A HOME TO CARE FOR!

HOME SWEET HOME! We read this statement very often, but we tend to forget that homes start with a house but homes are built out of that by the living in ones! And the basic premise is Love in action by example!

When the loving guiding hands are missing we end up with what is usually labeled in so many social analyses as “broken or dysfunctional homes”. We should be more honest and clearly state “destroyed or non existing homes”.

A loving ministry and the reason for us to serve God through AOL in Nicaragua is to restore, and many times create for the first time this home environment for our given children by God and Government.

That´s what my wife Gladys ministry has been. First our own one for our own children! Now the home for the abused, mistreated and abandoned children the Lord has entrusted to our, but mostly to her care!

She divides her time between both Arms of Love Nicaragua homes. Since yesterday she is in Jinotepe taking care of staff leading, counseling and Christian team spirit building as well as clothing, food supplies, loving discipline and guidance for the 22 children in there.

Meanwhile, in Managua, at the 19 girls’ home at Las Palmas, her physical absence is replaced by her spiritual presence and her example and teachings on how to be a lady and a housewife.

Weekdays are school and home study days! Friday afternoons and night leisure, playing, going to the park times! Friday night’s movie nights, candies and popcorn! Saturdays, cleaning and tidying up days! Clean homes show the cleanliness and shining of your heart! And you learn by doing as our girls do under the guidance from Gladys and our staff! See them at work!

But today, Saturday the 17th. November 2007 we had a pleasant surprise. Our littlest girl when seeing the rest busily at work around the house, without anyone telling them what to do, she did the same. She looked around, found a broom and went to a patio corner and started to sweep the leaves to get his favorite spot clean.