I'm Adopting

Okay, fine. Not really. But I want to. And I would adopt Mikel, this little boy that we work with at our Barriletes project. He has THE most adorable voice. He's perfect. So if you hear anything on the news about  a while girl in Leon kidnapping a child to try and bring him back to the US... it's probably me...

Also, last week we went and visited some families for our chicken coop project. I don't remember if I already explained how that works, but even if I did, my last blog post was a good two weeks ago (yikes!). So the plan is, we survey the community and pick ten of the neediest families. Then we give them tres gallinas y un gallo (3 hens and 1 rooster). Then, when they have baby chicks, they have to give 3 different pairs of one male and one female to the next 3 families on the list. We hope that this will A: Supplement the nutrition of these families with eggs and chicken. B: Supplement the income of these families by providing them with eggs they can sell. And C: Strengthen community relations and foster an environment of teamwork where the community can help lift itself out of poverty.

So here's pictures with the kids from the first family we surveyed. Rachel and I played that hanky panky bullfrog song hand slappy game with them. And yes, that is their home in the background.

And these are the kids from another family. Angelo, the two year old in the center, even helped me find my orejas (ears), my pies (feet), and my nariz (nose).