Saturday, May 23, 2009

El Gorrion visited...


The new house for the corn grinding machine....

Oscar, Mateo and Philip checking out the
floor that was poured over the cistern...


"Dr. Justin", Dr. Jeff and Nic, the social worker
for Students International

Dr. Raquel....

The pretty walls in the medical clinic...

Oh, Susanna, how does your garden grow???
She was very excited when we gave her a picture
of her and her family that Leanne had taken.

The wall to protect her garden.....



Susanna's garden was planted 17 days ago
and everything is up....she was so excited!!!

CASA ANGELINA...part 2


Some of our team dug the hole for the septic tank
and now the concrete and blocks are going in....

Evan and the future Dr. Justin....

Dr. Jeff and his wife Bonnie were helping out
at the Mercy Clinic...

Fabian got a pink smiley sticker because
the girls said he had been good at breakfast!

The Look of Innocence!!!








Wednesday, May 20, 2009

TEARS OF THANKFULNESS....


"Hi Papa, I miss you and I love you!"

Gregoria and her daughter...

Carmela has 4 children.
She makes wallets and sells them in the market....



Maria is 36 years old with 9 children....


We met Leticia and her son several blocks from her
home because of the rain....



Rainy season has begun!!!


This mom was so excited when we told her that
we knew her son in Canada. When we gave her a picture
of him, through tears she says "my cutie!"



Paulina, David and Heidi.....
Paulina has 8 children.

We had the privilege of visiting some of the families
of the men who are migrant workers in Abbotsford area.
Many of the wives have 3-9 children and are in Guatemala
taking care of their families while their husbands are in Canada.
All of them have a strong faith in God, love and miss their husbands.
Please pray for protection for them as well as wisdom in the everyday
decisions that they need to make.
Each family received a Love Guatemala gift of beans,
rice, sugar and cooking oil.

MORE ART AND ARTISTS....



A mural that the art students did in a home....


Carlos and Telma.....the teachers at the Art School.
They are a great couple gifted artists, who will be helping the kids
at Casa Angelina paint a mural at the medical clinic
and hospital.

Telma is wearing the oven mitts that we gave her.

A GIFT....




"Hey, mama, este gringos!"



Carlos' receiving his laptop and printer from
a friend in Abbotsford.
Carlos' has a school for kids who have flunked out of elementary
school. He has 60 kids in the morning, 25 women who are
learning to sew in the afternoon and 15 kids in the afternoon
who are being tutored.
We also brought school supplies and apple pieces (FV Gleaners).