Siempre may be an imperfect
start and many of us may not feel qualified for the task
at hand. But this is the work God's given us. These
are the children He's entrusted to our care- and they're
only a beginning- so many more await the promise
and shelter of siempre- we've been given a great work
to do. Together, we can.
You Can Help! We need you to give to
our upcoming rummage sale- Saturday, March 17th.
Your cool stuff not being used, that car sitting in the
garage, the boat you're too busy to get to, that storage
unit that's not been opened in months: donate it all-
we'll sell it! We need you to golf in our upcoming golf
tournament, Saturday, April 28th. We need you to take
a day off with friends and golf, to sign up to sponsor a
tee or a green, to donate towards the auction- some
VERY cool gifts have already been made- to attend the
post golf tourney dinner and auction and spend
generously! This is how we're paying for our building-
our biggest building yet- Memorial Day Weekend, you
can be part of the imperfect plan to accomplish God's
perfect work- loving His kids and giving them safe
shelter at Siempre. Don't miss the moment!
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Kenya was incredible! We shared The Jesus Film
from the deserts of W. Pokot at 105 degrees to interior
Maasai villages in the cold, under heavy African rain,
from school rooms in small towns to dark parking lots
at night in urban Nairobi- it was an amazing time and
we could have never done it without your prayers, love,
financial support and encouragement. God used us
in wonderful ways and we've been extended more
invitations to continue to work in Kenya and central
Africa then we know how to accept. God is great and
He's doing great things with some pretty amazing
people around the world. I feel so fortunate to share
in His great adventure. You can catch up on what
went on in Kenya at my blogs listed above. Thanks
again for your part in all we do.
siempre,
Eric Denton
Siempre Para Los Ninos
phone:
1-951-689-5806
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