While we are making eggs and preparing for our service trip to El Hogar in Tegucigalpa, we get news from Erika that the first few weeks of the school year are going well.  There are new children that now live at El Hogar and who will find out that they will have a loving home, new friends and an education - a chance for a better life and hope in their future.  They will be part of God's transforming love that will change their lives forever.

The picture is of a few of the boys in their new uniforms on the first day of school.  Can you imagine what the residence was like the night before the first day fitting 100 children out with new uniforms!

For the past number of years, we have run an El Hogar "Friend a Child" programme when you can "friend" a child for a day, a week or all 40 days of Lent at the suggested rate of $5 for each day "friended".  Unlike sponsoring a child through El Hogar, this a short-term commitment and payment is made directly to El Hogar Projects Canada.  We will run the programme on Sunday, March 6 and Sunday, March 13.  Look for our displays of the children's photos in the parish hall and choose a child you would like to "friend".  The display will be situated right next to the chocolate Easter eggs!  Thank you so much for your support.