Joy In Hope Boys Home-2009-2010

What a Good Lookin Group:)
We are excited to have them.

"Hot Shots"

Ok folks, I wanted to keep up with this blog and post things from the past year but it didn't really happen that way. It is much harder to backtrack. I might post sporadic past year stories that come to mind and that sort of thing but I think mostly we'll start with a clean slate.

Jean Robert held a summer job overseeing the 3 levels of the Rue Petion house this summer. He made a little money and he did a great job. I think he missed the boys a ton though.

It was pretty hard keeping the boys away. Many don't have much to go home too and they prefer to be here. Plus they eat here and I don't know how that goes when they are away. I know all of them are skinnier than when they left. (And Elirah is HUGE, he really went through a growth spurt.)

Frandy was the only boy we lost from last year. He did not pass into the next grade level so he no longer qualifies for the program. We still see him often since Ser KokoT still works here on a daily basis. I will miss seeing him on a daily basis though. He is a sweet boy and I love him so much. He is gifted as an artist and hope than he gets an opportunity to develop this gift. Unfortunately he is at a point where he really isn't interested in school and does not like to study, though he says he does.

We have two new boys this year. Jocelyn and his brother Jackie are from Seguin as well.

They are quiet and the boys tease them about being country-side boys, knowing nothing except bushes. Nixon tells them they are all "country side" but they insist that they are "naturalized".

They are hilarious!

Both of our newest boys are really small for their age. Jocelyn is 16 but looks 14 and Jackie is 13 but wears size 7 pants. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?! Wow! Nixon and I try our best not to coddle him, he is just so CUTE! We have a good looking bunch and were finally able to get pictures of the boy's first week.

They are so glad to be back. It is nice to hear them going up and down, to hear their laughter, to see them being "boys". Well, I will tell you all more soon. Here are some pictures to look at.

Please pray for our boys as they start their school year again and as they continue to live in a home away from home. Both can be difficult. And school is a lot harder here than in the U.S.