The Princess Project

Hey Everyone I am guest blogging tonight for Sharon whose team has been working their tail off. You go guys and gals (I've nicknamed their team the Castle Crew after all every princess deserves a castle). We've named the camp experience the Princess Project because we want to teach these girls that although they may not have an earthly father they have a heavenly father who is just wild about them. These girls are so special and each them have a story that would break your heart but even with that their "mother" Carmen has instilled in them a tremendous faith in Christ that brings us hope and blessings each day we spend with them.
So yesterday we went to the orphanage to pick up the girls and meet our Flamingo Road Lima counterparts. The girls were so excited, it is so overwhelming, they cannot believe that people who live in a completly different country would come and love on them. We went to a park to have a picnic (inside the bus because it was so cold, we're from FL you know) and then we went on the playground, jump roped, and just walked around and talked looking out at the amazing view of the ocean. We then went bowling where we met up with Troy (and although his blog may state he schooled the girls hum hum I think he may be a little off).
We've been starting each day with a devotional and we had made the girls T Shirts that read Princess on the back and had a cross in the front, all the girls had them on today it was so cute... Once we got everyonr on the bus dropped them off at a movie (AKA Flamingo Road Lima) with our Lima brothers and sisters. The rest of us FL folk went back and wrapped presents and got party supplies for our little birthday girl, Soledad, who turns four. After we sang happy birthday (in espanol) and ate cake we started craft time. The girls decorated notebooks, crowns, frames, and ornaments for Christmas trees in "Cooper City" and "Lima". The girls are so grateful for everything and just love to be hugged. They constantly tell us how happy they are and how special we have made them feel ... they have no idea what is coming and I can tell you that there will be many tears of joy on Sunday. The women that are working with the princesses have been so moved by "their" girls and they are doing an amazing job of being role models of Christian Women young, older, single, married, blonde hair, brown hair, Peruvian, or American, the are putting aside themselves and letting God work through them it is truly a humbling, you are sooo amazing God, expereience t watch and be a part of.
Gotta tell you there is something so spectacular about doing God's work. Here in Lima we are working as one body in Christ (as HE intended) our Lima Members, the Castle Crew, and the Princess Project and come Sunday there will be 23 beautiful young daughters of a King who will be surprised and have a well deserved castle. It is because of people like you who give sacrificially, who pray faithfully, and who love unconditionally that we are making a Kingdom difference here at La Victoria Orphanage in Lima, Peru. Tomorrow we will be watching the girls play soccor and cheer them on, we even made them banners. Thank you Flamingo Road Church for stepping outside the comfortable corner of Flamingo and Stirling you are making a Kingdom Difference here and from the bottom of my heart and those of the princesses we are loving on we THANK YOU. Keep on changing the world and helping people reach their God potential love ya, Jen...