Today we woke up had breakfast and then got ready for Mass. Then we went and met the kids at the albergue and went with them to Mass. It was much different than the Masses we participated in, in Chaclacayo. In Chaclacayo singing seemed to be everyone favorite part of Mass, whereas here the music ministry was less devoloped.
After Mass, we took all of the kids to the part for a while. During the time at the park, a little girl, Maria, probably 12 or 13 years old, went outside of the gate and clearly ran away. The older girls went to search for her, while we stayed with the other children. They could not find her anywhere, she was gone and not coming back. The older girl, Ingrid, said that Maria was new to the home, and did not seem to like it there at all. After a while of searching we all returned back to the albergue (the home) and a few of the older girls went to tell the police. Please pray that she is found, and returns safely.
Most of the children at the home seem smaller and thinner than most kids there age, but there is one boy in particular that appears to be extremely malnourished. In fact, he is the only boy there at the moment, and he is the youngest. His name is Tulio and he is about 19 months old. We spoke to Dr. Anthony Lazzara, who ran the home we just left in Lima, and he told us what needs to be done for him. Hopefully sometime this week we can get him to see a doctor, but if there is not a pediatrician in town there is not much we can do since he needs special treatment. Dr. Lazzara offered to take him into his home in Lima for sick children, when he returns from his trip to the U.S. November 16, if we were not able to find a place here to refeed and care for him. Please pray that there will be a pediatrician here to care for him, or that he'll be able to survive long enough to make it to El Hogar San Francisco de Asis.
We will be going to the mountains with the bishop tomorrow afternoon until Tuesday night.
Keep praying for us!
-Andrea and Kelli
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