thanks for your help!!

for one week before christmas we asked for donations in the Made in Roatan for an island wide food drive that we held on the island here. this was the first of 4 food drives we were involved in the week before christmas.  we loaded up 7 trucks with food, toys, and candy.  even santa showed up!!
  thanks for your support!!

you can see these women and children are so happy with their food and toys!

we bought some new shoes and took them into the 'swamp'

  bob is going through the names and sizes on the list one of the ladies gave us

we also bought some clothing. 

it was a happy day there!

with the money from the shop we were also able to buy enough food for 15 extra familes.

  here is bob helping the lady at los fumerola's 

 bag up the beans!

these are the children from punta gorda where we gave food to the mothers and toys and candy to the kids!

this lady was sooooooo grateful for her juice and food!  i know she isn't smiling but hondurans rarely smile for the camera but believe me .. she was overwhelmed and kept saying gracias a Dios!!!

the living conditions here on the island are not what we are used to

they are poor, and live on the side of the hills in make shift homes

but i can attest to this:

they are happy

they have a faith in God that astounds me as they daily trust in His provision

thanks for being a part of helping them out

Lord bless YOU!   

xo

an EPIC day!

our canadian friends came here Tuesday, November 18th

on board the Epic

we recommended a tour with our local island friend

marco

and they had a wonderful time seeing the View, the iguana farm, and

a visit to our house

they enjoyed fresh picked apple bananas,

our glorious view, and enjoyed the friendly banter of our budgie named buddy

apple bananas are smaller then the regular ones, and yes they taste like apples!

 

we took a short, tree lined drive to West End to the Cannibel Cafe where we met bob for lunch

(he had been at the made in roatan shop all morning)

the food was good but some of the dishes were very s.p.i.c.y

(which isn't typical of that restaurant.. maybe a new cook)

i was thrilled with kevin noticed a mama hummingbird sitting on a nest 

that she made on a line of christmas lights!

how sweet is that??

it was a glorious day for seeing the island!

the blues of the sky were clear, the sea a host of turquoise,

and the jungle greens and tropical flowers graced the road.

west end beach

beautiful!

the epic, straight on!

flower's bay, a beautiful quiet area of the island

the whole gang 

Birthday Fun!!!

today i went to the 'made in roatan' shop 

for a few hours

what a wonderful time

i decided that since it was yourgin's birthday 

that anyone who bought any of his handcarved jade jewelry

i would take their photo and mention them in my blog

well let me introduce you to lorraine and lois

this is lorraine.  you can't really see it in the photo but she is wearing a red 'canada' hat!  i noticed CANADA  as soon as she walked in the shop and i was thrilled to learn that she is from thunder bay which is about 120 miles from my hometown of atikokan!   we are from the same 'stomping grounds' and who would have thought we'd meet in roatan!!  small world isn't it??  such a wonderful sweet lady.  she bought one of yourgin's handcarved sea horses!

this isn't the one she bought but one like it!

this is lois, she is from the vancouver area.   she was so happy to buy a pair of yourgin's earrings.  i told her now she can be reminded of the beautiful turquoise color of the sea here!  she said they had a wonderful day snorkeling at tabayana beach which truly is the best place to snorkel.  lorraine's husband even saw a turtle which is always a real treat!

yourgin with brandi and 3 adorable boys!

we left the shop early in order to go to rita and arlo's place in sandy bay and surprise yourgin with a birthday party!   unfortunately i am a little slow moving these days (dang tendon!) and he saw me hobbling up the stairs as they were walking down the driveway.   but i think he was still surprised with the party, the food, cake and presents!!  it was truly a wonderful time!!

you can read what i wrote on my other blog so i don't have to repeat myself!  :-)

the most amazing sunset ever! i think it was His gift to Yourgin!

 

we thank God for Yourgin

not only is he one of our most dedicated artists at the shop

but he is becoming a dear friend to us

happy birthday Yourgin!

thanks for letting us share in YOUR day!  :-

Tuesday, September 7, 2010 ~~a day at made in roatan

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

a day at made in roatan

we spent the day at the shop when we heard the epic was in port

people set up their 'wares' and hope to make some money

see those little purses.. i bought one and use it everyday

a local lady dressed up and ready to go to town ~~ snazzy!

how precious is this? a little sweet something in a box!

remember pedro, the man who recently passed away? this is his jewelry... so beautiful

traffic: pedestrians, buses, taxi, people riding double:  craziness!!

we stopped at pizza inn on the way home.  yummy!

a couple of highlights today:

a lady came in from the washington post and she did a story about our shop

how cool is that?

it will be running two sundays from now.

having this type of 'business' is rare.

who does non profit these days?

only those called to serve by the Living One

because even though we aren't making tons of money here

our reward is great in heaven.

also met a lady who wants to contribute to 

clinic esperanza

she works in a dentist office and wants to ship down supplies

i am encouraged that people see the value of giving

and want to help

it is wonderful.

thanks to all of you who continually pray for us 

we appreciate your support as we continue to serve and love the people here

today i read

'do not grow weary in doing good because in due time you will 

reap a harvest if you do not give up'

i know it is your prayers that help to give us the passion and the energy

to continue to serve here.

thanks so much.

xo