This morning Jose's brother and mother arrived in the Mole! The kids were SO excited to see them! Chrystian has never been to the Mole and Mamita has only be here once - she came last year for New Years. This is our second Christmas without Jose's sister - Nora. They say time heals the … Continue reading Staff Family Meal…
Children’s Church – The Three Wisemen
It was a beautiful Sunday morning! The sun was shining and the kids were smiling! We start off every service by going over this week's memory verse. After that we taught the children a new song with some fun motions. You'll see them singing in the video! Today's story was: The Three Wisemen It's been … Continue reading Children’s Church – The Three Wisemen
A Castillo Christmas 2014…
Tonight was a very special family night. The kids have been waiting for weeks to open the presents they picked out for each other. With so much planned over the next several days we agreed to let them open their gifts tonight! So at 5:30pm we started our Family Christmas. As you can imagine....8 kids and 4 … Continue reading A Castillo Christmas 2014…
It’s Christmas Break..
Today the kids started their Christmas Break! I remember when I was in school how much fun it was to be on break....that meant Santa would be coming soon! That sentiment is not lost on our kids. Levi & Asher have asked me every day if they can put the reindeer food out so Santa … Continue reading It’s Christmas Break..
Happy 14th Birthday Gigi!
Gigi was 2 years old when she came into our lives. We were living in St. Louis and I was running a pediatric clinic. I was also responsible for our special needs program which was called Heaven's Waiting Room. We called it that because by the time the children reached us - they were so near death … Continue reading Happy 14th Birthday Gigi!
Food, Folks, & Fun…
I just LOVE this time of year! Though I don’t care for the rain - as it interferes with some of our ministry activities– it’s been nice and cool outside. We’ve actually been wearing long sleeve shirts and pants. The kids are still in school this week but in the afternoons we’ve been making crafts … Continue reading Food, Folks, & Fun…
Children’s Church – Joseph & the Angel…
This morning it was raining so our attendance was down. This didn't stop those that did come from having a blast! One little girl told me that Sundays were her favorite day of the week because she gets to come to our church! How cool is that? Momma Gigi went over the memory verse with … Continue reading Children’s Church – Joseph & the Angel…
There’s A Little Bit of Heaven Everywhere…
God has been teaching me over the last several months - that if you look for it....there's a little bit of Heaven everywhere! When women from our brand new Discipleship Group start coming to church - telling us that it's only right they give it a "real try" - or tell us if we cared … Continue reading There’s A Little Bit of Heaven Everywhere…
Happy Birthday Jose!
I met Jose in 1997 – my freshman year of college. I was living with my sister while she was the Children’s Minister at Southeast Christian Church. I helped her on the weekends while attending nursing school at University of Louisville. I only went there for one year and then transferred to UK where I … Continue reading Happy Birthday Jose!