tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301803602024-03-07T18:18:08.906-08:00Casa de SionCasa de Sion is a charitable program based in Guatemala, and is part of Safe Homes For Children, a 501(c)(3) non-profit org. We help improve the lives of Guatemala’s least fortunate children with nutritional, educational and medical initiatives. You can help us make an impact in these poor Mayan communities through your donations and volunteerism.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10219099795484358016noreply@blogger.comBlogger407125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30180360.post-88810587855964088772014-03-17T08:09:00.002-07:002014-03-17T08:09:48.863-07:00This Awesome Eagle Scout and his Bunkbeds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We love our teams and the work they do. Last week we had 18 people from Utah come. They brought an Eagle Scout who raised $1200.00 and used it to buy the wood for 12 bunk beds. We need the beds for some of the orphanage rooms and for the new volunteer floor. The team of 18 helped this young man to put the beds together. Here are the pictures of the making of the beds. Our elementary kids helped sand the wood and generally were the grunt workers and loved every minute of it. They also got some technical woodworking training. Then the team put it all together and got it to the new third floor volunteer rooms.<br />
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Go to www.casadesion.org and donate or do a money making or volunteer project and help change the world of a Mayan child .Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428776272879253461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30180360.post-76665678750268980042014-02-28T08:06:00.000-08:002014-02-28T08:06:19.663-08:00GETTING READY FOR THE ABANDONED BABIES<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;">We love teams here at Casa De Sion. They help so much. This team from Atlanta, GA finished off our playground for us. Another team from St. George, Utah started the playground with the tire swing and the teeter tooters. Then the Ga. team came a year later and added a swing set, a monkey bar and a climbing thingy. We had to have this to meet government standards for the orphanage, but the community kids in our " orphans at home" program love it too.</td></tr>
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The above pictures show this same team repainting all our rooms where the orphanage will be. We want it to look bright and pretty for both the government workers who check us out and then approve us, but mostly for the little ones who come to us afraid, abused and abandoned. We want them to not only feel safe about their physical surrounding, but also their little spirits to feel safe and loved. This teams brought down 11 suitcases of donations and gave 4-5 days of their time to help that happen. They brought a chiropractor who was busy the whole time. He shared clinic days with a medical doctor. I am sure these men and women who have carried 100 pound loads of wood or vegetables to sale or have had a baby strapped on their back day and night could use a chiropractor. I used to think they just had stronger backs. But I found out they just had a higher tolerance for pain. Anyway we love our teams. They also sponsored 4 kids to be able to go on to middle school. Those same children had helped the team all week in the projects they did.<br />
We have had our first inspection for the orphanage and passed. We have 3 more to go. I wish we were open. I heard the sad stories of 3 more tiny ones today. If we were open they could come to us for care and love. Two were at the hospital. One had come in with the placenta still attached and the other so malnourished it hurt to look at him. A friend of mine's orphanage took the 2 month old who had been abandoned at a woman's door. Soon we will need sponsors for these little ones. Or if you want, you could right now sponsor the first girl or first boy or first baby who comes to us.Because I have no doubts they will come.<br />
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So please partner with us<br />
educate a kid<br />
give an orphan a home<br />
feed a malnourished "Orphan at home"<br />
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So many ways to make yourself happy and feel blessed.<br />
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Go to www.casadesion.org and push the donate button and give yourself a spiritual lift.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428776272879253461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30180360.post-76048580521630291692014-02-18T12:01:00.003-08:002014-02-18T12:01:54.156-08:00Come Volunteer With Us and Meet These People<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This little one is one of my favorite. Edison. He is deaf and Casa de Sion pays for him to go to a special school. His mom loves us because we love him.<br />
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Most of you know Irvin, our manager, who works hard to keep everything together.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alex is one student who was helped to get his business degree by Casa de Sion. Here he is with his dad who works for us.</td></tr>
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Come do a volunteer vacation with us and meet these people and uplift your soul while helping them move forward in life.<br />
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WHEN I THINK ABOUT THESE PICTURES, I THINK ABOUT THE LOVE THAT WENT INTO THEM.<br />
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THE PARENTS OF KIDS WHO NEED SCHOLARSHIP MONEY TO CONTINUE IN SCHOOL. THESE PARENTS HAVE NO EDUCATION [ MOST CAN NOT READ OR WRITE] OR RELIABLE MEANS OF MAKING MONEY. SO INSTEAD THEY COME TO US AND ASK FOR OUR HELP. THEY PUSH THEIR KIDS TO DO WELL IN SCHOOL. THEY WORK HARDER SO THE KIDS WILL NOT HAVE TO WORK AND CAN GO TO SCHOOL. THEY KNOW EDUCATION IS THE WAY OUT OF POVERY AND THEY WANT THAT FOR THEIR KIDS. THEY PAY US BACK BY WORKING IN OUR ORGANIC FARM, BY WASHING THE BEDDING BETWEEN TEAMS, BY ALLOWING THEIR KIDS TO WORK WITH THE TEAMS IN OUR SPONSORME PROGRAM. LOVE, THAT IS WHAT IS IS CALLED.<br />
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NEXT IS THE LOVE OF OUR VOLUNTEERS. ENOUGH LOVE TO SEND THEM FROM THEIR COMFY HOMES INTO A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY. ENOUGH LOVE TO OVERCOME THE FEARS FOR THEIR SAFETY. ENOUGH LOVE TO HELP OTHERS GO FORWARD IN LIFE. CAN YOU SEE THE LOVE IN THE PICTURE BELOW. NOTHING THRILLS MOST WOMEN'S HEARTS MORE THAN EDUCATING A GIRL. AN EDUCATED GIRL WILL NOT PUT UP WITH VIOLENCE LIKE A GIRL WITH A FIRST GRADE EDUCATION. AN EDUCATED GIRL DEMANDS LOVE AS HER RIGHT.<br />
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LOOK AT THE PICTURES BELOW OF THE KIDS GETTING THEIR SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL. THEY KNOW LOVE TOO. WE HAVE 20 SPONSORS FOR 100 KIDS. THOSE SPONSORS BECAUSE OF THE LOVE IN THEIR HEARTS HAVE AGREED TO $30.00 A MONTH TO HELP A KID MOVE OUT OF POVERTY THROUGH EDUCATION. THOSE YOUNG TEENS KNOW THE LOVE OF THEIR SPONSOR AND THE SPONSOR KNOWS THE LOVE FEELING OF GIVING OF THEMSELVES.<br />
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THANKS FOR THE LOVE AND IF YOU WANT TO SHOW SOME MORE FOR THE 80 KIDS WHO STILL NEED SPONSORS, JUST WRITE ME<br />
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I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE NOTICED I HAVE NOT WRITTEN A BLOG IN A MONTH. SORRY. I HAVE BEEN IN GUATEMALA AND WAS ILL AND HAD SNOW AND ICE. MY SATELLITE DOES NOT WORK WELL WITH SNOW AND ICE. PLUS WE HAVE HAD TO KEEP UP DAILY EMAILS WITH THE TEAMS WORKING GUATEMALA. THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED MUCH. HERE IS A SMALL PART OF IT.<br />
THANKS TO RAY MCGOVERN THE THIRD FLOOR IS ALMOST COMPLETED. IT WILL BE USED FOR VOLUNTEER TEAMS WHO STAY IN LOS ROBLES. IT WILL BE ABOVE THE TWO FLOORS FOR THE ORPHANAGE. THERE ARE 2 LARGE DORM LIKE ROOMS AND A SMALL BEDROOM. TWO BATHROOMS AND A SITTING ROOM.<br />
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WE HAVE HAD TO UPGRADE OUR KITCHEN FACILITY. THIS IS THE NEW SINK AND CABINET. WE ALSO HAD TO EXPAND THE DINING AREA AND BUILD A NEW BODEGA FOR STORAGE BECAUSE ALMOST EVERYTHING IN THE OLD BUILDING MUST BE MOVED OUT TO MAKE ROOM FOR CHILDREN.<br />
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WE NOW HAVE A LOW TECH SOLAR CLOTHES DRYER. HALF THE YEAR IT DOESN'T RAIN AND THE OTHER HALF USUALLY HAS DRY MORNINGS. THE COST OF ELECTRICITY IS VERY HIGH.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428776272879253461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30180360.post-54854555938376801872013-12-30T07:50:00.001-08:002013-12-30T07:50:19.867-08:00WE NEED YOU IN 2014; PLEASE MAKE A TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TODAY OR TOMORROW<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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THESE PICTURES ARE OF A TEAM THAT CAME AT THANKSGIVING. THE PICTURES EPITOMIZE A LOT OF WHAT WE ARE ABOUT AND WHY WE NEED YOU.<br />
HERE IS THE FIRST. THE TEAM IS WORKING IN ONE OF OUR MAYAN COMMUNITIES PUTTING UP LAMINA ON HOMES THAT LEAK RAIN ON TOP OF THE DIRT FLOORS. OR THEIR BEDS.<br />
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THE CROWDS THAT TURN OUT WHENEVER THERE IS A PARTY OR A DISTRIBUTION OF FORMULA, INCAPARINA, CLOTHES, OR SHOES. MOST OF THESE PEOPLE REALLY NEED WHAT THEY RECEIVE. WHEN YOUR EDUCATIONAL LEVEL IS 2ND GRADE IT IS HARD TO MAKE MORE THAN ABOUT $1.00 OR 2.00 A DAY<br />
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CASA DE SION HAS ABOUT 10 EMPLOYEES IN GUATEMALA AND WHEN THE ORPHANAGE OPENS THAT WILL JUMP TO 20. PEOPLE WHO WOULD NOT HAVE A JOB WITHOUT US. HERE ARE TWO. JUANA ON THE LEFT. A 70 YEAR OLD WOMAN WHO HAS WORKED FOR ME FOR 10 YEARS. NOT MANY OTHERS WOULD EMPLOYEE HER, BUT ALL WHO KNOW JUANA LOVE HER. IRVIN IS ON THE RIGHT. HE LOOKS 12 BUT IS REALLY 27. HE HAS A TEACHING CERT. AND IS IN LAW SCHOOL ON THE WEEK-ENDS.<br />
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OUR MAMA AND TOT PROGRAM. 300 MAMAS AND ABOUT 600 TOTS AND INFANTS. THEY RECEIVE FORMULA AND INCAPARINA SUPPLEMENTATION . AS WELL AS EDUCATION IN NUTRITION, BREAST FEEDING, PARENTING AND CHRISTLIKE BEHAVIOR. THEY ARE PART OF OUR CLOTHING AND SHOE DISTRIBUTIONS<br />
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PROGRAMS THAT WERE NOT MENTIONED ARE THE MEDICALLY FRAGILE CHILDREN AND ADULTS THAT WE WORK WITH AND FINANCE MEDICAL TRAVEL, MEDICINES AND REHABS FOR<div>
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OR THE ORPHANAGE THAT WILL SOON HAVE CHILDREN IN IT FOR THOSE THAT CAN NOT STAY IN THEIR HOMES BECAUSE OF HORRIFIC ABUSE AND ABANDONMENT OR NO FAMILY. BY THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER, THE ORPHANAGE WILL PROBABLY BE FULL OF LITTLE RUG RATS THAT WILL COST ABOUT $300.00 A MONTH TO SUPPORT. WE NEED SPONSORS FOR THEM NOW.</div>
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OR THE 100 KIDS WHO WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE IN SCHOOL WITHOUT THE HELP THEY GET FROM US. SCHOOL IS NOT FREE IN THIS COUNTRY. RIGHT NOW WE ONLY HAVE 15 KIDS SPONSORED.</div>
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A. SEND FORMULA OR CLOTHING OR ANYTHING USEFUL TO MY USA ADDRESS</div>
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B. GATHER A TEAM [ WE LOVE ALL KINDS] AND COME VISIT US. STAY IN OUR VOLUNTEER HOUSING AND ALL THE MONEY EXCEPT WHAT WE TAKE OUT FOR YOUR FOOD, GOES INTO OUR PROGRAMS.</div>
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C. GO TO www.casadesion.org/sponsorme and sponsor a school kid.</div>
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E. SEND ME CASH IN THE MAIL AND I WILL PUT IT IN THE 501C3 ACCOUNT.</div>
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F. DONATE NOW AND USE IT AS A TAX DEDUCTION FOR YOUR BUSINESS OR PERSONAL TAXES.</div>
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G. PRAY ALWAYS FOR OUR FINANCIAL NEEDS TO BE MET AND OUR LIVES TO BE KEPT SAFE AND SPIRITUALLY FED.</div>
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MAY YOU BE BLESSED FOR YOUR HELP IN 2013 AND CONTINUE IT AS ABLE IN 2014. IT WILL HELP YOU BE SPIRITUALLY FED.</div>
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THANKS</div>
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VICKI DALIA AND THE REST OF THE STAFF AND ALL THE MAYAN FOLKS WE HELP</div>
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Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428776272879253461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30180360.post-88188929012836404752013-12-16T08:04:00.001-08:002013-12-16T08:04:38.931-08:00WHY YOU SHOULD CHOOSE CASA DE SION/SHFC FOR YOUR CHARITABLE GIVING<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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WE, AT CASA DE SION/SHFC, HOPE YOU WILL CHOOSE US AND OUR PROGRAMS FOR YOUR HOLIDAY GIVING. THERE ARE MANY REASONS FOR THIS. WE GIVE 100% OF ALL DONATIONS TO OUR PROGRAMS SO YOUR MONEY GOES WHERE YOU WANT IT TO.<br />
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COME VISIT US AT OUR BEAUTIFUL LOCATION NEAR LAKE ATITLAN AND SEE FOR YOURSELF.<br />
BELOW ARE SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS<br />
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MANY OF YOU KNOW THE IDEA OF OPENING AN ORPHANAGE CAME UP WHEN THIS BEAUTIFUL BABY WAS OFFERED TO ME FOR SALE. OF COURSE, I SAID NO AND THEN WE WORKED WITH THE FAMILY SO SHE COULD STAY WITH HER BIOLOGICAL FAMILY. BUT WE KNEW THERE WERE OTHERS WHO COULD NOT STAY IN THEIR FAMILIES AND WE STARTED THE PROCESS TO OPEN AN ORPHANAGE. WE SHOULD HAVE CHILDREN BY THE MIDDLE OF MARCH AND ARE NOW GETTING THE ROOMS READY AND HIRING THE STAFF.<br />
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TO THE RIGHT ARE 8 OF THE 100 12,13 AND 14 YEAR OLDS WE PROMISED WE WOULD HELP COME UP WITH THE FUNDING SO THEY DO NOT HAVE TO QUIT SCHOOL AND WORK IN THE FIELDS FOR $20.00 A WEEK. WE HAVE 12 SPONSORED. PLEASE PARTNER WITH US IN THIS AND CHANGE A LIFE WHILE YOU ENRICH YOUR HEART. WE HAVE A SPECIAL WEBPAGE FOR THIS. www.casadesion.org/sponsorme<br />
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WE FEED AND CLOTHE ABOUT 300 MAMAS AND ABOUT 600 TOTS AND INFANTS IN OUR MAMA/TOT PROGRAM. WE SUPPLY FORMULA FOR THE UNDER ONE SET WHOSE MAMAS DO NOT PRODUCE ENOUGH BREAST MILK [ DUH ALL OF THEM ] AND INCAPARINA FOR THE 1 TO 5 YEARS OLDS.<br />
WE ALSO DO CLOTHING AND SHOE DISTRIBUTIONS AND TRAININGS ON VARIOUS THINGS OF INTEREST. PARENTING. HUMAN RIGHTS. CHILD ABUSE. CHARACTER BUILDING. ETC.<br />
I AM GOING TO GUATEMALA RIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS AND WILL TAKE ANY CANS OF POWDERED FORMULA SENT TO ME .<br />
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WE WORK HARD TO GET HELP FOR THE MEDICALLY FRAGILE. WE HAVE ABOUT 35 PEOPLE ON THIS LIST. MOST ARE CHILDREN. NONE OF THEIR CAREGIVERS CAN AFFORD EVEN THE TRANSPORTION MONEY TO GET THEIR KID TO THE DOCTOR, MUCH LESS PAY FOR TREATMENTS AND MEDICINE.<br />
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WE WORK TO CUT COSTS EVERYWHERE WE CAN. SO WE ORGANICALLY RAISE A LOT OF THE FOOD USED IN THE PROGRAMS. THE KIDS IN THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE ONES IN THE NEW ORPHANAGE LEARN HOW TO GROW HEALTHY FOODS IN A HEALTHY WAY. AND THEY LEARN HOW TO GIVE BACK. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF OUR PROGRAMS. EVERYONE GIVES WHERE THEY ARE ABLE TO GIVE.<br />
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WE HAVE A SMALL CLINIC ON OUR COMMUNITY PROPERTY. WE LOVE HAVING MEDICAL AND DENTAL TEAMS COME DOWN AND GIVE SERVICE TO OUR MAYAN FRIENDS. IF THE TEAMS STAY IN OUR VOLUNTEER HOUSING ALL MONEY THEY PAY [ EXCEPT FOR THEIR FOOD ] GOES BACK INTO OUR PROGRAMS. YOU NEVER LACK FOR PATIENTS IF YOU DO A MEDICAL TEAM NOR DO YOU LACK FOR A HEARTWARMING EXPERIENCE.<br />
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LAST BUT NOT LEAST WE FEED ABOUT 300 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS 3 TIMES A WEEK AND HAVE TEACHERS WHO TUTOR WITH THEM FOR 3 HOURS A DAY. WE KNOW THE WAY OUT OF POVERTY IS THRU HEALTHY MINDS AND BODIES AND EDUCATION.<br />
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WE NEED MORE PEOPLE AND CORPORATIONS TO PARTNER WITH US ON THESE PROGRAMS. WE LOVE THESE PEOPLE AND SACRIFICE OUR MONEY AND OUR TIME FOR THEM. IN EXCHANGE WE GET WONDERFUL HEARTWARMING FEELINGS OF OUR PURPOSE IN LIFE. YOU CAN GET THESE TOO.<br />
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CALL ME AT 1-800-431-0392<br />
OR WRITE AT info@casadesion.org<br />
LIKE US AT facebook.com/casadesion<br />
OR WATCH A VIDEO AT youtube.com/CasaDeSionSHFC<br />
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OR SEND DONATIONS TO<br />
SAFE HOMES FOR CHILDREN [ OUR USA 501C3 ]<br />
3303 POND MOUNTAIN LANE<br />
WHITETOP, VA 24292<br />
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THANKS AND MERRY CHRISTMAS<br />
VICKI DALIA<br />
DIRECTOR OF SAFE HOMES FOR CHILDREN AND CASA DE SIONErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428776272879253461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30180360.post-28652164915975009582013-12-09T12:42:00.000-08:002013-12-09T12:42:12.585-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We are growing in lots of ways. As you can see the veggie organic gardens get bigger everyday. We are planning for them to be the vegetables used in all of the 5000 meals a month we now prepare for our Mayan kids in our feeding programs. With the orphanage this will jump to 35,000 meals a month. WOW that is scary. Pray our gardens produce well. We are even growing our own black beans. <div>
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We have all our staff in place for the orphanage except the social worker and the doctor. We hope to have them hired soon.</div>
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But the most important thing we need now are orphan sponsors. I know this is easier to get once we have the orphans. But I can tell you from past experience something about them. They will have mostly been abused. Some quite horrifically. They will be scared. They will be little or big. They will be kids. They will be loved and kept safe.</div>
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We pray that you will use some of your holiday money to sponsor an orphan or a child who wants to go onto school and help break the poverty cycle their mayan family is in. We pray you will choose us at www.casadesion.org</div>
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Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428776272879253461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30180360.post-79524626763444138952013-11-23T11:26:00.001-08:002013-11-23T11:26:56.049-08:00SEEING THE LIGHT OF CHRIST<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The last 7 weeks we spent in Guatemala was a really hard time for me. I had a fever of 103 within 2 days after we got in the country. Then after I got back on my feet but was still not fully recovered, my husband got a bad case of parasites and for 2 weeks I had extra chores to do as I took on some of his. Then I was sick again with stomach issues.<br />
Add to this homeschooling of 5 kids . managing all the existing programs, doing all the paperwork and hiring that is needed for a new orphanage and training the wife of the couple who was going to take our place and you can see why I was running faster than I was able. Oh did I mention that said husband and I did not agree on a single decision.<br />
One day I went to Casa de Sion to supervise the mama/tot program there. I was still sickly and tired and not excited about going. Usually I am. So I said a prayer on the way there asking Heavenly Father to let me know He was still involved with us and still there for me.<br />
A woman was waiting for me with her baby wrapped up tight on her back and her toddler clinging to her hand. She said she needed my help. I thought to myself. "Yeah you and everyone else." Not my most spiritual moment. But I asked her what I could do. She told me the baby needed help. So I took him and unwrapped him and laid him on our change table to assess for myself his challenges. He was hydrocephalic. The pictures do not do a good job of showing how swollen beyond normal his head is. I asked about doctors and yes he is being seen by Doctor Peter. He had a shunt. She, the mom, wanted formula as he needed more nourishment. That was arranged. But the miraculous part of all this was that while I was talking to her, this magnificent light and spirit was shining off the babies' head and his shy little smile was like seeing the face of Christ. My prayers were answered. Heavenly Father is still right there with us and I am still being blessed by the service I render to the Mayan little ones even when I am at a low point.<br />
Want to lift your spirits. You could be his sponsor.<br />
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20.vicki@gmail.com<br />
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<br />Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428776272879253461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30180360.post-30321705289426323922013-11-21T07:14:00.001-08:002013-11-21T07:14:30.103-08:00HAVING TO QUIT SCHOOL AT 12 YEARS OLD<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A month ago I visited the community of Tocayche situated among the Highland Mayans of Guatemala. I was there to check out our community feeding program and to interview kids who can not go to school next year without financial help.<br />
I found the feeding program doing well. Several dedicated mamas were doing the cooking for the 90 some people who show up for a nutritious nutrient supplemented lunch.<br />
I was saddened by the middle school sponsorships. Saddened because the four kids we interviewed want to go to 7th grade so bad and their 3 mamas are doing all they can to get them there. They are the same mamas who come in and cook the lunch for the kids. None of these mamas had any education. Nothing. So hard to believe that in this day and age I can interview 3 women and none of then had even a kindergarten education. No wonder they want it so bad for their kids. So here are the kids<br />
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Angel: 13. Has 3 younger sibs. His dad makes about $20.00 a week working in the fields.<br />
He wants to be an agronomist.<br />
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Rosalia : 12<br />
Has 4 sibs.<br />
Dad works in fields and makes about $20.00 a week.<br />
She wants to be a teacher.<br />
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This next child is Adolfo. He is 11. He is the brother of Angel with 3 sibs and a dad making only $20.00 a week. He wants to be a teacher.<br />
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Now to Julio. He is 13 with 4 sibs. Same story with his dad and money. He wants to be an engineer.<br />
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The last child is Tony. He is my 11 year old adopted son. He does not worry about school. He knows he is expected to go to University and he knows we will provide the money for it. He wants to be an engineer.<br />
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What a difference where you are born can make.<br />
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The Mayan kids of Guatemala have to pay about $350.00 to go to middle school. Per year. $20 a week doesn't even buy food much less education.<br />
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We have a new website developed to help the 100 kids coming to us hoping we can get them the scholarships they need to continue.<br />
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www.casadesion.org/sponsorme<br />
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you can write me too if interested 20.vicki@gmail.com<br />
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<br />Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428776272879253461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30180360.post-9260932864575539782013-10-28T14:30:00.002-07:002013-10-28T14:30:46.731-07:00HAVE ORANGE BAGS [ FULL OF GUATEMALA DONATIONS ] WILL TRAVEL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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THIS SAGA OF THE ORANGE BAGS STARTED A YEAR AGO AS MY DAUGHTERS AND I SORTED AND PACKED MANY OF THE WONDERFUL CLOTHING DONATIONS GIVEN TO US BY A CARING KID'S CONSIGNMENT STORE. <br />
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LUCKILY THE DAUGHTERS WHO HELPED ME WERE IN THEIR 20S AND 30S AND NOT THESE LITTLE MUNCHKINS WHO ADDED SPICE.<br />
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NEXT WE HAULED IN OUR FAMILY TRUCK DRIVER AND HIS FAMILY [ MY SON JOEY AND DIL CRYSTAL AND GIRLS ] JOEY WILL DRIVE THE TRUCK TO PA WHERE IT WILL BE LOADED ON A CONTAINER AND SENT TO GUATEMALA<br />
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THE WHOLE FAMILY PITCHES IN TO LOAD THE TRUCK. ANOTHER SON AND MY HUSBAND PACKING AND HAULING<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THE GUATEMALAN FIVE [ THE ONES WHO LIVE WITH US IN GUATEMALA] PRACTICING THEIR GUATEMALAN DANCE CLASS MOVES WHEN THEY TIRED OF LOADING BAGS</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THE CONTAINER TOOK FIVE MONTHS FROM WHEN WE GOT THIS LOAD TO PA AND WHEN IT WAS DELIVERED TO US IN GUATEMALA. HERE IS<br /> MY TEAM WHO WILL UNPACK, SORT, AND CLASSIFY GETTING READY FOR SEVERAL CLOTHING ANAD SHOE DISTIBUTIONS.<br />BTW THERE ARE OVER 200 BAGS. THANKS KAREN AND CREW.<br /><br /><br />YOU CAN HELP PAY FOR THE NEXT SHIPMENT DUE TO LEAVE JAN. 2014<br /><br />Vicki Dalia<br />www.casadesion.org<br />20.vicki@gmail.com</td></tr>
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We arrived on September 25th and after settling in we hired a builder to start with the new bodega. It is next to existing kitchen and will also house a bathroom and laundry room. These latter two rooms are required by the government authorities for an orphanage. The bodega (warehouse) is large 6m. x 7m. and must hold all the existing supplies in the old building which will turn into the orphanage. We had to move the old outdoor firepit behind the new building and outside what will be the play area.<br />
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The builder began on Oct 2nd and expects to finish about Oct 24th with everything but the roof. He had to find some extra long beams and we want them to dry, at least, a little.<br />
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We also have to extend the dining area by ten feet and put a perimeter fence around the main yard area. Our afterschool feeding-tutorial program ended this last Friday with the end of school and we will begin work on the dining area on Monday. Later this week we hope to start on the perimeter fence. When we talked with our consultant about opening the orphanage 3 year ago, they were demanding a 6' block fence topped with 6' of chain link and then razor wire. It sounded like a prison to us. They have scaled it down to 6' of chain link and I am hoping we don't have to do the razor wire on top.<br />
In the beginning of November we should have these projects stable enough to begin on the 3rd floor which will be the new (&improved) volunteer housing. It will be lighter and more airy. We applied for a matching grant of $15,000 and think we have a good chance of getting it. We will not know till February so keep praying.<br />
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Many of you will remember my daughter, Katie, and her<a href="http://casadesion.blogspot.com/2012/01/three-years-ago-i-took-my-then-2-12.html"> saving her change</a> to bring bubbles and tattoo stickers to the kids in Guatemala when we went down 1 1/2 yrs ago. Since we have been home she has had grander plans. Every time I would put away clothing that no longer fit; she would say "let's put that in the yard sale pile". Every time the baby outgrew a toy she would say; "that will be great for the yard sale". Somehow she got it in her head that she was going to hold a yard sale to raise money for the kids in Guatemala. I agreed with her but didn't make any real plans. But as the summer was drawing to a close Katie really started pushing me to do the yard sale. I realized that this was a good opportunity to teach my children about giving. I finally committed, enlisted the whole family, set a date and reached out to friends to see if they had anything they wanted to donate. The response was overwhelming! We also decided to do a lemonade stand and bake sale. I decided that the kids would be able to be more involved in selling food then manning the yard sale.</div>
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The morning of the yard sale started off with bang. The sale started at 8:30 and people started coming at 7:45! Luckily a couple friends came to help me and another friend showed up with her kids to help with the Lemonade Stand. </div>
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The kids took turns being in charge of the stand. It was entertaining to see my shy son running up to yard sale customers to see if they wanted to buy a cookie or some lemonade.</div>
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Katie got up bright and early to help me set up everything. She had a soccer game at 8:30am but rushed home to do her part. </div>
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We ended up getting rained out at around noon. The kids were pretty disappointed until we counted our money. We made over $750! That will buy a lot of formula!!!</div>
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For some reason Miss Addy kept seeming to miss the camera so I just wanted to give a little shout out to her because she did a great job of doing her part!</div>
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We are hoping to take the formula down ourselves sometime the beginning of next year. If anyone is interested in joining us for a family team please email me.<br />
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We have 60 kids in our middle school sponsorship program . Part of what they need to do to get the scholarship money is help out when needed. This boy is helping to straighten and clean up. <br />
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Part of our after school feeding program requires that the moms of the students do the cooking. Here are two mom's doing the cooking.<br />
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These organic veggies came from our gardens<br />
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Here is the teacher for after school program in Los Robles<br />
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20.vicki@gmail.comErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428776272879253461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30180360.post-10995215488986029952013-10-04T08:46:00.000-07:002013-10-04T08:46:03.300-07:00A Story of Despair and Sorrow Among Mayan Mamas and Their BabiesI spent the better part of yesterday at the Chuti-estancia Mayan mama/tot program. Every Thurs. we have this program in a different community. The first Thurs. of the month is Chuti. We now have<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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104 mamas and their assorted kids under 5 so maybe 200 littles. I knew ahead of time there were 4 new Mayan women who wanted to do this program. I was still recovering from strep throat and a fever of 103, but I had been on the Zpac now for 2 plus days and did not want to miss this program. I have to tell you I can sit there and watch these women and kids and just feel happy, glowing. I don't know why. I don't know why I feel so honored to be helping and learning from this group and my other mama/tot groups. But it is not just me. Lots of our volunteers feel the same way and don't want to miss a mama/tot program while here. I think it has to do with being humbled by their humbleness, by their survival lacking so much of what I take for granted. So let me tell you a little about each one and see if you want to sponsor them and feel that same thrill of being able to help. I am not telling you their names as I can't remember them. But I remember their looks of despair and their sorrowful eyes.I will be getting a written report on each one with their names, etc if you want to sponsor them.<br />
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So this young lady is 16. She is in the picture above also. No husband and a 4 month old. She hung back from the others and looked so sad the whole time. She really touched my heart. Her baby is the 4 month old pictured at the bottom of the page <br />
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This one gripped my heart also. An older lady with a 6 year old and a 15 day old. When I asked about the husband/boyfriend the other women told me, "sex, pregnant, papa gone". We have the best time pantomining our ladies conversations.<br />
A whole slew of women brought her in to sign up for our programs. I was so proud of their sense of community and women helping women.<br />
To top it all out, she has no breast milk "absolutely none sworn to me by about 15 women"<br />
Neither of these two ladies had any.... nada education. They also both seemed to have lower IQs. Her baby is the 15 day old at the bottom<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THIS LADY ACTUALLY LOOKED LIKE SHE LED A LIFE OF LEISURE AFTER THE LAST TWO, BUT SHE IS 19, MARRIED TO A HUSBAND WHO WORKS IN ANOTHER TOWN, HER BOY IS 13 MONTHS. ALL THESE WOMEN NEED SPONSORS OR RATHER PEOPLE INTERESTED IN THEM ENOUGH TO HELP THEM STAY IN OUR PROGRAMS. THEY WERE ACCEPTED YESTERDAY BASED ON MY KNOWING THAT 3 OF YOU WILL STEP FORTH AND SPONSOR THEM. WELL TIME TO GO WRITE ME AT 20.vicki@gmail.com</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<br />Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428776272879253461noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30180360.post-69410775321319646612013-09-28T14:18:00.001-07:002013-09-28T14:18:28.775-07:00Taking Kids on An Extended Volunteer Vacation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This is where we live in the USA. Fall is coming on and the trees will be beautiful in a couple of weeks. Every morning I come here to see the view which changes everyday. It was hard to leave it.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fTjzFOXfK7mQ_e6YMfcCoHSWhu46OHvFbIuEMJZBz0oa3Fi7OBMZDmA7ByRdWN_ChciC1HonM0sipQ90sF9dhyAEoLqOFcxHRCrFGS5ju5HZmukIQyY4HcF56djzwSxOU32XCQ/s1600/Sept.+27%252C+2013+084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fTjzFOXfK7mQ_e6YMfcCoHSWhu46OHvFbIuEMJZBz0oa3Fi7OBMZDmA7ByRdWN_ChciC1HonM0sipQ90sF9dhyAEoLqOFcxHRCrFGS5ju5HZmukIQyY4HcF56djzwSxOU32XCQ/s320/Sept.+27%252C+2013+084.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
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So we are trying to do fun things for them. Their trip started with the drive to Atlanta. 7 hours from home. We stopped at a fabric store and let them each pick out a piece of fabric to make a pillowcase for their new pillows at the guesthouse in Lomas. Then we stopped for supper. At the hotel that night, they had an adjoining room which meant they got to watch tv all night. We do not have tv at home so this was a treat. Next we headed to the airport at 6 in the morning and they had to suffer thru a movie and soft drinks which they also do not get at home. Then the shuttle picked us up in Guatemala and they started having a little culture shock. Pricesmart was next where we loaded up on USA food.</div>
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Then the drive to Lomas and landing there at 8pm that night. Kids had a hard time adjusting to their new bedrooms as most of their treasures were in their bedrooms in the states. But they are doing well. They went to the elementary school programs with us on Fri. and met all the kids. The whole time they are here [ 7 weeks] they will help with all we do, so their lives will be school work and volunteer work. We took them to Lake Atitlan on Fri. for their dad's birthday and to buy an ice cream cake.</div>
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Monday they start gymnastic and yoga and art classes.</div>
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This last picture is Lake Atitlan. We will do a family boat trip with lunch out while here and celebrate 2 birthdays. The kids also got a surprise the first morning. They were upset they had to leave their dogs in the USA. The first morning here a dog showed up at our door and has not left. he eats here and plays here and the kids now have a Guatemalan dog.<br />
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We love family teams. My daughter Erin is trying to put one together for either the end of Feb. or later in the spring.<br />
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write us at <a href="mailto:20.vicki@gmail.com">20.vicki@gmail.com</a><br />
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Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428776272879253461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30180360.post-22035074766160088992013-09-19T04:18:00.001-07:002013-09-19T04:18:28.395-07:00Awesome Things are HappeningWe now have a new association that is dedicated to the work of our orphanage. We have some powerful people on the board of this association and we will be doing great things.<br />
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The orphanage is moving forward and I will be hiring staff while down there in Oct. Also will be decorating the kids rooms and getting a cozy little spot for them to land in and , hopefully, feel safe in.<br />
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We have a new project called the SPONSORME project that we are almost ready to launch. I will be training our scholarship kids on the Sponsorme process and will notify you when the website is up and functioning.<br />
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We have Debbie in GA collecting bed coverings for our soon to arrive little orphans. If you want to contribute to this write me at 20.vicki@gmail.com.<br />
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We have Katie, another one of our elementary school fundraisers, doing a yard sale lemonade stand this Sat. in Stamford, CT. She is excited. I sent her rack cards and her mom is helping get out posters. If you are in the area write me for the address. 20.vicki@gmail.com<br />
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One more awesome thing going on is happening in Denton, TX this Sunday.<br />
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Here are the facts<br />
UNT MUSIC BUILDING VOERTMAN HALL<br />
4 PM 415 AVENUE C, DENTON , TX<br />
TICKETS $20.00 STUDENTS $15.00<br />
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HERE IS THE URL LINK AND YOU CAN BUY TICKETS ONLINE<br />
http://www.servicementors.org/events<br />
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THEY HAVE A FANTASTIC LINEUP OF MUSICIANS. IF YOU ARE IN THE AREA YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS.<br />
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Also please send this to all your friends and ask them to like us on Facebook<br />
<br />Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428776272879253461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30180360.post-89350659208815783522013-09-18T04:11:00.001-07:002013-09-18T04:11:31.322-07:00Packing to go Again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Probably the hardest part of the work we do in Guatemala is the transition. Living part time in the USA and part time in Guatemala involves us trying to have lives in both places and to adjust all the time. Right now we are adjusting to leaving the USA. Adjustments include but not limited to<br />
Not seeing any of our 22 grandkids under 9 for 7 weeks<br />
Trying to make sure all kids left here are settled. Our 17 year old is staying for school and football. Our 19 year old is in a voc. rehab college that is not working out. So right in the middle of packing , I am having to get her back home and talk her into coming with us or staying with her sister. Staying involves another educational plan for her as well as a job. She is not going to like either alternative.<br />
Packing for the 5 kids and husband and I for the next 7 weeks of the rainy season.<br />
Talking husband into the 5 extra suitcases we will have to pay for [ and lug around] because they have donations in them. That makes 7 already paid for check suitcases, 5 check suitcases we have to pay for and 7 big carry ons and bookbags to be lugged from one airport to the next and out to the shuttle, then to our home, then unpacked again.<br />
Making sure we have all the materials needed to homeschool said 5 kids.<br />
Leaving my house here in the USA clean enough so it will not be overrun with bugs or rats when I return.<br />
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That is just a few. I left out all the prayers said for safety while there and easy travel. Could you please pray for all of our safety in travel and while there also?<br />
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<br />Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428776272879253461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30180360.post-33631524511318953742013-09-05T12:14:00.000-07:002013-09-05T12:14:04.805-07:00CHECK OUT OUR GARDEN AND SCHOOL PROGRAMS REPORT<br />
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<span style="color: #17375e; font-family: Lucida Grande;"><span style="font-size: 26px; letter-spacing: 0.2px;">We just got this monthly report from our new director. He is doing such a good job. Check out the veggie production and usage in our Mayan Guatemalan Organic </span><span style="font-size: 26px;">garden.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #17375e; font-family: Lucida Grande;"><span style="font-size: 26px; letter-spacing: 0.2px;"> Weekly report</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>After school attendance of elementary students in the different communites we work in. How many eat lunch and how many study afterwards.</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Lunch 24</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Study 20</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Lunch 25</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Study 21</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Lunch 24</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Study 22</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Lunch 90</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Lunch 86</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Lunch 85 </b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Lunch 135</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Study 18</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Study 15</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Lunch 138</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Lunch 139</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Items of special interest:</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Pues el programa ha funcionado muy bien como siempre, se realizan varias actividades educativas con los niños como: promover en el niño el habito de la lectura, desarrollar en el niños sus habilidades físicas y también hay un tiempo determinado para que los niños puedan recrearse realizando varios juegos como: futbol, beisbol, domino, memoria, lotería y rompecabezas.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>The program has been working well as always. We do several educational activities with the children like: reading habits, physical education, developing memory and understanding skills using the board games. They also play soccer, beisbol, dominoes, memory, puzzles and others</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10px;">WOWEE LOOK AT HOW MANY VEGGIES WE ARE PRODUCING AND USING</span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Helvetica;"></table>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Vegetables going into programs and where:</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Se cosecharon 8 docenas de guisquil, 2 para cada comunidad (María del Carmen, Nueva Victoria, Tocache y Los Robles).</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Se cosecharon 11 docenas de zanahoria, 3 para cada comunidad (María del Carmen, Nueva Victoria y Tocache) para Los Robles 2 docenas.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Se cosecharon 8 libras de cebolla, 2 para cada comunidad (María del Carmen, Nueva Victoria, Tocache y Los Robles).</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Se cosecharon 8 unidades de brócoli y 4 de Coliflor, 3 para cada comunidad (María del Carmen, Nueva Victoria, Tocache y Los Robles).</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>This week we harvested 8 dozen of guisquil. 2 dozen went for each community.</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>11 dozen of carrots. 3 for each community and 2 for Los Robles.</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>8 pounds of onions. 2 for each community.</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>8 broccolies and 4 cauliflowers. 3 for each community (MdelC, NV and LR)</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Eggs laid and # going into programs where:</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Se recolecto un total de 4 cartones y se utilizaron 20 huevos el dia viernes para la comida de los niños de los robles. Ya que se les hizo brócoli envuelto en huevo con frijol y arroz.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>120 eggs were collected. 20 of them were used on Friday for children’s lunch because we gave them broccoli with eggs, beans and rice. The others went to the communities.</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Land prepared or new beds dug:</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">La tierra preparada (limpiada y picada) para esta semana es de 30 varas de largo por 10 de ancho.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>The land prepared this week was an area of 25 x 8 meters.</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Seeds planted estimated maturity:</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Zanahoria </b></span><span style="color: #0170c0; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>(Carrots)</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Fecha que se sembró </b></span><span style="color: #0170c0; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>(Date planted)</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Fecha aproximada para cosecha </b></span><span style="color: #0170c0; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>(Harvest date)</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>04-05-2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Listo para cosechar </b></span><span style="color: #0170c0; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>(Ready to harvest)</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>03-06-2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Listo para cosechar </b></span><span style="color: #0170c0; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>(Ready to harvest)</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>14-06-2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>15-10-2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>15-07-2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>30-11-2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>20-07-2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>30-11-2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b></b></span><br /></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b></b></span><br /></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Remolacha </b></span><span style="color: #0170c0; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>(Beets)</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Fecha que se sembró </b></span><span style="color: #0170c0; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>(Date planted)</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Fecha aproximada para cosecha </b></span><span style="color: #0170c0; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>(Harvest date)</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>25-06-2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Listo para cosechar </b></span><span style="color: #0170c0; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>(Ready to harvest)</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>13-05-2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Listo para cosechar </b></span><span style="color: #0170c0; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>(Ready to harvest)</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b></b></span><br /></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Frijol de ejotera de vara </b></span><span style="color: #0170c0; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>(Beans)</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Fecha que se sembró </b></span><span style="color: #0170c0; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>(Date planted)</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Fecha aproximada para cosecha </b></span><span style="color: #0170c0; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>(Harvest date)</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>10-06-2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Se está cosechando </b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>(we are harvesting it)</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>12-08-2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>30-10-2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b></b></span><br /></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Ejote de suelo </b></span><span style="color: #0170c0; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Green Beans</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Fecha que se sembró </b></span><span style="color: #0170c0; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>(Date planted)</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Fecha aproximada para cosecha</b></span><span style="color: #0170c0; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>(Harvest date)</b></span></div>
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<div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>20-06-2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Se está cosechando </b></span><span style="color: #0170c0; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>(we are harvesting it)</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>23-05-2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>15-10-2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b></b></span><br /></div>
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<span style="color: #ff2500; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Apio </b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Celery</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Fecha que se sembró </b></span><span style="color: #0170c0; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>(Date planted)</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Fecha aproximada para cosecha </b></span><span style="color: #0170c0; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>(Harvest date)</b></span></div>
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<div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>20-08-2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>15-12-2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b></b></span><br /></div>
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<span style="color: #ff2500; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Cilantro </b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>(Cilantro)</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Fecha que se sembró </b></span><span style="color: #0170c0; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>(Date planted)</b></span></div>
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<div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Fecha aproximada para cosecha</b></span><span style="color: #0170c0; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>(Harvest date)</b></span></div>
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<div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>15-07-2013</b></span></div>
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<div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>15-10-2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b></b></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; min-height: 13px;">
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Brócoli </b></span><span style="color: #0170c0; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Brocoli</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Fecha que se sembró </b></span><span style="color: #0170c0; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>(Date planted)</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Fecha aproximada para cosecha </b></span><span style="color: #0170c0; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>(Harvest date)</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b> </b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>15-06-2013</b></span></div>
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<div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>30-10-2013</b></span></div>
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<div style="color: #0170c0; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 14px; min-height: 17px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b></b></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; min-height: 13px;">
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>20-06-2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>15-10-2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>10-06-2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>15-10-2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ff2500; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Chile </b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Red pepper</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Se está utilizando el Beliz en los sembrados de tomate, para evitar que las plagas los destruyan.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Se utiliza el abono biocofia para los cultivos.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>They are using Bellis for tomato plants… And the fertilizer Biocofia for gardens. </b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Cernir abono, fumigar cultivos, limpiar cultivos, mover aboneras. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">El frijol ya está casi listo solo falta que se seque y ya para la próxima semana pues esperamos poder utilizarlo para enviar a las comunidades y así evitar comprar en el mercado.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Black beans are almost ready we are just drying it very well so we can start using it in the programs and won’t have to buy anymore for a while.</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Pues tome la iniciativa de realizar con los niños un proyecto de reciclaje que consiste en realizar una manualidad utilizando material que ya no sirve con el fin de enseñarle a los niños lo importante que es el reciclaje y así contribuir a tener un mejor medio ambiente. Pronto adjuntare imágenes para que puedan observar cómo va el proyecto.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>The good thing this week was that I started a recycle project with the children to show them how important is to take care of our environment. I will send some pics soon to show you how is this going.</b></span></div>
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My new , on probation, Director sent this touching powerpoint. he is just learning English so I give him a high five on this powerpoint and the English description. Here is our little Raquel giving out the formula she bought with money she made selling lemonade.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">IRVIN DECORATED EVERYTHING FOR OUR GUESTS AND HAD THE SCHOOL KIDS DO A PERFORMANCE</td></tr>
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<br />Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428776272879253461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30180360.post-84900906892069955562013-08-31T05:57:00.001-07:002013-08-31T06:57:08.929-07:00OUR NEWEST 7 YEAR OLD FUNDRAISER; HELPING US FEED MORE KIDS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />I kind of devour John Woods' books. You see, he is the founder of Room To Read. And he has a yearly budget of $39,000,000. That's right 6 zeroes. He forms chapters all over the world of very wealthy people to do his fundraising. So I am trying hard to copy his ideas. And we do have some adults doing chapters. Kent, in TX and Debbie in GA. But the ones that tickle my heart the best are the kids, the young kids. Like Raquel in NY City who personally handed out the formula she raised the money for . [Pictures and story to follow when she returns to the USA ]<br />
Now our new youngest fundraiser is Katie. Katie is the cute little blond in all the photos. The top photo is the most recent and she is shown with your younger bro and sis on the first day of school. She is doing a yard sale/lemonade stand on Sat. Sept. 14th in Stamford, CT. Katie raised donations for our feeding programs when she was just a toddler and took them down to Guatemala and delivered them herself. You see Katie is my granddaughter and the daughter of Erin, who many of you know through the work she does for us.<br />
We love our young fundraisers. If your child is interested in doing a fundraiser, just let us know. We will send them rack cards and business cards to hand out. We also will send some woven bracelets, hand made by our women in Guatemala that are easy sells.<br />
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20.vicki@gmail.comErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428776272879253461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30180360.post-54471331638455660292013-08-21T15:08:00.001-07:002013-08-21T15:08:20.249-07:00OUR LIST OF NEEDS<br />
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This is a starter NEEDS LIST <br />These could done as a part of Eagle Scout Projects, Church Groups, Katie's Group and Vacation Volunteers, etc. </div>
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Important Relative Fact: Besides the orphanage over 5<b>000 meals per month</b> are provided for not just the Los Robles community, but 5 other extremely poor communities. </div>
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Over 60+ monthly/ yearly Student Scholarships (correct #?) are being provide by the Dalias/ Casa de Sion.</div>
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<b>Farming assistance</b>, weeding, irrigation, organic fertilizing, bringing in black soil, cultivating etc. </div>
<b>Clearing Farm Land</b>, removing rocks, weeds, sticks, cultivating and preparing ground, etc. </div>
<b>Fruit Tree Care,</b> Pruning, Aerating, Picking Fruit, transporting. </div>
<b>Fence Building: </b>Two areas for fence 1. new Farm Area and 2. chain link w steel posts installed in orphans playground and for safety on front highway side. We should have at least 2 rows high of block circulating the external perimeter ideally. I don't know how strict they will be, but if we can get it donated and done by volunteers, it would be good. The fencing would go up from their total of 2 meters (6+ feet high). </div>
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<b>Playground Equipment and Installation:</b> Need basketball hoop and pole, ........... (we have some equip already) to be coordinated.</div>
<b>Metal Signs:</b> We need high quality metal signs painted with high grade weather resistant paint to post at every area. They ALL must be uniform. This is a strict requirement from several government agencies. examples: Playground, Kitchen, Drinking Water, Irrigation Water Only, Dining Area, Parking Area, Tutorial Area, Boys Bathroom, Girls Bathroom, Supervisors Bathroom, New born - 2, Toddlers 2 - 4 yrs, 4-6, 6-10, 11-15 yr olds (over each door). We will need a sign for each child for their personal locker (We prob need some blank ones made up for future children and then we can paint names ourselves later). These should be Cute maybe using our logo. </div>
<b>New Orphanage Sign for building: </b>We need a good artist to do this very professionally. This can be done as a mural with the new logo. </div>
<b>Strip and paint front wood fence:</b> I suggest that we need this wood fence for more privacy even though we are putting up chain link in front of it. </div>
<b>Parking Area needs to be separated with fencing</b> of some kind so it is secure and separate from children's area. Important to CNA.</div>
<b>Grounds organization: </b>building walking paths, developing gardens. Children should be taught horticulture, farming and be surrounded by flowers and all the beautiful exotic plants that are characteristic of the region.<br /><b>MAJOR CONSTRUCTION:</b> Labor to Add third floor to existing orphanage home, includes: masonry work, plumbing (2-3 bathrooms with showers), electrical, windows, doors, trim and finish work, paint, etc. </div>
<b>MAJOR CONSTRUCTION:</b> Labor Expand kitchen and eating area, includes: masonry work, windows, doors, electrical, etc. </div>
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<b>Artisan Training Courses: </b>Need volunteers to come and teach sewing, weaving, crocheting, painting, (especially pottery making). I have a vision of Los Robles being a pottery production center. NO ONE does this well anywhere around the region. It can also be know for basket weaving. All this should be done to preserve the artistic and cultural signature of their Mayan heritage. Requires planning and acquiring proper materials.</div>
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<b>Musician Courses:</b> We have access to many professional musicians in the USA and in the capital through the Universities such as La U. de Landivar, etc. We need musicians to come with simple instruments and have music classes for them to learn: Guitar, Ukulele, Flute, Recorder, Singing, Marimba, etc. There are over 1000 simple ancient instruments used by the Mayans. We should figure out how to make some of them and teach them to play them as a group. Form and children's musical group.<br /></div>
Secondary Projects:<br /><b>Build Music building</b> where the children are taught music lessons. We could be a music training center and even expand to the community. God knows they need it. </div>
<b>Build a mechanic shop</b> near the road: We would like to start the shop as a welding shop, basic tire repair and auto repair shop. It could serve us for repairs and projects as well as service to the community.<br /><b>Build an art shop/ store </b>for sewing, arts and crafts production shop/ store. We can also sell our <b>goods and produce</b> there or up in Godinez. Now we are creating enterprise and productivity<br /><u><b><br /></b></u></div>
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Plumbing materials for 3 bathrooms and for 10 showers </div>
Concrete, gravel, sand</div>
Re-bar (various sizes), wire ties</div>
Lumbar: 2"x4"s, 4" x 4"s, FORMS: 8'x12"x1"</div>
electrical wire, plastic conduit, plugs, light sockets, fixtures</div>
10 Windows</div>
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Tile for flooring and bathrooms</div>
Metal Stair Case (1 flight)</div>
2 Steel Doors, Hardware, etc</div>
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8 Computers with Internet (because we are in a remote area some kind of receiver or booster would be necessary) Along with installation and training. I know a guy who specializes in this service in the lake area to help: We have the computers, just need everything else.</div>
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Books for Libraries both in Spanish and English or Kakchiquel if at all possible. </div>
Decor for the orphanage</div>
5 Fire Extinguishers (one per floor and per area, Kitchen should be special for grease, ABC (I believe is rating). Required by CNA and gov agencies. </div>
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Tools: welder, buckets, shovels, pick ax, saws for both metal and wood, pliers, cutters, hammers, trowels, etc.</div>
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Television: Questionable??? probably not necessary unless can be used as a computer screen???</div>
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This list includes items and points from my meeting with Edy Tum back in May 2013. This is just a rough draft, but we need to post this, so we can get it donated. If people know, then they might be more likely to do it. </div>
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Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428776272879253461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30180360.post-2416705410808535222013-08-16T04:25:00.001-07:002013-08-16T04:25:24.329-07:00EXPANDING FOR THE ORPHANAGE IN GUAT<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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TO BE ABLE TO PUT THE NEW ORPHAN KIDS ON THE 1ST AND 2ND FLOORS OF OUR EXISTING BUILDING, WE NEED TO ADD A THIRD FLOOR FOR OUR VOLUNTEER TEAMS TO STAY ON. HERE ARE PICTURES OF MY HUSBAND, JODY, MEETING WITH TWO OF OUR GREAT BOARD MEMBERS, ABINADY AND JOSE MIQUEL. ABINADY IS A BUILDER IN GUATEMALA, MY HUSBAND BUILDS HOUSES IN THE USA AND JOSE MIQUEL JUST SEEMED TO KNOW A LOT ABOUT IT.<br />
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THEY ARE DISCUSSING ROOM DIVISIONS AND ALTHO IT IS NOT SET IN STONE YET, WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE 2 OR 3 DORM TYPE ROOMS WITH 2 OR 3 BATHROOMS, A SMALL SITTING AREA, A LAUNDRY ROOM AND A CLOSET FOR STORAGE OF ITEMS OF TEAM LEADERS.<br />
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IN ADDITION TO THE THIRD FLOOR CONSTRUCTION, WE ARE BUILDING A NEW STORAGE ROOM WITH BATHROOM NEXT TO THE KITCHEN/DINING AREA AND INCLOSING THE DINING AREA. ALSO WE ARE PUTTING UP A SECURITY FENCE ALONG PARTS OF THE PORPERTY<br />
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NOW HERE IS WHERE YOU COME IN. WE NEED MONEY TO BUILD. WE NEED CONSTRUCTION CREWS TO BUILD OR JUST HAUL BLOCK. WE NEED PAINTERS AND TILE LAYERS AND FURNITURE.<br />
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PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH ALL YOU KNOW AND HELP US GET THIS GOING SO WE CAN GET THE KIDS ROOMS READY FOR THEM ON FLOORS 1 AND 2. IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS OF WHERE TO GET GRANT MONEY FOR CONSTRUCTION OR KNOW OF ANY FAMILY FOUNDATIONS WANTING TO HELP ORPHANS OR EDUCATE KIDS, PLEASE LET US KNOW.<br />
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20.VICKI@GMAIL.COMErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428776272879253461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30180360.post-13851072502809172942013-08-15T04:44:00.001-07:002013-08-15T04:44:32.655-07:00HELPING MEDICALLY FRAGILE KIDS<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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HERE ARE PICTURES OF TWO MEDICALLY FRAGILE MAYAN KIDS WE HELP. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 30 PLUS THAT WE HELP. I HAVE A HEART FOR KIDS WHO ARE 'NOT PERFECT' AS I HAVE SUFFERED WITH PTSD MY WHOLE LIFE AND KNOW HOW HARD LIFE CAN BE IF YOU HAVE A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY. <div>
WHEN I WAS A TEEN I WORKED AT TWO DIFFERENT PLACES FOR KIDS WITH ISSUES. ONE WAS THE LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE KIDS WERE LEFT AFTER BIRTH. I WOULD GO IN ON SUNDAYS AND SIT IN A ROOM WITH 20 OR MORE INFANTS WHO SUFFERED FROM SPINA BIFIDA, DOWNS SYNDROME,ETC. I WOULD HOLD THEM AND FEED THEM. THEY WERE SPECIAL TO ME. ON SATURDAYS I WENT TO A INSTITUTIONAL HOME FOR 'SPECIAL' KIDS AND PLAYED WITH THEM. THAT WAS IN THE DAY WHEN THE SAME KIDS I KEPT AT THE HOSPITAL WERE SENT FROM THERE TO THE INSTITUTIONAL HOME..</div>
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THEN AS AN ADULT I ADOPTED 'SPECIAL KIDS': A DOWNS SON, BLACK KIDS WHEN IT WASN'T POPULAR TO ADOPT BLACK KIDS, ETC. SPECIAL KIDS ARE SPECIAL TO ME.</div>
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AT ONE POINT WHEN WE HAD THE OLD ORPHANAGE I WAS ASKED TO TAKE A 3 YEAR OLD 11 POUND, SEVERELY MALNOURISHED LITTLE GIRL WHO HAD SEVERE CEREBRAL PALSY. SHE WAS THE CHILD OF A PROSTITUTE AND HAD BEEN HOSPITALIZED HER WHOLE LIFE. SHE HAD LAIN IN A TINY CUBICLE AT THE HOSPITAL AND ONE OF THE NURSES ASKED ME TO TAKE HER. WE DID. SHE WAS FINALLY HELD AND LOVED AND GAINED 5 POUNDS IN 5 MONTHS. WE FELT IMMENSE JOY WHEN WE HELD HER AND WHEN SHE WOULD GIVE A CROOKED, WEAK SMILE AT US. THE NURSE HAD TOLD ME SHE COULD DIE ANY DAY, BUT THAT WAS NOT ON OUR MINDS. ONE DAY WHILE I WAS IN THE USA, SHE ASPIRATED ON HER MILK AND WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE DIED. WHAT A SAD DAY FOR ALL OF US. WE BURIED HER AS A BELOVED CHILD IN THE LOCAL CEMETARY. BECAUSE OF HER DEATH, MALICIOUS RUMORS SPREAD THRU TOWN AND NOT ONLY DID WE HAVE THE PAIN OF HER PASSING, WE HAD THE PAIN OF LIES BEING TOLD. FIVE YEARS LATER, I HEARD SOMEONE SAY ONE OF THESE MALICIOUS LIES AGAIN AND IT STILL HURTS. </div>
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ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH LIFE IS IF YOU STEP OUT OF THE BOX, YOU OPEN YOURSELF TO RIDICULE. I DO NOT REGRET TAKING THIS CHILD AS I KNOW HOW HAPPY SHE WAS WITH US AND I KNOW HER LIFE BEFORE THEN.</div>
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SO NOW WE STILL HELP MEDICALLY FRAGILE KIDS. THE TWO ABOVE LIVE WITH THEIR FAMILIES. WE STILL STEP OUT OF OUR COMFORT ZONE TO HELP BECAUSE IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG, WE ARE ALWAYS BLAMED. BUT I LISTEN TO THE LORD [ MOST OF THE TIME LOL] AND TRY TO FOLLOW HIS PATH AND KNOW HE WANTS THESE KIDS HELPED.</div>
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MARIA WAS DISCOVERED HIDDEN IN HER HOME. SHE HAS SPINA BIFIDA AND HAD A HUGHLY INFECTED FOOT. IT WAS SO BAD SHE WAS NEAR DEATH. YOU PAID FOR HOSPITAL CARE IN THE CITY, HER AND HER MOTHER'S TRANSPORT THERE, HER MEDS, ETC. SHE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR A WHILE AND FINALLY RECOVERED ENOUGH TO COME HOME. WE GOT HER A WHEELCHAIR AND HAVE TRIED TO GET HER TO SCHOOL, BUT SHE IS TOO EMBARRASSED TO GO. WE CHECK ON HER EACH TIME WE ARE IN HER COMMUNITY AND TAKE MEDS AND BANDAGES FOR HER FOOT AND GIVE HER MOM ONE MORE LECTURE ON KEEPING IT CLEAN. </div>
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LUCIA WAS DISCOVERED A WEAK, BARELY FUNCTIONING CHILD WHEN WE HAD DOCTOR KIM FROM WA. DOING PHYSICALS ON SCHOOL KIDS WE HELP. DOC KIM DISCOVERED A HEART MURMUR. THEN DOCTOR PETER FROM BOSTON TOOK OVER AND EVENTUALLY LUCIA HAD HEART SURGERY. SHE IS A DIFFERENT CHILD. GAINED 25 POUNDS. RUNS AND PLAYS. HER HAIR EVEN GOT DARKER.</div>
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GLAD WE DIDN'T STOP HELPING BECAUSE OF RUMORS AND CRUEL PEOPLE.</div>
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WE ,AT CASA DE SION, STILL NEED YOU TO HELP US. PLEASE DONATE SO WE HAVE A FUND FOR MEDICALLY FRAGILE KIDS AND NEVER HAVE TO SAY NO. ALSO PRAY SO WE ARE PROTECTED AS WE CONTINUE TO HELP.</div>
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WE LEAVE AGIAN FOR GUATEMALA IN A MONTH. IF YOU WISH TO DONATE, WRITE ME FOR AN ADRESS TO SEND DONATIONS.</div>
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WE NEED FOLKS TO DO FUNDRAISERS FOR US. WE HAVE IDEAS. WRITE FOR THOSE.</div>
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Hey folks, we need your help. These handy Eagle Scouts came all the way to Guatemala to build us some beds for our new orphanage. Four regular size bunks and 3 toddler bunks. We can't say enough about how much we appreciate them.<br />
Now we need people to decorate the rooms. here's the deal: you pick a room you are dying to decorate. It can be our baby room, our toddler room, a boy room or a girl room. We have 6 we need decorated..You raise the funds to pay for the paint, the tile on the cement floor, the bedding, the curtains and the wall decorations. Then you either come down to our place in Guatemala and put them together yourself or you send us the funds and decorations and we will put them together for you. You will get a picture of your room with the kids in it. You will also get first dibs on being the loving sponsors/parents from a far for one or all of the kids in the room.<br />
Check out your favorite organization or church and see if they are interested in helping you. Write me at 20.vicki@gmail.com for more info and let's get going on making a cozy, warm, homey room for these kids who have been living on the streets<br />
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