Tuesday is another busy day

We went to the girls' home this morning and helped with breakfast -- french toast and fruit, yummm. Afterwards, we had time with the girls and each of us talked about our lives. We brought pictures and described what we do back in Houston. Some of us have been her several times, yet this is the first time we have officially talked about ourselves to the children in a group setting. They loved looking at the pictures especially.
After that, we spread ourselves out and "interviewed" the older children who we took shopping. We are composing the script for tonight's fashion show and are including details about the kids such as what their favorite food is, what their favorite sport is, etc. For example, Reddan will m.c. the event and say something like, "Yanette was born in Tapachula and is 13 years old. Her favorite color is blue, and she loves Chinese food. Today, she looks lovely in this peach and gold top with khaki pants. Her favorite animal is the butterfly which is why she chose this shirt to wear tonight. Isn't she beautiful??!!" Anyway the kids had such fun at this event last year, we felt we had to include it again. They are very excited about this part of the day.
We also hosted a princess luncheon for the 5 littlest girls today. It was their special time with our team and they really had fun.
After the children went to school, we left for the women's prison. We were able to meet six of the mothers outside of the men's prison, where their husbands are. We told them all about what their children had been doing since we arrived and they were happy to hear about everything. Mopsy gave a devotional about seeing ourselves through God's eyes. They were very receptive and open to us praying for them.
We then went into the women's prison. There are only two moms there for us to meet with at this point. One of the moms, Manuella, spoke passionately about her time in prison. She knows that if she had not been sent to prison, her two boys would have had bad lives and become mean, abusive men, like their dad. She is grateful for the chance to change her life and her children's lives. Her children witnessed to her a long time ago and she accepted Christ because of them. The visit was very inspiring to all of us.