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 .