Dear Friends and Supporters

Well as I write this I hear that the snow is falling in Pennsylvania. Obviously it's not snowing here but it sure feels like it could! You say what, cold in Guatemala? Well most people forget that we live at 6400 ft above sea level in the Highlands of Guatemala, and yes it gets chilly here. This is compounded by the fact that we live in concrete houses with no thermostat. 50 degrees outside equals 50 degrees inside!

Since my last update we received a new container from the Pennsylvania warehouse. It contained Christmas bundles, clothing, shampoo, shoes, and many other useful items for the orphanages here in Guatemala. It also contained a lot of tools which many of you donated. Thanks again for the blessing they will be here in Guatemala.

We recently have become alliance partners with an organization called Operation Blessing International. OBI is a Christian humanitarian aid organization operating in 22 countries around the world. Their strategy is to work with partners in each country to alleviate poverty and suffering. They recently donated a truck load of toilet paper and shampoo to us. We are anticipating partnering with them to distribute some of the 500,000 children's vitamins that they have on hand, to the various orphanages that we serve. We are excited about this partnership and how it may benefit the children we serve.

Last week we delivered our first house package to a village near Chimaltanengo. We were anxious to see how the package would come together in the field, with an inexperienced team. It went really well but we also came away with new ideas on how to improve the system. This is a time of learning as we see what works the best in the field and how we can make things more efficient and cost effective. So thanks to the team from Canada who was willing to be the guinea pig on the first one.

As we move into the thanksgiving season I am extremely thankful for all of you who make it possible to serve the least, the unwanted, the abandoned, and the abused children of Guatemala. I am thankful for those of you who personally support the volunteer team we have here in Guatemala and those of you who support ORI as an organization. God Bless you and may his face shine upon you and your businesses and give you peace in this time of economic uncertainty.

Sincerely,

Randy Weaver
Orphan Resources International

Please pray for us as we continue to discern how to bring resources to the hurting children of Guatemala. Did you know that of the estimated 100 million street children up to 40 million of them are in Latin America? Most of these children are abandoned or are running away from a very abusive home. A lot of these children end up in the homes we serve. It has become very evident to us that just feeding these children is not enough, in fact just feeding them and not providing resources that help heal their hearts and minds is a disservice to them! Please pray for us as we seek to shine Light into these very dark places.