Mother`s Day

Mother`s Day

MOTHER`S DAY We are often reminded that our ministry doesn’t exist without brokenness and loss and a tangle of emotions. This past Saturday, a few moms, some aunts, grandmothers and even a few extended family members all came to La Casa for our Family Visitation Day....
Stepping Into Independence

Stepping Into Independence

STEPPING INTO INDEPENDENCE Having dinner with a team at a restaurant across is the street from the hotel is always fun, especially when Graciela is the hostess. She’s professional, cordial, always with a smile on her face . . . and a “graduate” of La Casa. Graciela...
Celebrating Elba’s University Graduation

Celebrating Elba’s University Graduation

CELEBRATING ELBA`S UNIVERSITY GRADUATION Woohoo! On Saturday, March 29, Elba walked across the stage at her university to receive her diploma. She had completed the last requirement, defending her thesis with excellence and graduated with excellent grades. Elba came...
Learning to Be Agents of Change

Learning to Be Agents of Change

LEARNING TO BE AGENTS OF CHANGE Not too far from the backside of our property sits a small school. Two classrooms are where twenty students, in grades first through eighth, are taught each day. The principal and one teacher facilitate the classes. Not a lot of...