Spending time with the girls at the Hogar and the kids at the Guarderia we’ve come to appreciate how much of a difference it makes in a child’s life to have a strong, consistent Mother-figure. For learning everything from proper hygiene to manners and morals, there is no replacement for a loving mother. There are many things that we now appreciate more about our previous lives in the U.S. like air conditioning, clean streets, having a car; but the thing we realized we have most taken for granted in our lives are our amazing mothers. Seeing now what our lives could have been like, all we can say from the bottom of our hearts is, “Thank you God for giving us Mothers who love and care for us. We know now that few people in the world are as blessed as we are.”

We love you mom,

Tom and Laura