When we moved into our new house, the one that will one day be our children's home, we found out that we had an employee. Actually we found out that there was a guy that lived on our property and had received a small wage to maintain it. The first question he asked Matt was if he could still work there. He was only receiving $100/month. We said he could continue to work, but at minimum wage. He is received a large pay raise, but it is nothing any American would be willing to live on. Because our home will be a place for kids, the ministry funds pay his wage, but Matt is his boss. Each week Matt gives a list of things that he wants done around the house. This week, we also hired a sweet lady from our town. She is a nurse, but there are no jobs available right now. She comes to clean our house 3 mornings a week. At some point IHNFA will start making inspections of our place, and everything will have to be in order. Anyone who knows me well, knows that housekeeping is not my strongsuit. We told Diana that if all things turn out well, when the home opens, she may have a full time job with much better pay than she is getting now.
For Matt and I both, it is a little uncomfortable to be "the boss" of an employee. Yesterday, I gave Diana a list and told her I felt akward telling her what she was supposed to do. Sometimes Matt completely forgets to let Cesar know anything he wants him to do, but Cesar always tries to stay busy. This is a very new experience for us, but we hope that we can be Christ to Diana, Cesar and their families.
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