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F r o m t h e

For New

Years Eve,

we burned

the old

man. This

is an

Ecuadorian

tradition in

which aneffigy of a

man is

built and

stuffed

with straw

or sawdust.

A mask

resembling a political figure is usually

added. The old man represents the

past year, and when you burn the old

man, you are letting go of all things

past and looking forward to the future.

We believe that is a very good messagefor the children of Casa de Fe. Let go

of the past. Look forward to the future.

F E L I Z A N O N U E V O !

J a n u a r y 2 0 1 4

We thank the Lord for...

His constant provision,protection, and presence

Continued healing andgood health for Naomi

Successful diet changeswith Dolly and Juliana

All of you!

We pray for

Strength, wisdom, anddiscernment

Sponsors for all of thechildren at Casa de Fe

Physical and emotionalhealing for our CdF kids

Ways to Keep in Touch

Email:free608@gmail.com

MagicJack US phone #:601-265-9708

Skype: freeway23

Our blog:lifewiththesekids.blogspot.com

Ways to Support Us

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with Freeman-ST in thememo to CornerStoneInternational, PO Box192, Wilmore, KY 40390.

To give online: cornerstoneinter-national.org/staff-short-term-freeman/

Prayer!

F R E E M A N F I L E S

Burning the old manon New Years Eve

Christmas morning at our house. Notice Jesses scowl!

Happy New Year! By the time you

receive this, it will likely be Valentines

Day, so Ill go ahead and say it, Feliz

Dia de Amor. As they celebrate it here

in Ecuador, Happy Day of Love.

As usual, it has been a busy few months

here at Casa de Fe. While Thanksgiving

is not a traditional Ecuadorian holiday,we couldnt pass up the opportunity to

share a day of giving thanks with our

CdF family. We made a Thankful Tree

and decorated it with leaves of thanks

written by the kids and adults.

Just like in the US, December was over-

flowing with activities. We attended our

churchs Christmas party, our childrens

performance in the Nate Saint Mission-

ary School Christmas play, our annual

CdF staff Christmas party, and a Christ-mas program put on by the children of

Casa de Fe and the school staff. Our

kids also went caroling around Shell

with the Nate Saint school. We enjoyed

Christmas morning at home and the

rest of Christmas Day at Casa de Fe.

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P a g e 2

Give thanks to the Lord,

call on His name;

make known among the nations

what He has done.

Psalm 105:1

Karla posing with our Thankful Tree onThanksgiving Day!

Christmas fun

at

Nate Saint

Memorial School

Ainsleigh presenting a Christmasgift to her preschool teacher.

The 2 Abigails

Diego enjoyed his cake!

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F r e e m a n f i l e s P a g e 3

Every good and perfect giftis from above,

coming down from the

Father of the

heavenly lights

James 1:17a

Carving the Christmas turkeys

Photo Booth Fun!Casa de Fe Staff acting out the Christmas story at theannual staff Christmas party

Amanda enjoying her

Christmas gift

Ester and Martinenjoying their

Christmas gifts!

Glory to God in the

highest, and on earth

peace to men on whom

His favor rests.

Luke 2:14

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We are providing care for 1 children . Please pray for their emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. Casa de Fes budget is 41 000 per month. You can help by making a donation or sponsoring a child at

lacasadefe.org/sponsor-a-child.

Dolly and Juliana (tube-fed children)have been completely weaned off their PediaSure diets and are thriving on afull ketogenic diet. It is amazing to see the physical and cognitive changes happening in them. Our next step is to

transition ayana and Linet (also tube-fed)from PediaSure to real food. Please pray that we make a smooth tran-sition and that the tias are willing and able to learn how to prepare these special meals for these special girls.

We are in search of a hristian psychologist and social worker . We are required by Ecuadorian law to employthese staff positions, but several months of searching have turned up empty. Please pray that we find the right

people to fill these roles soon.

Adolescence and growing up is never easy, no matter the circumstances; but, the circumstances (abandonment,

abuse, etc.)of the CdF children tend to compound those otherwise normal difficulties. Please pray that we can

love these kids well and point them to Christ. Pray that they will come to understand His love for them and their

identity in Him. Needs can change week to week, but at this point in time, please pray specifically for AbigailMaria and Veronica. We have several staff needs includingEnglish teachers an art teacher and a music teacher . An on-siteT person

would be a huge blessing. AND we are in the preliminary stages

of seeking out ouse parents . If you are interested in more infor-mation about any of these positions, please contact Christy at

Christy@lacasadefe.org.

We have already seen teams in 2014 with many more tocome. Please pray that we will minister well to them as they min-

ister at Casa de Fe. If you are interested in visiting or bringing a

team, contact us or Christy at Christy@lacasadefe.org.