Omar!

Omar is Luis Manuel’s younger brother and has the sweetest eyes. He is a little boy but is not afraid to hang with the big boys. A year ago he was a lot quieter and kind of walked in the shadows of his brother, but in a year he’s really grown up. He’s making his own friends in the club, always finding games to play, and participating in all the sports days he can – even when he’s clearly smaller than everyone else.

Luis Manuel!

Luis Manuel (aka Lima) was the first child I fell in love with when I started volunteering with DOVE. He’s very close, not surprisingly, to his beautiful big-hearted mother, Meribel. She is the kind of mother that others could really look up to. That’s probably why he’s a bit of a “Momma’s boy”. Among other things, he’s so bright and even won an award after the 5th grade recognizing him as the top of his class. He us (his sponsor family) with a copy of his certificate, framed with his picture. Their kindness and the fact that they wanted to share his accomplishment with us literally brought us to tears. Lima loves to play basketball and is brother to Omar.

July - Omar!

Hola!
Wow! What an amazing summer it's been thus far, and we're only halfway into it! We're shocked at how fast time is going but we're really enjoying spending so much time with the kids and all of the new classes we are able to offer. We know we aren't going to be ready for it's time for school to start back up again, and the kids certainly aren't going to be ready either! Here is Omar just hanging out at the club one day, after English Class with Jenny and Jencen. We love the summer season - Happy summering to you and yours!

July - Luis Manuel

Hola! The summer is halfway over and we're not sure where it's gone! We've been spending so much time in the club this summer with classes 5 days a week, the addition of new classes, and all sorts of new volunteers coming in from all over - we're crazy, packed busy! But it's been such a great time. The kids are really enjoying spending so much time around their peers, teachers, and the volunteers that often times, they aren't ready to leave when class is over. What more can you ask for! Here is a picture of Luis Manuel just hanging out at the club one day having a great time! Summer is most definitely treating us well!