Lori posted this photo of the funeral procession to the cemetery for Andrea to be buried. You can read Lori's blog at www.soylori.blogspot.com

Only five days until we leave for El Salvador. Be praying for our safety and success.

One week from today we plan to worship with the La Palma church in the morning and the Ocotepeque church in the evening.

Just talked with Gladys and found out that her mother continues to get weaker and worse. Pray for the family as they deal with her health.

As we feast and celebrate this Thanksgiving day, let's remember to pray for those friends of ours who have nothing to celebrate and nothing to celebrate with! We are blessed.

Here is a timeline of the work in La Palma. Just count the trips and the number of people who have gone there!
• 2003 August Scouting Trip - 3 people
• 2004 June scouting, hired 2 preachers, leased small building for church - 2 people
• 2004 December - checkup trip - 3 people
• 2005 March planning trip - 2 people
• 2005 June 41 people and medical campaign
• June 2005 began children's sponsor program for needy children to stay in school
• 2005 December follow-up trip - 6 people
• March 2006 follow-up trip - 3 people
• June 2006 medical campaign- 61 people
• June 2006- 85 children in sponsor program
• September 2006 trip- 11 people
• December 2006 trip - 16 people
• January 2007 trip to start La Palma Christian School - 2 people
• February 2007 - La Palma Christian School began with 57 students
• March 2007 trip - 15 people
• June 2007 trip med at hospital- 31 people
• September 2007 trip - 9 people
• December 2007 trip - 16 people
• March 2008 medical campaign mountains - 42 people
• June 2008 trip - 38 people
• September 2008 trip - 13 people
• December 2008 trip - 10 people
• February 2009 medical trip to mountains - 22 people
• February 2009 - leased new facility and began construction on new auditorium
• May 2009 small evangelistic and planning trip - 6 people
• June 2009 trip - Ambulance presented to the Mayor of La Palma - 43 people
• June 2009- inaugurated new auditorium, cost $43,000
• June 2009 moved church and La Palma Christian School to new facility
• September 2009 trip - unloaded 2 large containers of goods for the people of La Palma and the La Palma Christian School - 16 people
• September 2009- issued contract for construction of new building for Bible Institute and Children's Home
• December 2009 trip- distributed goods, gave out reading glasses - 15 people
• January 2010 - small evangelism campaign - 4 people
• March 2010 - large medical campaign in San Jose Sacare and San Ignacio - 23 people
• May 2010 - trip to finalize payment on new building for Bible Institute and Children's Home - 1 person
• June 2010 - trip with 19 people to teach and preach, includes one medical doctor
• July 2010 - Teresa Barten moves to La Palma to teach English for 18 months
• July 2010 - Lori, Monte, Erin, Nathan Lalli move to La Palma to teach and help the work with the churches, school, Bible Institute, and plan for the orphanage
• September 2010 - 9 people, spent time with the La Palma church, most of the week in Ocotepeque working on the new building.
• December 2010 - 6 people to help with the activities

The recent shipment to La Palma included nearly 30 school desks donated by HU. Here they are shown with the arms/desk part removed.

Two weeks from today our team of 6 from the US will join the La Palma church for worship. Please pray for our success and safety.

Trinidad and Victor help Jose open one of the crates.

Ruth Erin helped by removing nails from crate lids so they could be safely stored for distribution.

One of the crates was specially built by Morris for some of the items. He bought the lumber, sawed it and nailed it up. I directed that that crate be disassembled and the lumber saved for future projects by Morris while he is there. Grandson Nathan enjoyed removing screws from the crate with a power drill.

A view of some of the crutches that were in the shipment to La Palma.

There is now a good supply of walkers, crutches, and canes in the med storage room at La Palma.

A lot happened in La Palma this week, as you have read in previous blogs. It is significant to see one of the results of the shipment--help for the handicapped in the region who cannot help themselves. Here you can see the wheelchairs that were stored as a result of the shipment. Many of those cannot get good ones like we throw away in our country. These will be very much appreciated.

Remembering Andrea from our trip in September 2008! She and her brother played together so well. She did not want to get back on the bus to go home.

Lots happened today. The 18 crates were emptied and the contents stored for distribution. Little Andrea died today, so her suffering has ended. She lived longer than expected and fought a valiant fight for her life. We took her on a long bus ride in September 2008 so she could see the ocean. She enjoyed swimming and playing in the water so much! Her mother and grandmother have been good friends to us. I loved going to their cafe early in the morning when the other coffee shops were late to open. They had a large percolator and made really good coffee. We know she will be missed here, but she has been welcomed into heaven.

The crates arrived at the facility after 8 pm yesterday. They were unloaded and will be emptied tomorrow. It was a long day for the crews.

We take it for granted that a load of gravel will be delivered in a dump truck. In Ocotepeque the gravel is unloaded by men using shovels.

We need this reminder of the fact that people are dying - here and in El Salvador.

The new Ocotepeque church building can be seen from this photo, which was taken from the balcony of the hotel. The building is in the very center of the photo. It has a brick end and white sides and roof with 4 windows in the side.

Amy used a modified Pepsi bottle as a paint holder when we were in Honduras. It worked fine and cost very little.

These 18 crates were left at Little Rock AFB a couple weeks ago and are now at the military base in El Salvador. Wednesday two trucks are scheduled to take them 'up the hill' to La Palma for storage and/or distribution. Thanks to the USAID program called Denton program for the transportation to ES via USAF.

Our team worked really hard in September most of the time. Sometimes you need to kick back and relax, which we were doing in this photo.

The 18 crates we delivered to Little Rock Air Force Base were put on 3 large pallets for easier handling. They are now sitting on the Military Base in San Salvador, El Salvador and officials are working through the process of clearing them for release to our folks in La Palma.

When gasoline prices go up, we all realize that it is more expensive for us to go places. This taxi driver at the border between Honduras and El Salvador has few worries about gas prices, oil changes, car computer problems, etc.

In September our medical people worked to help the local folks. Dea and Mandy set up a clinic and had help from nurse Hiliana and translator Celia. They treated a lot of folks! And you only do that because you love others. (Because God first loved us!)