Dear Friends,

Several years ago when we were working in Quetzaltenango we knew that there was going to be a bigger and better home for the children someday. The Hogar Cuna children’s home that served the children well for 20 years was just not in the best location. When Eagle’s Nest property was secured, it was going to be in the best interest of all to move the children to the New Nest away from the busy street of the second largest city in Guatemala. We prayed and asked for the help of our friends and adoptive families to help us build the new home. By faith we started building before we had the money to complete. The money that came in from donors was twice what we asked for and we are so happy with the new home for the children!

September 1, 2005 was our moving date to occupy the new home. The full month of August, we worked on the new facility to have it ready for the moving date. There were five big work teams to help us with the finishing touches. In September we moved in. It was a beautiful day until the hour we were to bring the children and then it rained. Hurrying to get all the children marching over from the apartments to the new building took about 20 min while it sprinkled. The bricklayers, gardeners, cooks and nannies all helped. Before entering, Larry led us in prayer, thanking the Lord for the provision of the big New Nest. He asked the Lord to bless the workers who gave of their time each day for a year to make it all possible. He asked to bless those who sacrificially gave for the dream to be realized.

Claire cut the ribbon while all the workers were waiting with babies in arms. It was quite a sight. It was like a parade of babies coming home. There are still many things undone, but the building is serving us well. We have 36 children from ages 0-6 years old and 18 full-time girls working to make this home a nice place to live while the children wait for the forever families.

One of our teams from Idaho made the room separations for the living room entertainment center and the office wall for the computers and office equipment. One room was very large and was divided into two rooms by a wall which serves both rooms with bookshelves and toy boxes.

Teams supplied curtains and decorative quilts and toys making the rooms bright and cheery. These touches nicely decorate the baby rooms. The commercial washer and dryer were installed and are ready to be used. There is lots of laundry for this many children under one roof. Three ladies are now the cooks for the home, this works like clockwork.

Thing to be finished are:

• Curtains to be hung
• Light fixtures installed
• Bars to be installed on the patio archway
• Windows with screens need to be finished
• Door between the living room and office installed
• Decorations and Mirrors hung
• Obtain rugs for various areas in the home
• Outdoor lights and motion detectors installed
• Finish the kitchens downstairs for the workers
• Patio floor installed downstairs
• Play ground installation (money has been given, but we lack the workers to install merry-go-round and swings)
• Landscaping is needed
• Sports playground needs attention

If you or your church group can come and help with any of these jobs, please notify Daniel Boggs at Special Delivery office in Kansas for information about upcoming teams. He can be reached at 877-267-3460.

The work is never really going to be “done” since this is an on-going ministry and as long as the home is helping orphans, there will be need for expansion and maintenance.

A wall is being lifted around the roof to serve for extra playground and for hanging out clothes on pretty days. We are very pleased that God has helped us provide this nice New Nest for the children.

Thank you again for all your help, and please feel welcome to visit anytime.
God Bless,
Claire and Larry Boggs