It has been a busy week for the team looking ahead to our fundraiser and the trip.  We all got together and started the production for our handcrafted, fondant-Belgian-chocolate-covered Easter eggs! 345 eggs have been made and we will chocolate coat them in March - available for sale on March 11th until Palm Sunday.  

















But it is very messy business.  Rick does his best by trying to keep the powdered sugar in the mixing bowl!

On Sunday, we felt the congregation supporting us as we were commissioned for our trip.  Stuart's prayer gave us courage:      Make them ready for every situation they will face.

Give them hearts and minds which are open to knowing the presence of your son Jesus in the faces of the poor and the orphaned. Let their lives be changed and enriched through their relationships with the children of El Hogar.

The picture Ros holds is of the team and of Amy and Dave, who were not able to be with us, living afar, including the U.S!

This year, we are requested to bring hygiene products and school supplies to El Hogar instead of clothes and we were very pleased to get lots of good stuff to put in our suitcases.  Thank you to each of you who have helped us fill our suitcases.  
Each of our extra bags are full and carefully weighed so as not to go over our bag limit.  Along with this, several suitcases full of crafts, games and other activities that we will use with the children.