Just wanted to share a picture of the five girls that are currently living at Mimi's House. From the top, there is Evelia, Julissa, Lupita, Lesly, and Paola. They range in age from eleven to seventeen. Now if you had asked me years ago if I would like to live with a house full of teenage girls, I would have thought you were crazy! But realizing how each girl's life will be dramatically changed by living at Mimi's House is such an exciting thought for me!
Fontaine recently e-mailed me pictures of each of the girls individually along with a brief bio on each girl. I just keep thinking about one of the stories in particular... One of the girls was living in complete poverty, but had a relative in the city. Her mother sent her to live with this relative so that she could go to school and have a better future. Instead of sending her to school, this relative used the little girl as a servant.
Each of our girls are coming from some type of difficult background. And although their stories up to this point may seem unimaginable to us, the girls are filled with hope! It is exciting for me to think about how we can help the girls coming to Mimi's House, but I already have a feeling they will be teaching us just as much as we will be teaching them.
We have shared with some of you one way we are building our prayer and financial support. We have a calendar with thirty-one days on it. If you select the 15th day, you will pray for us on the 15th of each month as we pray for you that day. You will also support our work by sending in $15 per month. If you choose the 20th, you would support us at $20 per month. By filling up our calendar, we will have at least one person praying for our family each day as well as almost $500 per month in financial support. If you would like more information or would like to sign up for a day, just email us or leave us a comment. Support can be sent to Catalyst Resources International -- the address and information is on the right side of our blog. Just remember to put "Wheeler Family" in the memo of your check.
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