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Chicken Pox may be a thing of the past
in the US but it's active and still hitting kids in the
developing world and for two weeks it's been
wreaking havoc at Siempre. Daniella may be up and
around- with just a few scars and bad memories -but
3 other kids are covered with the stuff... poor little
Ricardo's got it from head to toe... and needless to
say, everyone in the household's been exposed.
Before we got out of the car Wednesday, we went over
whether or not we'd had it - we all had - and whether
we were ok to step into the middle of it all. I actually
think I've had them twice... and as each pox covered
kid wanted to give me a hug, I couldn't help but
consider spending the next week or two with red
blisters breaking out all over!
Family dynamics change when kid's
get sick. When over 25 kids are at risk, along with
their care givers, it's a whole new ball game. Pray that
our workers stay healthy, that the chicken pox quickly
goes and that everyone is ready to enjoy a great
camp. Pray also for the children and adults of the
surrounding community. Siempre offers all the
comforts most of us experienced when we battled
chicken pox and other child hood diseases- outside of
siempre... for people living in extreme poverty or just
getting by, these can be times that threaten lives and
eat away at what little income they have as they do
their best to provide comfort and restore health.
Hopefully, our medical clinic will be able to offer
vaccinations and medication on a community wide
scale for years to come. The chicken pox kind of
snuck up on everyone.
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Beautiful Summer Days, highlight the
limited number of safe areas for our children to play.
There's no community park. Open fields and canyons
have rattle snakes and scorpions and there's only so
much the kids can do on the little dirt road out front.
There's plenty of indoor room and with the dining hall
almost complete, more on the way. But all the kids
miss our basket ball court. We're saving money to
move the much loved swing set a little closer to
Siempre which will give us exactly the same amount
of area for a new BB court up front. We're also
planning a new fence around the entire property...
there have been a few problems with
people "approaching" the kids. We're hoping for
something strong and decorative around the front and
good solid chain link around the back. Then comes
the sod, landscaping and drainage that will keep us
from flooding the church and making our last play
areas mud pits when winter rains come. All that and
we don't even have Israel and his family into their
home yet, tables and chairs for the dining hall, kitchen
ware or the dental clinic set. It may be beautiful and
sunny today but the only way we'll give the kids and
community the care and support they need is by
staying one step ahead of the game.
Our Greatest Need is still your regular
financial support. As a pastor, I remind people often
that with their tithes, great ministries on skid row, in
Kenya or at Siempre wouldn't exist and in the same
way, at Siempre, without those who give weekly and
monthly to meet our budget, we'd never have the
opportunity to grow or even shelter the kids we have,
our doors would close. That can't happen. Thanks so
much to each of you that have written the kids of
Siempre into your budget. If it's $10- a month, $1- a
day or $100- a month... it keeps the kids safe and
warm when so many others are still fighting for
survival so far from the promise of Siempre. We
remain their hope... because of you. If you'd like to
begin to support Siempre, check out our web site at
www.siemprekids.
org, or
never hesitate to call me directly with questions.
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Ken's still working non-stop, coming alongside Pastor Israel and Alejandro in hopes of getting the Memorial Day Weekend job done as soon as possible. It's looking more incredible with each visit. If you'd ever like to go down, Ken's spending most every Wednesday and many Saturdays there until the jobs done. I did another walk through with the little camera on video this week. You can enjoy it at: This Weeks Movie. Follow the link or just double click on the video box from the web site. (Yahoo still hadn't posted it at the time this email went out- it should be the newest video, "Our New Building... Walk Through #4, dated June 20). Hope you're enjoying your part in Siempre. Yesterday Tom and I had a long talk on the way home- one of the side benefits of driving down each week -and realized we were having the time of our lives. I pray that you realize His blessings wonderfully as well in all you do. PS No Siempre Updates for the next 2 weeks. Next update following our medical clinic on July 11.
siempre,
 Eric Denton
Siempre Para Los Ninos
email:
eric@siemprekids.org
phone:
1-951-689-5806
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