Girls Night

Tomorrow night we are having a few girls from Armenia over to our house to play games, and eat Pizza and Ice cream. For these girls who live in the village, they very rarely get to come into "el centro" (the city) and never get to enjoy a night with just the girls. If you are a older girl in the household (which most of these girls are) then your responsibilities are many because often times they live in a single parent household, where the one parent has to work all day. Erin and I are thankful to treat these girls to a night where they have no responsibilities and can simply enjoy being a kid!

Here are some pictures of the girls coming tomorrow night:



In the green shirt is Alisia, one of 5 girls in her family. She is often times found roaming the streets of Armenia probably because of boredom. She is older and therefore very influential, we are praying that she would come to be a leader in her community.

Jacy is in the white shirt, she is younger and a little more timid. She comes from a family that is involved in the church and yet we are not sure where she is spiritually.



Laili, a 15 year old beauty, is in love with any new boy that comes into Armenia. She is also from a family who attends church and we are praying that she would come to know Christ and be a leader.



Alejandra, in the blue shirt, has two working parents, so her responsibilities during the day are many, including taking care of her younger brother who is 8 months.

Iris, in the green, is very similar. She has no father and her mother works, so she cares for her entire family including a 5 year old and a 2 year old. I rarely see her without a 2 year old on her hip.



Sadie, with the little boy in her lap, has come to lovingly be known as the girl with the attitude. She is very sassy and for what I can tell she seems to be the ring leader among the girls her age.

To her left is Nancy. She is the daughter of the mayor in town and therefore also highly respected by many.

To her left is Jessica, the older sister of Jacy. Jessica is usually having to care for her grandmother during the day. She loves to make fun of me and my Spanish and yet I know she does it in love.



Indira, the girl getting her hair washed in black, is the only girl among 2 boys in her house. She is tough, as you can imagine, and we are praying that the Lord would soften her to the gospel.

These are all the girls coming tomorrow night, other than Johanna, who is alone in her house all day and night with only an older working sister who is 26. She cares for her younger brothers, cooks and cleans the house all day long.

If you remember please pray for these precious girls tomorrow night. That they would have fun, that God would be glorified, and that as I share my testimony with them they would know what it means to really have a relationship with Jesus Christ.