0 Global Mission team members from Challis, (Mona Matthews & Charlotte Porter), Hansen, (Carol Lynn Nielsen). Eagle, (Laurie Watson) and Boise (Jim & Carolyn Rudd, Peggy Scott, Jerry Tibbetts, Pastors Al and Helen Cambra) joined Fran Edmonds' and 6 family members from Idaho ( Rosalyn Jenkins, Mykal Godfrey, Shane, Rhonda, Faith, Christian Urwin) in Guatemala along with Patti and Greg Simons Alabama, Valley Fellowship church and school team of 33 in Antigua, Guatemala. Our destination was to work together at the Casa Angelina Orphanage in Tulucea about a 40 minute drive from Antigua past Chimaltenago. The location is in an incredibly beautiful setting…. like a city sat on a hill. You can see miles of rolling picturesque produce farm lands at a 7000 feet elevation.

When you see the progress that has been made in 5 years, there is no doubt that God has given this ministry great favor and massive vision. Out of tragedy...we see happy, healthy children eagerly greeting our arrival. Another team from Canada was already in full swing with the projects and ministry to the children and women of the village. Judy from Canada was teaching the women to sew and to make purses for the market place.

In the beginning, the village people resisted the placement of the orphanage on their outskirts and would spit at them in protest and defiance. However, in time, ministry and opportunity for and to the village won their hearts over to the rejected children of the Guatemala City Dumps and poverty. Children abused by man are now in a land and place one could only dream in a most impossible dream ... but for them is a reality.

Medical Clinic

Our nurses, Carolyn and Carol Lynn stepped into working with the onsite medical clinic for the children and the village.

The

The School project

building project is focused on finishing a portion of the large school building for Casa Angelina by mid January, 2010 when school resumes in Guatemala.

Others o

Bikes

f us, engaged in preparing the newly opened Edmonds home, Christmas and food shopping for the Orphanage. This took us into all day shopping trips in Guatemala City. Richard Byce from Burley donated $1000 to buy food for the Casa Angelina Pantry.

Our Angel project money was enough for 5 bicycles, three Guitars, things for 90 stocking, food for the widows & staff. Medical supplies at the clinic.

In our ministry bags, we were able to bring Children's bibles, mini stories, school supplies, stocking, flip flops, clothes, Candy, Ministry items.

On Saturday, our team traveled with Patti, a young missionary named April and several other Alabama team members to another town about an hour away from Antigua to a malnutrition center.

There were 15 babies in crib lined rooms along with 25 small children, the oldest was 12 years old. An image forever in my mind …. in one of the cribs, lay a 2 year old the size of a 9 month with much less mobility. Another boy that had been found in a garbage can. Most of the children have parents and are at the malnutrition center to gain weight and normal development. One little boy in the play yard grabbed onto Jerry and clung to him even when we had to move onto another section.

We spent the day, played and taught the children and held the babies. All the children's and babies clothes, flip flops, medical was left at this center.

There is such a great need. April's church in Antigua has stepped up to help and visit the center to hold babies. They have been able to come help clean up the facilities and help restore some of the deterioration. Once it had been a thriving hospital for 200 children ... the founder died and along with him the support, things deteriorated, bugs took over the beds. Now with the Antigua church and Lion's club are bringing back a place to offer hope to parents that cannot feed their own children in the face of starvation.

Hunger with malnutrition has a very ugly painful face.

Our final assignment

Rocking the babies

was indeed unusual and unexpected. We thought our mission was to spend our Thanksgiving on the ocean before returning stateside. But, God's plan was very different. When we arrived, Walter a young Guatemala man came to us eagerly greeting us. He offered to prepare a meal for the team. Fresh grilled Fish from the ocean. Yummm!!! He grilled up a delicious batch of Rooster fish for us. With the little money that we gave him, he went out and bought himself a bed. The only furniture in his home. After being beaten in Guatemala City, he came to Monterrico to start a new life with a big vision of helping others.

What we think we see is one

Rooster Fish Feast

thing….. but, what God's plan and purposes are is another entirely different. Who would have thought… our relaxing side trip to the coast was to provide a bed for Walter.

This mission was indeed a very different, diverse trip .... Thank you for all your prayers and help in investing in God Plans and purposes.

Blessings,

Pastors Al & Helen Cambra

Global Mission M.C.