Teaching trade skills for self sustenance
I am sorry I could not write this entry any sooner but my heart simply could not take it. We have lost one of our very own in a tragic and senseless way. Doug Geddes was one of my best friends on the island.… Continue Reading “You’ll Have to Forgive me…”
To catch you up over the last couple of weeks, we did feed between 700 and 750 the week before last. Last week back to 600+. The new stove and refrigerator (used) are working out fabulously. We are experimenting with beans to see what… Continue Reading “We could use a little help here…”
Thank you all for the prayers and concern for the tropical storm, Nana, that blew past us. I guess the worst thing I heard was that the hospital in Coxen Hole was flooded with about two feet of water. Otherwise, we had heavy rain… Continue Reading “Along Came Nana…”
Our hearts are broken that one of our own has passed: Ben Exner. Expats on the island are few in number so we either know each other directly or just one friend away. Ben was the owner of two of our favorite restaurants, Bambu(sushi}… Continue Reading “A special Shout out…”
It’s the story of life… 🙂 Some weeks ago we had a lovely, massive, commercial rice cooker and a standard home range/oven donated. The oven worked straight away and we put it to work. The rice cooker, however, had some internal issue that prevented… Continue Reading “You win some… You lose some…”
I hope that doesn’t sound like a McDonald’s billboard. It has been a labor of love. We have been locked down over 150 days now. It appears that we may, finally, be getting to the end of this ordeal at least in terms of… Continue Reading “Over 5000 served…”
Once again, because of your generous donations, we were blessed to be able to feed over 600 last week. We also wanted to share a few more details regarding a specific community and their donor. We had a lovely donor by the name of… Continue Reading “A little more on that story…”
Blessings continue. We have gotten the routine down pretty well now. We have about 12 volunteers coming in twice a week to prepare and distribute meals all over the island. We are working with pastors and business leaders to locate the most impoverished and… Continue Reading “Over 600 meals last week…”
We’re getting there… We’re feeding the same people as the week before and even more people are coming. We have added another group near downtown in an area known as ‘the swamp’ and more people have come from the neighborhood surrounding the church. So… Continue Reading “Over 500 meals last week…”
We had a fabulous last week. With your help, we were able to serve over 440 men, women, and children! This week we are shooting for 500. We have changed the original strategy of serving from feeding the neighborhood around the church to going… Continue Reading “We’re Growing…”