Emilio!

Emilio and his brother, Abram, tend to stick to each other in the club. However, you can really see that he’s gaining more confidence and making more friends in the club. Last year, I didn’t hear more than a couple of words from him. But during my most recent trip, he was coming out to baseball games, fighting for his right to play, and starting up conversations with me. I’m so proud of him.

Almondo!

Almondo has a sweet smile and even sweeter soul. Although he’s one of the older boys in the club, there’s so much of a child in him. You can tell in the way he hugs so whole-heartedly and laughs at everything. He’s often offering to help clean up or serve others. In English class, he tends to do a lot better one-on-one. In a group, he seems to be shy or intimidated to participate, but when he tries hard he learns very well. He’ll be the first to introduce himself to a new volunteer, but you won’t really hear him yelling in a group. Almondo also seems to know EVERYONE in the city, probably because of his friendliness and big smile.

A Little About Abram

Abram may be one of the smallest boys in the club but he has a strong spirit. Never cries and never gets pushed around, like what often happens to the littler boys. He and his older brother Emilio are very close and tend to stick together in the club. He likes to play baseball and playing outdoors in the park.

July - Almondo!

Hola!

Wow! What a crazy summer we've had! It's been so busy - full of 5 days a week at the club, the addition of new classes and teachers, volunteers coming to serve from all over and all sorts of extra outings! We've had such a great time! We're loving spending so much time at the club with the kids and we are all certainly not ready for school to start again!

Here is a picture of Almondo just hanging out at the club one day with his friend, Oliver. We love summer!

Happy summering to you and yours!

July - Emilio!

Hola!

Wow, we've already gone into July and it feels like the summer has only just begun! Where has the time gone? We've been having such a great summer spending so much time with the kids from adding more days of classes, to adding new classes altogether, to expanding pre-existing classes, we've had a busy past month and a half! Everyone is really enjoying our new summer schedule and we're really excited to see what the future holds! Here is a picture of Emilio just hanging out at the club one day, having a great time! We love summer!

July - Abram!

Hola!

Wow! What an amazing summer we've had so far! We've been so busy but we couldn't be happier with the time we're spending with the kids - and they love it too:)
We've added more and more classes, had more teachers pick up the new topics, and have had volunteers from all over come and spend time with us! We're so excited about more and more people coming and learning about what we do! We're loving summer - and we never want it to end! :)
Here is a picture of Abram just hanging out at the club one day, having a good time!
Happy summering!

Getting his fishing rod