Sunday finished off the work we set out to do - the fence is done, the office is done, the kitchen is done and we painted the roof structure on the trailer. VBS wrapped up its last day with the kids staying for more than an hour afterwards to keep dinging the songs and to have an all-out water balloon fight. After day 1, the team was really questioning if it was going to work. The bigger kids were giving the leaders some trouble but each kept getting better and all ages really loved the program at the end. I can see that it is going to be really difficult to leave tomorrow. Everybody has become really close to the kids. Sunday night the church had a real nice program honoring us and made beautiful handicrafts ... read more

We had a really good day on Friday. The girls have finished painting the main entrance gate. Jerry and Ed set all of the posts and stretched the fence. We are just missing the last connecting rods for the top part of the fence. Pastor went to Ensenada to pick up the materials, but unfortunately the sections were not the right length and his car broke down along the way back. Mario, who works at El Oasis, went into Ensenada in the afternoon to get the right pieces - it's about a 2 hour drive through the desert and winding through the mountains to get to Ensenada. Marilyn Calvin Gloria, Joanna and Eunice have just about finished the office. Calvin re-wired the new addition to the office and the the new paint job looks great. The ... read more

Hi girls, your dad and I are having fun and wish you all were here. Give our love to all and we will see you as soon as possible. Take care and love, Dad and Mom ... read more

Believe it or not, it has almost been 1 year since you last heard from us. We returned from Ecuador and took a leave of absence to return to our jobs and the rest of our lives. But we are ready to hit the road again with a new group and a new project. This year we are visiting an orphanage in Valle de Trinidad, Mexico located between Ensenada and San Felipe. We will be hard at work on the heat of the desert, building fencing and roofing as well as painting and other maintenance work. Ed Politano and Jerry Patricio will be our construction leaders. Arleen and Vivian will be leading the Vacation Bible School program based upon the Avalanche Ranch program in Spanish. Joanna Gardner will be our spiritual leader. We are excited about ... read more

We had just landed in SFO and Ale said, "Can we turn around and go back to Ecuador?" I think that sums it up. An amazing trip that none of us will ever forget. It will be the people that will remain in our thoughts forever. Here are some faces that I think we will all share fond memories of.... read more