Keeping everyone's clothes clean is a huge undertaking at the orphanage. Donations were used to buy a washer and dryer. Still, most of our laundry is done by hand.

This time we organized a private show at a circus in the nearby town of Montañita. And because June 1st is world children's day, we also invited 80 children from the neighborhood to join us for a night of magic, suspense, fire-eaters, clowns, plus

If you drive by, you can't miss it. A colorful mural on our wall. All the kids got a T-shirt with this work of art on it.

A traveling circus from Colombia came to town. I negotiated a private performance for our kids and they all got to meet the artists. We rented a bus with disco lights for the one mile trip and served french fries and cold drinks during the

Our first visit to the orphanage. When we walked out, our destiny was clear and unavoidable. Heartbreaking but heartwarming at the same time. Walking away was not an option anymore. That day, our lives changed.