Miguel's House

Today Beto and I went to visit Miguel's family. You may remember him from many blogs ago. We havn't had as much contact lately since we moved further out of town, but yesterday Beto saw him with his brother and sister and mom and asked if we could go visit today.

We got there and the 10 year old sister was watching the 7 year old, 3 year old, and 1 year old (the younger are neices) all by herself. Unfortunately the mom had gone down to visit the grandmother. They live a ways out of town as well but on the other side.

I really wanted to go to see their house, meet the mom, and understand a bit more about the family. They (8 of them) live in a one room adobe house with dirt floor and two beds. Inside it smelled heavily of a bathroom and then I noticed the remnants of the smell on the floor. They cook their meals outside with firewood and have to walk a ways more up the mountain with their clothes to wash them and themselves in the river.

The mother is an alcoholic and doesn't work, and they don't get much help from family or neighbors, which is why Miguel, Jorge, and Milagros(Miracles) are in the streets asking for work, money, or food.

Honestly I don't know many families like theirs personally nor have I visited any since moving to La Esperanza, but this is why I am so excited to be in full time ministry now. I wanted to have time to do exactly these kinds of things.

While sitting in their house I got to thinking/dreaming about all the things Beto and I may be able to do in thier community. As of now, after we read some scriptures, Beto talked to the older sister about Christ and we prayed, they agreed to come to church with us this Sunday. We'll be going to pick them up in a taxi.

Please pray for us as we continue to minister to this family and please keep the family in your prayers as well.