Calling in the resources

 

The fall is always an expensive time , getting ready for winter Kids back to school, are just some of the needs.  As the needs have started to pile up, I am taking a couple days now to highlight some of the needs .. please consider helping at this time, and please share this need with others so that we can get them taken care of before we leave in just  10 days . 

I got a message last night about this six year old Erika.  Erika mom is a single mom from an orphanage herself, and Erika has ASD autism and speech and development delay.  Her mother brought her to a home orphanage we work with, but her needs are too much for them . Erika needs specialized treatment. This is available at a specialized center, but costs $205 USD a month .       

If we can find any sponsors to help with this, our worker will get this money to the school each month .  others are trying to find help as well , so any amount would be a blessing to them .  

Last night we had some help bringing in some hay .  Henry and Jonathon were hard at it . 

The coal is still on the move it is about $500 USD a truck load and that is enough for 5 families . we are hoping to start doing some deliveries this week . One truck at a time as donations come in for this. 

On the 15th will be the first day of school for the little mountain school house. there are about 20 kids that we would like to bring supplies to as well as 3 teachers .  @ $25 each , we will need $575 for this day.  

We have lots of other kids we work with going back to school  well .  $50 here and $100 there ,  it all adds up I would like to find $500 to help back fill some of the money we have already spend and still need to spend . 

There is a women's shelter that we have helped in the past and has has asked for help again this year .   We helped them with coal the last couple years . there are about 40 kids there . they need $1700 for the coal this winter.  We don't have money for that ourselves, so we will only be able to help if some one sends a substantial coal donation and designates it for them ... but it is getting colder at nights already.   

And the next big need that we are working on is for a refrigerator for the orphanage that we took to the lack last week . The cheapest one we can find is $300 USD , but the best would be about $500 USD so the question is , do we serve a God of the cheapest or the best, you decide . 

Son may needs and can be overwhelming , but I am reminded that the resources  are tied to the calling , the calling is not tied to the resources .. so its time for some resources to be called in . 

Many hand make light work ... Even little hands.

 Yesterday we cut thistles and burned them to get ready for events at the Kashar .  

We had several families for a wonderful lazzy day at the Kashar today 

Lots of games .

We had hot dogs roster on sticks and awesome french fries . 

Rock painting is always a big hit . The kids love it .

Then some more games 

They even had horse riding .

We were not back qt the farm for 5 minutes and the family was hard at work putting down new gravel on the driveway and the laundry area

Landscaping cloth went down first .

It sure goes fast when there are so many working hands 

They even did the driveway. Q

An early start to the day.

We were up and on the road before the sun this morning.  We saw it rise as we were driving out to the orphanage to wave the kids off to Lake Issyk Kul

It's a great big bus but it needs to be to carry 80 kids plus shaperons and even a couple police officers .

The kids were pretty excited to be going 

There was a day when we would have been on that bus with the kids , but now we are happy to wave them off. 

We then went out to see Tanya .  Her youngest was born 2 months early and had a lot of health issues. One of them was a hernia.  They could not operate until he was eight months old.  So next week he is scedualed for surgery.  She has asked us if we could find someone to help with that. It is going to be $300.   UPDATE.. this need has been met. Thank you 

We left her with an assurance that the operation would be covered .. she has enough to be worried about right now.. so the $300 is up to is to worry about now haha.

After visiting we went into town and did some shopping to get the guest house ready for the family coming.   A couple days ago we found a used fridge for them that is bigger then the bar fridge we had.. they will be able to use it, then when they go, we will bring it to one of the hospitals that have asked us for one.

But for now it is stocked up with food ready for a family of 10.

We also added an oven and a gas hot plate so they have everything for cooking . 

The cupboard is stocked up as well.  Enough to do them for a few days until they get settled in.

Even a cupboard of new cleaning supplies and extra towels . 

And of course a basket of toys for the smaller kids . 

I I am typing this , they are on a complimentary tour of Istambul provided by Turkish air if you have a long layover.

Tonight Jayne will be heading for the airport. Her flight leaves at 2:30 and the family arrives at 4:30 .  It's going to be a busy night.  

$800 to go .

 We are coming down to the wire for the last trip if the season to lake IsiKool .  It is a special trip.  One of the orphanages we work with has called and asked us to bring there kids to the lake .. someone brought 30 of their kids to the lake last month.  80 kids did not get to go .. and they really want to go .  

I have to make the final call by Tuesday night 

I have $700 that I have as undesignated funds that I can apply to this if we move forward with this .. that leaves $800 to go ... So please consider donating before Tuesday Night . So we can make this happen 

Getting thing done

 The coal has started to arrive.  the coal is coming in at $500 USD for a 5 ton load .. the first has arrived and the second has been ordered and is expected any time now.... and that's where we stop for now that will be 10 tons of the required 200 tons ... as funds come in we will continue to purchase coal .  we hope to start deliveries in the next week ... if you can help , please use the donate button on the top right side of the blog. 

Jayne and Dr Julie have been busy already with trainings in orphanages , schools and organizations .. they have been incredibly well received .

Romina got the store room sorted and the vitamins and medications ready to distribute .

We had a paint night with about 20 people at the farm last night , along with pizza and salads 

on the last bus trip to the lake we met a family that needed supplies to be able to go to school.   we had fun taking them shopping .  We later found out that they had never been to a restaurant before so of course we took them . 

So These incredible bus adventures have been such a blessing .. so far we have had three trips averaging 70 kids a trip.  Then a couple days ago , after we had spent all our money, we were contacted by an orphanage that have asked us if we can bring a full bus load of kids this week .  We will need $1500 to make this happen .. Its only going to happen if one of you make it possible .


We had a great day up at the Kashar with the English school kids .. they loved the time to practice their English and go horse back riding and enjoyed great food by Ravil.

We found a cafe when  we were shopping ...That made nick happy .

Nic and Nic did some work on the gardens and the clothes line area.  It had to be all dug up when the new water lines came through .   Its looking good now .