Yesterday we gave several backpacks to China to bless the kids in a colonia about an hour south of the border. Every Saturday several people load up food and other things to be distributed to the poor in The Colonia Santa Polonia, south of Rio Bravo, MX. We have been partners with them for years and supply the beans and rice to the people. We had some extra backpacks and those will be given out on Saturday as well.
Roger and Colleen Armstrong made the long drive from Illinois this week to bring us a van donated by the LaHarpe Christian Church. The van was filled with everything from sewing machines, to windows, and lots of other stuff we haven't unloaded yet. The van is in great shape and the same year and model of our current van. Now we have twins. The Armstrongs really have a heart to help those in need. They have been to Ethiopia several times and now have been down here a few times, reaching out and being a blessing to those in need. They have been helping the family financially with school expenses for the family they built a house for in February, with the Carpenters Crew.
Colleen loves to sew and helped Paula make some uniforms the night they arrived. Yesterday She spent time helping with Paulas sewing class, followed by a celebration of one of the classes women Brawlia, celebrating her birthday. Several cakes were given to us by Anna, a good friend building an orphanage in Progresso, MX. A visit by Lugos family made their day as they were able to thank Roger and Colleen for making Prep school a reality for their oldest daughter and grade school for the younger kids. Roger and Colleen headed back North this morning, but not before blessing us with a financial gift that will make electricity a reality for the Community Center and everyone that lives near us. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
All of the couples getting married this Saturday in the colonia waited for hours at the Community Center for the nurse to come and do the blood tests required to get married in Mx. How many of you remember having to do that in the U.S. way back when? Any how they finally came and got all the required tests and paper work done. The whole group spent an hour or so bagging up rice for this Saturdays food outreach.
Carmelo and Zacharias have been busy finishing Mimis bedroom. Lights in, Water lines installed, stucco on the outside walls, door hung. It's just a few days before Mimi cane call it her own. Thanks to Alan and Lynnea Wells for providing the funds to make it happen for Mimi. Caleb says he wants to sleep in there too, now that he sees how nice it will be. That's Mimi's call!!
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