Hello! I’m Gaby and I am the feisty, freckle-faced sister of the bunch at Eternal Family Project. I’m unable to walk, but that doesn’t hold me back from doing everything my other sisters do. Mommy says I am very athletic, and thinks if I was given the opportunity, I could definitely make it to the Olympics someday. I think that would be awesome! I love to play baseball and I could swim all day; in fact, if I [..]
Hola! I’m Yuri (pronounced Judy) and I am one of the original girls to join Eternal Family Project 5 years ago. As an infant I was brought to an orphanage where I lived until 2004. The orphanage could not suppress my outgoing personality, and I bring a lot of fun to EFP. Coming here gave me the opportunity to finish high school, and in 2007 I graduated as the Valedictorian of my class. With my academic and athletic [..]
Hola! I’m Paola and I am the older sister to Michelle and Sarai, but I also have 10 other adopted sisters. When I lived with my biological family I had very little to eat and was not treated very nicely. I was taken to a public orphanage where I lived until my new mommy came and took me and my sisters home two years ago. My sisters and I stayed close together, and it took me two weeks to get used to the yummy food [..]
Hola! I’m Sarai, and I was one of the first girls to join Eternal Family Project. Five years ago I left the orphanage where I grew up and moved to EFP to finish high school. In 2007 I graduated high school, and I now live with two of the older girls at the University House in San Pedro Sula. At the house we cook and clean for ourselves and learn to live independently as adults. I am in my 2nd year of studying medicine [..]
Hello! My name is Denia. Mommy says I have the cutest dimples and the most beautiful brown eyes. I always have something nice to say. I love to compliment people on their clothes and thank the cook for preparing the food. I want to be a doctor when I grow up and I cannot wait to be a mom! I am already a “Little Mommy” to my little sisters, comforting them when they are hurt and making sure they eat their food. [..]
We had a wonderful Christmas this year! We were very blessed by our family, friends and support churches and had quite a few presents to open under the tree this year. The girls were very excited, and after a yummy breakfast we gathered in a circle to open gifts. The joy on each girl’s face was priceless. In an effort to share the happiness with you from afar, we have a video slide show of Christmas!
Jenci turned 3 on October 30th. We had a party for her on the 31st and played carnival games and then dressed up as princesses and went treating. They don’t do trick-or-treating here, so we baked cookies and cakes and gave them away to the neighbors instead.
Sarai turned six on October 11th. We went to Pizza Hut to celebrate. The girls had a blast, as always, playing on the indoor playground and, of course, eating pizza!
Rubenia (Ruby), joined the EFP family a little more than a week ago. She’s a beautiful, spunky, little nine year old with freckles and blond hair. She had been living on the streets of San Pedro Sula because her family wasn’t able to care for her. She has severe scarring and lost her left foot and two fingers when she was three years old from an accidental fire, but none of that slows her down. She loves running, with a crutch, and playing with the her new sisters. She doesn’t speak any English, but I think she’ll catch on quickly.
Thank you to everyone who gave to give the girls of Eternal Family Project an incredible playground. A group from Tennessee came down a couple of weeks ago and built a boat in our yard for the girls to play in/on. The girls love it. There are three swings, a tire swing, a climbing wall, a captain’s nest – with a steering wheel, gymnastics rings, an upper and lower deck, a hammock inside, and a slide on it’s way to Honduras. They also got hot water into the shower! Here are a few pictures and a video of the the new boat.
Here’s a video from Hillary, one of the volunteers this summer. Thought you guys might enjoy seeing some new pictures of the girls. And for those of you that don’t know the girls… meet the girls
The new playground is finished. We’ll post pictures soon.
Hi everyone.
Just wanted to give a quick update on what’s going on here. We are all fine. All things are calm here, we’re safe and haven’t came into contact with any protesting. The people of Honduras far and wide seem very happy with the outcome of Sunday’s events. We are currently under a 9pm – 6am curfew, and the girls haven’t had classes at the university this week. Yesterday we took some friends to the airport in San Pedro Sula, all seemed normal in the city. The only thing noticeable was the military presence at the airport and on the streets throughout the city. There is no panic here and the US Embassy is telling everyone just to abide by the curfews and to avoid any gatherings. Please continue to pray for our safety and for the people of Honduras as they seem to be facing Goliath in defending the democracy of Honduras.
Here’s an article written in the Wall Street Journal that gives an unskewed view of what the government and people of Honduras have done.