Edwin turns 25 today, and so we had him over to stay with us this weekend to celebrate his birthday. He’s currently studying business administration at college in the evenings and working during the day for a cell phone company.  He also moved out of Casa Shalom last year and is living with a friend in Guatemala City.  It was great to spend time with him and catch up with everything that’s going on in his busy life.

My favorite part of his birthday was that Yuli’s family helped out with the celebration.  Yuli’s mom cooked her incredible fried chicken and the rest of the family joined in to sing happy birthday to him. Edwin also stayed with all of us for Christmas this past year, and it is such a blessing for him to feel like part of the family.  Edwin and his siblings went to live at an orphanage when he was about 5 years old.  He’s never known his father, and he sees his mother very rarely because she moved to Mexico many years ago.  So he’s loved being part of our family.