Our good friend Mateo has been here visiting us these past 10 days. He started coming to visit the kids at Casa Shalom with me about three years ago, and he has been such an encouragement to Yuli and me over the years. So it was great to see him again! We had a great time hanging out together and catching up, and the kids at Casa Shalom were really excited to see him again.

Mateo was the first one who reached out to Celia and her family after they left Casa Shalom two years ago to return to live with their parents. Since then he’s made it a priority to visit the family to see how everyone’s doing each time he’s in the country. This time the family came with us to a nearby mall for pizza and games. Afterwards he bought new shoes for everyone. It was a great blessing to have him here with us again, and we look forward to seeing him again in the future!