ANA- Child of the Week

ANA TORREZ is the newest member of the Villa Israel Home so we chose her as our child of the week this time.


Some things to know about ANA: she is 12 years old, and her bithday comes very soon, January 11th. She says she will be going into the 2nd grade when school starts. Ana enjoys reading and writing in school. She enjoys playing, coloring, watching TV, and sleeping. Her favorite colors are blue and pink.

Ana has 8 brothers and sisters. She says this is her first time in Cochabamba and is from a town called Yayawa. Please be in prayer for Ana as she adjusts to her new home and her new siblings and parents.

Even after 23 years of marriage...

Date night for me and my beautiful bride.

...every now and then a kiss!

Happy Birthday to Grace...

Gracey turns four. Seen here with her boy friend Luis.

Thanks Giving at the Timmers

Bonnie is amazing and no holiday shows her God given gifts better than Thanks Giving.

The last of the walls. A week away from the roof.

JHOSELIN- ¨Child of the Week¨

JHOSELIN is our child of the week at Villa Israel.

Here is a bit about JHOSELIN: Jhoselin came to Villa Israel orphanage a few months ago. She is from Cochabamaba. She is 7 years old and her Birthday is February 7th. She has two brothers, who unfortunately do not live at the orphanage with her. She enjoys coloring, and her favorite color is purple. She likes dogs and cats. Her favorite food is baked chicken. She hopes to one day be a dentist. Jhoselin has been studying with Justin, one of the interns here each week and is preparing for school which starts in February.

Child of the Week -#1

Each week we will be posting a ¨child of the week¨from the Muyurina and Villa Israel Orphanages, so you can learn more about each individual child. Our first from Villa Israel is



JHOSELIN, who up to this week has been the only girl at this orphanage.







Jhoselin is from Cochabamba. She is 7 years old. Her Birthday is the 7th of February. She has two brothers who do not live with her at the orphanage. Jhoselin´s favorite color is purple and her favorite food is baked chicken. She enjoys drawing and painting. Her favorite animals are dogs and cats. She hopes one day to be a dentist.

Playing and Working

Last week, I got to go out to Romberto´s site and hang out with them for a week. I took some pretty cool pictures of us playing around. Oh yeah, we did some work on throwing the concrete on the walls as well!