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....
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...
Learning is not Boring

Learning is not Boring

  LEARNING IS NOT BORING Everyone gathered in small groups around the picnic tables under the pavilion area. Cotton balls, toothpicks, skewers, paper and an egg rested in the middle of each table. The children were tasked with creating a structure that would...
Be My Friend

Be My Friend

BE MY FRIEND Valentine’s Day. Somewhere after a very long January, the calendar rolls over into a month decorated with hearts and everything pink, red and white. Right smack in the middle of the second month of the year, we celebrate love and friendships. In El...