books and our lfp family

Whenever friends and family schedule a trip to come down here, it feels like their arrival date will never come. As if our excitement slows down time and makes the months grow longer. Thankfully though, time keeps going and they all eventually arrive. This is how it was with the Fosters. We have known about them coming for so long we felt like their trip was so far off. But last week they finally arrived and we got to spend 5 days with some of our most favorite people!

The main reason they came here was for Keri’s senior project. She raised a little over $2000 to buy books for 3 of our schools.  We delivered them while they were here and she was able to see and get a better picture of all the kids and teachers who would be using her gift.  As our schools down here grow, having a library is a big dream.  Keri’s project will help give kids a better education and hopefully a greater love for reading. One of the schools wrote Keri a book to thank her for the books. One boy wrote that “a person who doesn’t know how to read is like a tree that has no water”.  Powerful! Thank you Keri for investing your time and choosing these kids for your project. What a gift you have given them.

It was a wonderful week of laughter, catching up on life, having fun, eating at delicious restaurants, and exploring new places.  It was so good to see all of them…a much needed time with our LFP family.