Marat is looking for help .

 I got a message from one of our boys Marat.  

Marat spent several years on the farm and then after getting his eyes fixed , he has gone on to work as a furniture builder . Marat often returns to the farm on the weekends and when we have special events . 

Marat joined the team at the Christmas party . 

So Marat shared that he went to the dentist to have his teeth cleaned and has two teeth that need some work. While they are doing that, they could also straiten a couple teeth that he has been self conscious about his whole life.  He  can afford to cover half of the work and is wondering if we would be able to cover the other half .. to do this we are looking for a sponsor for 20 000 som ($235 USD) if you would like to help with this please let me know .. Marat would be thrilled . 

Happy New years

 hello. How are you?.. I found in the Tokmak grand people who are 80 + years old... Invited to the cafe. All came 88, 87.86.85 years...

Very old people.. They could not believe that someone remembered them and invited them to the cafe.

They have not visited the cafe for many years, they just sit at home.. because very old people.. I told them that you bless grandmothers every month and today this table is also from you..

I heard a lot of gratitude from them. They are told thank you so much and spoke a lot of good words for .

Told Happy New Year. Thank you very much

 

Merry Christmas from the men's home.

Merry Christmas and thank you so much from some Tanya of the men from the men's home .

Today they went to the movies and then out for supper . 

They had such a great time .. it was the best day of the year.

They even got a small gift each . 

 

Time for a tune up

We spend a ton of money on upkeep on the trucks .. but we know that if we don't do the tune ups we are going to face major issues .  

Like the trucks , some times the boys need a tune up .  They have shoveled,  bagged ,loaded and delivered over 200 tons of coal.  

Yesterday we had a massage therapist come and give each of the boys a once over, and they have made a list of what to work on for each of them .  Over the next few weeks they will all be getting treatments .  

We are looking for sponsors to cover the first few treatments .  We have 7 to be treated at a cost of $100 each .. 

Please consider helping us with this so we can keep the boys tuned up and ready for the spring planting season . 

 

Coal deliveries resume

 Update from the guys ...  

When I hear the impact that they are having I must say I do get a bit chocked up.  Maybe it's because I don't like the cold .

Good afternoon, John. The boys and I did a tremendous job today. The weather is just like Alaska. High winds and lots of snow. We brought warmth and God's love to 23 families. Next week we will bring coal to the front mouth for 8 more families. And 5 families in tokmok. And the coal will run out. There's a need for groceries. There are some people who need medical treatment. If there is money for humanitarian needs, I could help some people to get checkups in Tokmok. One woman has suspected breast cancer. But she can't have a checkup for lack of money. If it's possible to help, it would be good.    Thank you for everything.

There is always a difficult time when we go on deliveries .. when you come I to people's homes you see direct, first hand the needs .. and that can be hard. 

We will start collecting now for food hampers and medical help .. please let me know if you can help.

The strike is over .

In Canada we have had a postal strike now for over a month.  That has cut off several of the sources of revinue for us .  At this time of year that has been a big hit.  Fortunatly we do have some sources like Canada helps and e-checks with in Canada that have been getting through making it possible to keep the basic needs covered.  

We had run out of coal again and had just a few days of coal left on the farm .  Fortunetly Luke Services International who operate the Hope clinic heard about our difficulties and they have purchased 6 more trucks of coal for us .. They have started arriving, two trucks  yesterday and one today .  Already the boys have 200 bags ready thats enough for 10 families .  

We are told that Canada post has been mandated back to work today and by the end of the week the mail is expected to be flowing again. We are praying that it will be in time bring Christmas to many in Kyrgyzstan.  

Time to send Christmas funds

We are getting close to when we need to send money for Christmas. There is a slight problem , the money is not in yet .  Please help us so we can provide a small Christmas Celebration for our friends in Kyrgyzstan. 

Farm boys delivering coal

 

Guys at the men's home planing Christmas. 

Wow

Wow .. 34 families received coal today.  The boys were working double time to get it done.  Our truck has packed it in and we can not find parts so a friend lent us his truck and trailer for the day . 

We are definitely getting caught up.  We have finished the coal again but have just 14 families left on a wait list.   We think that just $2000 USD more for coal and then we will be finished ... Then we will start working on food hampers . We have 30 families identified this year and hope to deliver before Christmas. 

Everyone is so blessed to receive help with the coal. Thank you so much to everyone who has helped with this . 

 

Tanya would be thrilled

I have to watch that I do not get to caught up with the funding for the coal.  There are other needs and Christmas is approaching quickly.   I got a message from Vera a few days ago asking if we will have money for some Christmas gifts for her to distribute.  Then today Tanya contacted me to say that there are 23 men at the men's home that she works with that she would like to take to a movie and cafe .  She has worked out what they can afford and what it will cost and she needs another. $300 that just $15 each for dinner , movie and a bus.   If you would like to help with this Tanya would be thrilled. 

 

Back to delivering Coal

 The last few days the boys bagged up 34 tons of coal.   This will cover 34 families from the list .. the list continues to grow but we are catching up .. at this point we have about 25 people left on the list.  It has been a little tough as our truck has had some engine problems and we are having a hard time finding the parts.  We are going to see the difference between selling it as is and compare that to the cost of repair and what we would get for it repaired.  If you scroll back to the Christmas wish book, you will see the big ask about the truck .. please pray with us for this provision and those who are working to raise funds fo this . 

The boiler arrived for the boys house.  The old one was too small and has burned out so we are going to replace it this week . 

Mirlan counting coal bags 

Ruslan is delivering coal to some people in need that he knew of 

Vera and Oleg deli bring from the load we sent them 

We were also able to send a load of coal to Tanya and to Vlady for the families they support.