I am finally updating our blog after a long delay. I
apologize for that. Things here have kept us busy.
The first weekend this month, we had a nice visit from Susan Carver and Robert Strickland from Knox City. They brought Robert's one-year-old female Great Pyranees named Bella for a local rancher. Mario Ramos had asked us if we could get him one of these dogs for his ranch in Palmira. He raises pigs and sheep there. He was pleased with Robert's great gift of this dog. We were able to bring Susan and Robert to the rehab to meet Alejandro and his family, and the men who reside there. We had a great time visiting with everyone that weekend. |
| Bobby, Bella and Susan |
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| Bobby and Susan visiting the Rehab with us |
Last week I spent the
day at the funeral home where the family gathered to mourn the passing of their
14-year-old son, Ivan. We have been supplying Ensure and diapers for him for
over a year and we are saddened that the Lord took him home. He had been
disabled since 2 months old, and was a sweet boy, always smiling when we came
to visit him. Please pray God comfort his family. His parents are Teodoro and
Yolanda.
The past week I have spent several days transporting people to the hospital and clinics in Piedras and Acuña. Last night, I drove Manuelita, her son Christian and his father, Ignacio to Acuña to meet the bus for Monterey. Christian in waiting to have a kidney transplant and his father has been found to be the compatible donor. Lord willing, this will happen soon. Christian will be 7 in May. We are working with the family on a fundraiser to help them as they have many out-of-pocket expenses for this major surgery.
On my way back home, I picked up some cappuchinos and some cookies for the soldiers outside of Acuña, and they were grateful. It was after 11:30 pm and I'm sure a cup of coffee was a welcome treat. I has asked them when I passed going into Acuna if they'd like some coffee and they all said yes. I told them "God bless you," and headed on home.
Recently, our neighbor’s sheep have been having their babies,
and two nights ago, one of them gave birth to 3 little ones. We are now feeding
a female baby sheep in our home, and it‘s been quite an adventure. She’s so
sweet, black with a few spots of white on her. We picked up a special formula
of milk for her yesterday at a feed store in Piedras and hope it will be just
what she needs to gain strength and start growing. I admit, it’s taking me
awhile to get used to the constant ‘baaaaaaaing.’ Eileen Cochran of Aspermont
gave me some pointers on the phone today. She has lots of experience in the
area of raising farm animals.
We want to thank all of you for your notes, calls, texts and
prayers for us. We thank God for our friends and family and we want you to know
how much we appreciate you. |
| Bill giving the baby lamb a bottle of milk |
I will update this post with pictures soon, and appreciate
you reading our updates.
May God bless you and keep you, and continue to use your
life for His glory.
In His loving embrace,
Toni and Bill
Hi Toni! Great to hear from you as always. Jerry has some sheep so these babies are something else. So cute! We had one we bottle fed for quite some time. took her a while to take the bottle, but eventually she got hungry. We have had a tough time keeping them all healthy in general. They just seem to catch everything that goes around...or keep what they had to begin with! lol So, watch her closely. Worms seem to be the biggest culprit. Love you guys and miss you!
ReplyDeleteHey Girlie - Great to hear from you as always. We have sheep so we know about that feeding. They get worms really easy so be on the lookout for those. She will be fine until she starts eating off the ground. They are so cute - they kinda smell bad - but they are cute. Hope you two are doing wonderful. We miss you! Love ya bunches.
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