Casa de Esperanza (House of Hope), nestled in the breathtaking hills of the North Bolivian jungle, is home to 67 children, ages 2 weeks to 18 years. Many of the children living at Casa de Esperanza have heartbreaking stories of abuse and abandonment, but God has given them each a new story and a new family. All the children at Casa de Esperanza live there until reaching adulthood; they cannot be adopted. This is because the vision of the Casa is to provide a permanent home for a child and to raise them in a Jesus centered environment.
I recently had the chance to spend 5 days at Casa de Esperanza with 4 friends and 3 youth from church (my first visit was a few weeks ago with the Idaho team). We had an incredible time loving on kiddos, doing life with the staff and enjoying the beauty of Bolivia. Casa de Esperanza welcomes volunteers (short or long term) and also welcomes monthly sponsors for their 67 kids. None of the children are yet fully sponsored. If you have any interest in being a part of the work at Casa de Esperanza, please let me know. I hope you enjoy the pictures!
Thank you for your love, prayers, support and for taking the time to read about what I've been up to in Bolivia. :) Have a blessed day!
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| Let the road trip begin! |
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| Lots of llamas off the road |
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| Breathtaking views from the road |
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| Our team |
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| The beautiful town of Caranavi (Casa de Esperanza resides in the hills above this town) |
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| Holding Grace Abigail, only 2 weeks old |
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| Fun hike to a waterfall with some of the kiddos! |
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| Spending on evening cuddling with Peniel and Juli |
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| Ariel, so excited to have a "goody bag" brought by a group of volunteers |
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| Machete duty! ("Lawn mowing") |
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| Door Duty; getting a little help. |
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| Loving my early morning coffee! |
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| Sweet David and Pepita, the bird. |
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| Peniel and Juli |
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| Heading home. Love these crazy kids! |
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| On the road again |
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