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Real estate agents Leigh Buchan and Diane Ellis were having a beer one night and discussing the speaker they’d heard that day. He had asked them to consider the 100 things they wanted to do before they die. Ellis mentioned she wanted to go to Tibet or Africa; Buchan, who has a background in church mission work, concurred, and by the end of the evening the two ambitious women had a trip to a Tibetan village all planned.
Wanting to do more than just visit, they contacted a man Buchan knows who does development work in a remote area there and asked if there was a project that needed to be done . . . More
What a great auction! We were able to raise a lot of support for the programs in Rwanda, Burundi, Costa Rica and Peru, that help to empower the local people in dire need of support. This party with a purpose was a huge success owing much to our attendee’s who came to give generously to our vision and our mission. We are so grateful for our many volunteers who gave selflessly hours and hours of their time on our behalf.
Friends recently returned from Iquitos bringing good news about Sara and Jefferson, the two abandoned children we have supported for the past 4 years.
They are thriving with their foster family, attending school, doing their studies, helping around the house and being a part of a wonderful family.
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