SPANISH CHURCH CHRISTMAS DINNER

Each of the migrant farm workers got a gift....where
but at an Abbotsford $$ store would I find a Che
toque....the clerk had no idea who he was!

Hey, there is pie and ice cream left.....yes!

Dishes, dishes, dishes.....

Maureen, speaking Spanglish to the guys....

"Are we going to eat soon?????"
Who could refuse these two....

Terry, getting everything organized....

Rene giving the servers the final instructions.....

Cranberries, turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetables,
buns, coleslaw....jamaica drink....apple pie and ice cream..
what more do you want???

The tables are set....

Linda wondering why the gravy will not cook....

Love Guatemala put on a Christmas dinner for the
congregation of the Spanish church.
Here Rene and Philip are busy peeling the potatoes...

GIVING OF THEIR TIME.....MERRY CHRISTMAS

So grateful to be in Canada.....
He found it hard to believe that he could shop
and not have to pay for his gifts....
MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Lorraine, Ken (he is supervising???) and Megan
Dave R. also helped....somehow I missed taking a picture of him.
He was being a gift carrier as one of the little girls was collecting
her gifts.....

Karyn.....

Julia......

Sarah.....

Joe.....

Dianne, one of our volunteers who has never
wrapped so many gifts, so many odd shaped gifts,
used so much wrapping paper, tape and bows.

WOW....Welcome to Godson Elementary School Christmas Store.
Gentely used used items are given and the children get to come
and shop for gifts for their family menbers.
300+ kids and approx. 1000 gifts....what fun!

LAND.....LA CANOA, GUATEMALA

Rigaberto and his family.....

Rigaberto and his father.....who will be able to lease
land from Love Guatemala in January, 2010

Paul, Pastor Rueben and Philip visiting with the
grandfather of the Canu family

Land in La Canoa is very fertile. Growing season is almost
all year, although in December to February there could be frost
because of the altitude. The Canu family rents land but not
enough to feed their families. This is where Love Guatemala comes in.
We will be purchasing land for them, which they will lease from us
so that they can provide enough food for their family plus have extra which
they can sell.
Would you like to help us with this venture?

Grateful....

So grateful....Cristina is one of the translators
that works with us. Please pray that she will
be able to find work.
Her husband, Manuel, is the one who received
a cornea transplant several months ago.
Thank you for your prayers.

One of the ladies had made this purse, so
now we need to talk cost, marketing, etc....

Showing them the tela (fabric)....
They knew what to do with the lining, interfacing
and patterns

Ma'quina de coser.....sewing machines

We are sewing......so happy and grateful

Rosita, the newest member at Casa Angelina.
Her mother was a drug addict.....
The two housemoms are in love with this little one.

Great team......

The 2009 Fall Love Guatemala Team....
Fantastic people....

Francisco and Jorge from our hotel,
enjoying a joy ride!

We had two awesome people join our Love Guatemala
team...Robbie(Idaho) and Lorie (Texas)...we almost
made them Canadians.....

Food and Home.....

Land is very fertile but these families cannot afford
to rent the land....

The families that the guys befriended on the road crew...
we also provided groceries for them...

The finished project....

Marta Lidia, Esperanza (Hope), Angelica (Angel),
Sergio and Santiago (James)

New beds.....

The new table and chairs....

Well, someone had to try it out?????

Marta Lidia's house,
Finishing the bathroom....

Did someone say "cake"????

Linda showing off her waitress skills.....
5 plates of cake....

After VBS we served cake to the kids....
ok, we had some too!

We brought gifts for the staff at Casa Angelina...
Sunglasses and the Divas of CA

Our last day at the women's ministry
this gal brought us donuts...better than Tim Hortons
We also got muffins and hot fruit punch....
They were so grateful for what we had taught them about
God's love, goodness and faithfullness