Trip to the States

1. Talking.

2. Thank yous.

3. Trip.

4. January.

5. Whats to come 2008.

1. Well, with a lot to do I am sure glad we had the 3 weeks to do it. Though it flew by seemingly ending before it got started we got about 90% of our tasks done.

We where pretty happy with the trip and what we accomplished.

As our area of San Diego was struck hard with fires and our church had many people pass away this year. We where happy to share what God is doing with our church here. We hoped for renewal, to lift spirits and share and I think we did that.

I know from many peoples responses it was encouraging for them to hear the success that we are having and that it is directly because of them.

I realized that our church being an older generation did not always have access to what was going on because so much is done on computer. But I have to everyone a hand for supporting us anyway. I think there is a lot of strength and faith for those who give with out update or eye candy. To keep giving when it is hard and when you know little about the project say a lot to me.

We will also try our best to get more information out through mailers our hand outs this year so everyone will know as much as they wish.

2. I have to thank Ruth and Glenn who have been so much help to us these past years. They, prayerfully are opening doors to other churches in Virginia. They have been very good friends to us and more like parents. Thank you to everyone who showed up to help them move, what a great blessing that was for them.

Thank you Liz for putting us up after Ruth and Glenn had left. It feels a little odd to have a friend waiting on you and giving up the bed for you. But that is a what friendship is and Christin's should do. It is great that our church staff are good Godly people.

Thank you very much to Carl and Marylin for your car while we where there, it was a mighty help to us. You two have been a wonderful couple to us, Godly and full of energy. Thank you so much for helping me with the finances this past year. You phone calls and communication with us was very helpful in keeping us going.

3. Much of our time when to speaking with people at different places and different times. We had lots of good meals and sat in some good bible studies. We where thankful to speak at church and the youth center.

We spent time camping for a weekend at my dads' up North. We saw lots of wild life. We had a fish drop out of the sky from a bird that flew over head. The children love it running around all over. Joseph's cheeks got a little chapped from the cold weather but nothing stopped his energy.

It was nice to relax there for a week.

Then it was back to speaking and dinning and meeting and sharing.

We also attended the mission conference for a couple of days. I know we heard a lot of good things from a lot of good speakers.

4. When we got back it was a very big welcome from the children we where so happy to be home with so many children to love and be love by. Things had gone so well while we where gone. Some of their studies had slipped while others had improved.

I am so proud to tell you all that 3 children are number 1 in the class 2 of them being number 1 for the first time. 1 of the girls has been selected to go to a competition for best student with the opportunity to win prizes. Wow she went from 34 to number 1 in 4 months.

We started to eat the fish that are 10-12 inches now, they have grown about 2 inches a month. We started to eat the ducks as the water in the pond begins to run down.

We had more baby rabbits also.

Just a small list of things we need this year.

More Dinning tables

Screens for the hall ways

A list of things we would like to have;

The children have asked for a BIG trampoline

Pressure cooker and 3 dozen canning jars

Hand ice cream maker

Small animal ear tags and piercer

48 rabbit water bottles

Cost co car port

Old lap tops

Old but good Video Camera

money for used Bikes for school



Teams and volunteers to come



5. 2008, We have a lot of people wanting to come contact us or the church

C. C. Fallbrook there is a link on this page.

Stay informed,help others who do not have a computer by printing the blog out.

We have a web site coming.

This year we will take in 18 children.

Taking in more requires help outside of our church.

Also helping out with the cost with supporting more than just the children.

We have a medical clinic that is in the planning and we are raising funds for it, we have about $12,000. out of the $100,000 needed.

There is a lot of work and vision for the future here. We are happy to do it.