11.30.2007

New School Photos!



A very special thanks to Northstar Vineyard and the Weller family for their generous contributions that made our new school possible! Here are a few pictures from the first day in the new school...I'll post some next week with all our Christmas decorations up!

If you are interested in donating anything for the new school, we have a wish list! Please e-mail me if you think you, your company, or church would be willing to sponsor one of our needs!

katie.housh@gmail.com

Happy Thanksgiving/December!



It has been a busy past few weeks! We moved into our new school on Sunday, November 19, I turned 25 on November 21, I was home for Thanksgiving to see family and friends until November 25, and then I came home to Monterrey and was met by our wonderful women's group from Cincinnati! It is always my favorite week of the year because women from my home town, many of them mothers of my friends from grade school, come to spread Christmas cheer to all the casa hogares we work in. As always, it was a delight to have them on campus. One morning, Angie Carl and Angela Stutz, both CHCA moms, came to my classroom to do Christmas crafts with my students!

I was also able to participate in a girls night we did at LDM tonight. We invited the girls from Douglas and the girls on campus to get dressed up- we did their hair, make-up, and nails, and the boys served us a fancy dinner. Later, we decorated gingerbread houses and sang Christmas songs! I was especially excited to see Lizeth and Diana who now live in Don Lalo's children's home. It has been months since we've seen them since they left Douglas and they seem happy and up to their usual tricks! :)

11.17.2007

Vineyard at CHD


I was happy to get to hang out with some folks from my home church, The Vineyard. We had a wonderful night of worship in English and Spanish. We sang and laughed and worked on crafts. Sundays are always a little strange for some of the kids because only a select few receive visitors while the others wait all day hoping that someone will come to see them.

11.13.2007

(I'm still) Alive


So it's been about three weeks...sorry I haven't been posting. Things here are good- I've been busy with teaching and working with Beth. I'm going home to Cincinnati in one week, so if you're in town, give me a call. I'll be home from November 20-November 25. Hopefully I'll be going to the Vineyard on Sunday morning, so if you're there look for me!

SMCA is really coming along- they are hooking up the power today and we may even be moving in this weekend! I'll be sure to post pictures when we're all moved in.

This is a picture of my class on top of the school- we were just checking out the amazing ThermoTekking (like my new word?) skills of Melissa Briner!

10.23.2007

GO POKES!


I'm sorry I haven't posted in awhile. It was fall break this past weekend and I got to go to Oklahoma to see my sister Elizabeth and her husband, Cole. It was such a nice break to spend time with family! We cheered the Cowboys onto victory against Kansas State! I love the weather there- going to a football game really made it feel like fall!

The new school is coming along- Ruby, Katey, and I painted last week and the tile is going to be put in this week. It's really coming together and it was great to have Mark Weller and the Northstar group here to see the progress!

We are looking forward to a wonderful group from Drexel, North Carolina this week- I'm practicing my best southern accent for Kelly's kinfolk.

More soon...Thank you so much for all your love and prayers!

10.15.2007

Felicidades Jim y Betty!

This past weekend, we were blessed to be a part of Jim and Betty's wedding! What a wonderful day and an amazing testimony to God's faithfulness!


10.11.2007

Happy Birthday RUBYDUUUUU!


Today is my sweet friend Ruby's birthday! Check our her blog here.
As Ben said, Miss Ruby is Really Nice, Unique, Beautiful and YOUNG!

10.10.2007

Welcome Northstar!



I am excited that Mark Weller and a few men from Northstar Vineyard in Cincinnati are coming today! Northstar is the church that donated the money to build our new school! I can't believe how quickly everything is coming together! The second picture is from inside my new classroom!

10.07.2007

Paslm 103

Praise the Lord, O my soul;
all my inmost being, praise His holy name.
Praise the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all His benefits--
Who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is rewarded like the eagle's.
The Lord works righteousness
and justice for all the oppressed.
He made known His ways to Moses,
His deeds to the people of Israel:
The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger, abounding in Love.
He will not always accuse,
nor will He harbor His anger forever;
He does not treat us as our sins deserve
or repay us according to our iniquities.
For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is His love for those who fear Him;
as far as the east is from the west,
so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
As a father has compassion on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him;
for He knows how we are formed,
He remembers that we are dust.
As for man, his days are like grass,
he flourishes like a flower of the field;
the wind blows over it and it is gone,
and its place remembers it no more.
But frome everlasting to everlasting
the Lord's love is with those who fear Him,
and His righteousness with their children's children--
with all those who keep His covenant
and remember to obey His precepts.
The Lord has established His throne in heaven,
and His kingdom rules over all.
Praise the Lord, you His angels,
you mighty ones who do His bidding,
who obey His word.
Praise the Lord, all His heavenly hosts,
you His servants who do His will.
Praise the Lord, all His works
everywhere in His dominion.

Praise the Lord, O my sou.

A HUGE Thanks to Calvary Chemical


I just wanted to take a minute and thank my cousin Tyler, Uncle John, and his company for their generosity this past week! Ruby and I were able to take a trip to Office Depot and pick out whatever we needed for the school! We feel so blessed and humbled by your gift. Thank you for your faithfulness to the Lord and to Back2Back!