We have arranged two free nights at Harrah's Casino, the same place that gave us the Presidential Suite last year on the way home. That was awesome, especially since Katie took a bunch of their money.
Then on Friday, the plan is to drive to Denton Texas, and stay at the Best Western Premier, that we normally stay at on the way down and back. It is an awesome Hotel!
On Saturday morning, the plan is to be on the road early, to avoid as much traffic as possible around Ft. Worth, and we are looking at about an 8 hour drive to our Mobile Home in Pharr, Tx.
We are looking forward to seeing the girls we sponsor in Neuvo Progreso Mexico, so they can attend school. We have formed an instant connection with one of the families which has two girls, Karelly and Livy and a little boy Eric.
We sponsor Livy, and one of Katie's work mates is the sponsor for Karelly. We love both those kids whether we sponsor them or not. They are actually like part of our family now!
Trouble is, the house they were in, and I use the term loosely, was sold just over a week ago and the owner gave them only a few days to move out. They virtually has no where to go. Fortunately the kids' father who works for either a Dentist or Doctor in Progreso, phoned the owner of a house next door to him which was vacant. The house was vacant because the drug cartel trashed the house. It had no windows or doors. The owner said the family could stay there rent free for keeping it up.
This is the house they were forced to move out of...
We volunteered to send some money to help in case they need a carpenter, but so far Sister Maureen has not indicated that we should do that.
The family does not want to put too much money into the new temporary space, as there is no guarantee how long they will be able to stay there. They would like to stay until the girls are out of school in July, and then what?
The family moved to Progreso from Monterrey, because they didn't feel safe there. Now they are not feeling safe here either, but for a different reason.
If they decide to move back to Monterrey, we would lose the ability to spend time with them, get hugs and kisses from the girls, and watch their faces as they open the presents we bring them. We love spending time with them despite the language barrier. If they move, we would be very sad, like losing members of our family.
Katie and I are going to do whatever we can when we get there to help them to stay if they wish. We hope that is what they want, and we can help to make that happen. We will try and get answers to ways we can help.
So as excited as we are to start our annual journey, and the fact that Katie really needs this holiday as she has had a very busy year at work, we are anxious and worried about our girls!
more later....
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