We met this little guy at the trash dump,wearing a tarp as a cape to shield the sun as he dug through trash.
If you look closely at the pocket of the young man on the right you see a gray bottle. Those are the bottles that a lot of young men his age use to sniff glue. We spoke to the young man with his mouth full on the left, Erling, as we've been able to talk with him many times before. He's 17 years old and he's been addicted to sniffing glue for quite some time. He has told us many times of his desire to quit, and we are trying to arrange to take him to one of the rehab centers in the area. Please pray for Erling and his future with Jesus, apart from a life of drugs.
This young family is always the most appreciative of any we serve food to in the trash dumps. It's always humbling to see how grateful they are to get a plate of food.
The iphone camera doesn't quite do it justice but there has been almost no cloud cover the last week, leaving an open sky to see the full moon and stars
This little guy, Estefan, is one of the kids who begs in the streets. There are always a few begging here at this gas station at the entrance of town. It's been great to be able to speak and pray with these kids, as we give them a meal to eat.
Carlos, the young kid on the left, is the kid I wrote about in my blog post last week. He's always really friendly and grateful when we come around. We got photobombed by Estefan haha
We were grateful to be able to speak to more than 60 people at the Mataguas drug rehab center again this week. It's always a great experience and a blessing to be able to praise God as the sun sets over top the trees in the background.
At the end, everyone lined up to get pop and some homemade stuff from the bakery that we brought. One of the guys told Ater, one of the leaders, "I'm alright. I don't drink pop. It's bad for you." Ater quickly responded, "It's the drugs and alcohol that are killing you." The guy laughed, and I think took a glass of pop. I guess we'll have to bring orange juice next time.
There hasn't been more than one or two women the last times we've visited the rehab center, but this time there were four, one young girl in her teens who was eager to let us pray for her.
There are so many kids up in El Delirio that we get new ones coming every Friday. I've never seen this guy before, and apparently he's never seen a white person before either
Pablo playing games with some of the kids
My little buddy Miguel always shows up for some cookies on Fridays. It's tough to get him to smile when you take pictures though
I sat down with little Francis while everyone colored and listened to her for a bit. God only knows what she was saying, but we still had a good time haha
My goal is to make this kid smile one of these days. We're O for 2 so far, but it's gonna happen. He's not a happy camper
I promise they smile when I'm not taking pictures.
As I brushed my teeth before we left to El Delirio Friday I decided it would be a good idea to bring all these kids (who have teeth) toothbrushes and some tooth paste. It's the least we could do since we bring them cookies and pop every week.
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