Open Hearts Nicaragua - Farrington Family
Open Hearts International Children's Relief Mission
Month: January 2011
Happy Birthday Denis!
Lil’ Denis has been with us at Casa Robles since he was three. Yesterday we celebrated his 6th birthday. The change in his little life is absolutely amazing. Krista & I were out in La Chureca today interviewing with a couple of families whose… Continue Reading “Happy Birthday Denis!”
Christmas at the end of January!
Becky, Patsy & Terri had planned to come down in December to celebrate Christmas with Casa Havilah & Casa Robles with gifts they had collected from their church in Houston. But their flight was canceled….buuuuutttt…they were able to rebook for this week and we… Continue Reading “Christmas at the end of January!”
Picnic Time!
Aliyah & Mason set up outside for lunch the other day. Aliyah said her umbrella wouldn’t stay and asked if we could put a hole in the middle of their table to hold it up!
Earthquake…
It probably didn’t make international news, but we had an earthquake hit yesterday. It was a 5.1 off the coast of Nicaragua. It has been about four years since we’ve felt any tremors. At first it was one rumble, but then a second came… Continue Reading “Earthquake…”
A fruit offering?
We were driving through Catarina, a town outside of Managua the other day and came across this huge construction across the road. There was tons of fresh fruit hanging from it and it was nicely decorated. Apparently the local patron saint was going to… Continue Reading “A fruit offering?”
An exciting morning…
We are in the middle of the dry season and the winds pick up here dramatically. We noticed a few trees around our house were leaning and could fall on our house or vehicles. A couple of the same type of tree had already… Continue Reading “An exciting morning…”
A new house….a house…
Got to make a really cool phone call today. On February 5th Aracely, her husband Victor and their twin daughters Genesis & Mileyding will be getting a new house. Actually where they live now would probably not be considered a house to many. Life… Continue Reading “A new house….a house…”
Horse Rides at Ruby Ranch…
We took the girls from Casa Havilah and our families out to Ruby Ranch this week to ride horses for the first time. Lots of fun. We gave the big horse the name Jethro and the smaller black one we named Geronimo. We are… Continue Reading “Horse Rides at Ruby Ranch…”
Repent…
“Now, son of man, say to your people: The righteousness of the righteous person will not save him on the day of his transgressions; neither will the wickedness of the wicked person cause him to stumble on the day he turns from his wickedness.… Continue Reading “Repent…”
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