Tim Here again.
One picture was of Sheila trying to make tortillas. Here are a few more pictures. One is of Ladis with his son and 4 granddaughters. The other is of the pila (sink) outside of the kitchen area.
Tim

Hi Folks

Happy Easter

We just returned from a visit with an Quiche family in Solola. We were at an elevation of 2450 meters for 2 nights. It was cold at night and wonderful during the day. We had a great time eating traditional foods and we did not get sick which is a real bonus. The family was very clean and used a lot of soap to wash dishes. Even with dirt floors in the kitchen, cleanliness was a top priority. It felt like we were camping on a pack trip because lots of time was spent around the stove/fire and the chairs or ground we had to sit on was hard so after a time, you long for a comfortable chair. Here we have 2 pictures taken around the cook stove. I will post this and then try to add a few more pictures.
Tim

Here is a picture of the Crowsnest team that visited in Feb.

I am shown giving instruments to the music teacher at the WCVTC.

More pictures soon
Tim

Hi Tim Here

Work on the William Cornelius is proceeding very well. After a good start on cabinets with the team from Manitoba, and a good effort from an Alberta team bringing several banks of cabinets together, we now see a Newfoundland team completing the work in both dental labs and the science lab. Wow, what team work.

I finally received a new temporary drivers license after losing mine in the ocean. What a challenge. Thanks to my good friend Bob and others we did not have to travel back to Canada. This saved us a lot of money.

We finally have internet at the house after waiting 2 months for service. What a struggle!

The picture is of Sheila holding a cashew fruit.

The other is a picture of the Crowsnest group and some students of the WCVTC holding instruments donated for the music program.

Bye for now
Tim

Hi Folks

Sorry for being so slow on the draw these days. We are on the last day of working with the Short Term Missions team from the Crowsnest Christian Centre which is our home church. We are both very tired and have the weekend and all of next week filled with activities that have to be done before the next team arrives on March 1. The team is from Cornerbrook NFLD so I expect that there will be no shortage of laughing.

Our internet is still not in at home and we cannot send out our current newsletter on Outlook so now have to type in all email addresses into gmail and then send. We will be late by a month for sure.

All the Best
Tim

Hi Everyone

Lots of team activity and recovery from team events. Our next team will be from our home church so we are pretty excited about their arrival on Feb 8.

Our daughter caroline is now visiting us and will be leaving Monday. We completed a beach day and visited antigua.

Trees for Global renewal is moving along well with the web site complete. We require the completion of 2 memorandums of agreement before the site can go live. I will be visiting the proposed first planting site on Feb 20 to 21 which could be interesting since the Nature Defenders are proposing different tree species for planting than I had thought we would plant.

Coffee sales are slow and I am still hoping and praying that the idea will catch on that this fund raiser is firstly a way for Canadian youth groups, church missions groups and other groups and individuals to raise money for themselves primarily and secondarily to bless the underpriviliged youth attending the William Cornelius Vocational Training Centre. Please consider a CoFE-Socially Responsible Coffee Sales for your groups next fund raiser idea.

Sorry for not writing for so long. Will try to tighten up on this in the future.

Thanks for tuning in.

Tim

Hi Folks

Happy New Year

We will be going to Mega Frater for about an hour of their 3 hour New Years Celebrations and then head home to host a small get together with a family. The main feature will be a spectacular fireworks display located almost everywhere in Guatemala City.

Tomorrow we move and are not sure if we will have access to the internet initially so if you cannot reach us for a time that will be why.

We are contemplating assisting in the starting of a new Church work in an old church building close to where we have been living. This would meet a heart felt need that I have had to try to interact more in the proclamation of the Gospel. This would be a private ministry in addition to our Calling but since we are all called to witness for Christ this could be a vital activity in our walks here in Guatemala.

Strategic partnerships are always developed based on friendship relationships first. We are building friendship relationships with 2 families from the USA and there is the possibility that both could be involved in the fund raising ideas I have been working on. This moves the fund raising into a far greater field numbers wise. Please pray for us that we will make good choices for the support of the William COrnelius Vocational Training Centre and advancement of the Gospel.

Sheila and I would just like to thank you for reading our BLOG and wish you the very best in 2008.

Yours In Christ
Tim