http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest story posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com5On the day after Christmas, early in the morning, on a cold and snowy day, an Evergreen group of 14 from Church of the Hills, maneuvered a heavy, long, white church van up an icy, steep driveway. Thus began our journey to Chihuahua, Mexico. To say that it got easier after that would be misle...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Stories/Archive/Faith/Missionary-Work/Story~433615.aspx2/25/2008 8:21:22 PMLouella Young My first trip to Casa Hogar Misericordia was on the evening we arrived in Chihuahua. We were greeted at the Revolucion by Israel, a kind and gregarious man dedicated to his youth ministry. Israel is from Puerto Rico, and he understands English very well. After directing us to our accommodations,...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Stories/Archive/Creative-Writing/Short-Stories/Story~474866.aspx5/25/2008 2:48:22 PMLouella Young During the planning phase of our mission trip, we discussed going to the "mountains" to visit the second Casa Hogar orphanage currently under construction and to take jackets to the people who reside there. I knew little more than the name of the village we'd be going to - San Juanito. If I ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Stories/Archive/Creative-Writing/Short-Stories/Story~481074.aspx6/7/2008 1:22:29 PMLouella Young Three months after our trip to Chihuhua, I received a call about a tragedy that occurred at the Casa Hogar orphanage. A 17 year old, burly, gregarious, young man, whose size belied his mental maturity, died while locked alone in a room to control an aggressive outburst. He suffocated on his own ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Stories/Archive/Creative-Writing/Short-Stories/Story~495120.aspx7/12/2008 9:42:26 PMLouella Young I'll never forget the first time I heard about Casa Hogar Misericordia. I listened intently as a woman at church spoke about homeless children being brought in off the streets by a faithful couple whose efforts to protect and care for them resulted from a dream one of them had. The morning aft...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Stories/Archive/Creative-Writing/Short-Stories/Story~495122.aspx7/12/2008 9:55:36 PMLouella Young It has been a little over a year since I packed my bags, kissed my husband and baby goodbye and loaded a van headed on a seven day journey - to participate in something I hardly knew anything about. I was part of a group taking some Christmas cheer to an orphanage in Chihuahua, Mexico. I was dra...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Stories/Archive/Creative-Writing/Story~595057.aspx3/23/2009 3:31:06 PMLouella Young It has been a little over a year since I packed my bags, kissed my husband and baby goodbye and loaded a van headed on a seven day journey - to participate in something I hardly knew anything about. I was part of a group taking some Christmas cheer to an orphanage in Chihuahua, Mexico. I was dra...http://denver.yourhub.com/Denver/Stories/Archive/Creative-Writing/Story~600255.aspx4/6/2009 5:57:30 PMLouella Young It has been a little over a year since I packed my bags, kissed my husband and baby goodbye and loaded a van headed on a seven day journey - to participate in something I hardly knew anything about. I was part of a group taking some Christmas cheer to an orphanage in Chihuahua, Mexico. I was dra...http://denver.yourhub.com/HighlandsRanch/Stories/Archive/Creative-Writing/Story~600256.aspx4/6/2009 6:02:47 PMLouella Young It has been a little over a year since I packed my bags, kissed my husband and baby goodbye and loaded a van headed on a seven day journey - to participate in something I hardly knew anything about. I was part of a group taking some Christmas cheer to an orphanage in Chihuahua, Mexico. I was dra...http://denver.yourhub.com/DenverNorth/Stories/Archive/Creative-Writing/Story~600258.aspx4/6/2009 6:06:50 PMLouella Young It has been a little over a year since I packed my bags, kissed my husband and baby goodbye and loaded a van headed on a seven day journey - to participate in something I hardly knew anything about. I was part of a group taking some Christmas cheer to an orphanage in Chihuahua, Mexico. I was dra...http://denver.yourhub.com/CherryHillsVillage/Stories/Archive/Creative-Writing/Story~600260.aspx4/6/2009 6:10:50 PMLouella Young It has been a little over a year since I packed my bags, kissed my husband and baby goodbye and loaded a van headed on a seven day journey - to participate in something I hardly knew anything about. I was part of a group taking some Christmas cheer to an orphanage in Chihuahua, Mexico. I was dra...http://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Stories/Archive/Creative-Writing/Story~600262.aspx4/6/2009 6:15:58 PMLouella Young