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Unbelievable Donation

Posted to: Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371) by Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Fri, 21 Jan 2005 22:00:13 PST Edited: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 08:28:55 PST Feedback score: 313 (* * * * * * * * * *) Tags: community success Comments: 1334 by 61 members (most recent: 10 hours ago by Michael Pattinson (CCAL30) (611)) Viewed: 17282 times by 547 members

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Sun, 20 Mar 2005 09:03:19 PST Comment feedback score: 1 (*)

It means, I am the boss around here when Jackie's not home :)

Ray

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Sat, 26 Mar 2005 20:37:07 PST Comment feedback score: 0

I see a little brake coming with my work on the mining equipment, so I think I will be sending a container into the South Pacific in about 2 weeks. As far as the one to Sri Lanka, I have put it on hold until I can confirm that the Government will not hold it up at the wharf.

If I cannot get assurances that it will get through, then we will be looking to send it somewhere else.

Ray

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Sat, 26 Mar 2005 20:48:19 PST Comment feedback score: 3 (* * *)

Got a donation of over 4,000 Advantage bars. They are a chocolate flavored health bar. They are 2 months past there expiry date, So I ate one to see if they were still good and I am still here :) I presume that because they have been stored in a cold warehouse all winter they did not go bad.

I asked the local grocery store how far past the due date stuff like this can go and they said 6 months if kept cold. I don't want to send them to a warm country as they will go bad within two weeks, so I called the Union Gospel Mission in Vancouver and they said they would love to have them as they get over 300 people a night coming in for food and shelter. I will deliver them on this week when I go to Vancouver.

Thanks

Ray

By Joan Boysen (CCAL30) (559), Mon, 28 Mar 2005 17:41:06 PST Comment feedback score: 1 (*) +|- (net 0 from me)

Ray,

I started reading your posts very early on and then somehow got distracted and haven't escaped from the Crisis in Sudan in months. Your story is certainly one of the most amazing ones I've ever heard and so completely wonderful. Thank you for continuing to share your news. You and your family are real heroes.

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Tue, 29 Mar 2005 19:47:14 PST Comment feedback score: 1 (*)

Thanks Joan, I started sharing our story in the hope of encouraging others to step out and make a differance in this world. The amazing thing is, that by sharing I have started to understand myself like never before. It's strange, you start out thinking your going to help others and you end up really healing yourself.

Thanks

Ray

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Sat, 02 Apr 2005 21:10:51 PST Comment feedback score: 0

I am still trying to find the time to down load some video of trips to Fiji and to tell you some incredible stories. By the way, it was brought to my attention that I have been giving away points to lots of people here but I have never given Michael any points. I feel like a bit of a dough head :) so I just gave him 10, well deserved points.

Ray

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Sat, 02 Apr 2005 21:46:42 PST Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

with you being a "dough head" and michael being the "dough boy" and you both are a perfect match. LOL and your oversight is actually quite endearing... i'm sure you showed your appreciation in other ways!

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Thu, 07 Apr 2005 18:07:30 PDT Comment feedback score: 1 (*)

Another amazing turn of events. Jackie had a group from Belize come past our warehouse the other day to see if we had any school stuff. They were from Alberta and they had built a school near the Capital of Belize, Belmopan, They built the school first and are now trying to out fit it. Jackie showed them everything we had and they asked if they could have the 6,000 lbs of schoolbooks we have collected. We said yes and then they asked if we had any computers, Jackie said no I'm sorry we don't. When Jackie told me all this she forgot to tell me that they were looking for computers also.

So yesterday I called her and said you would not believe the phone call I got from a guy in the Yukon today. This guy we know in Whitehorse called and asked me if I could use a 100 computers, Pentium 3, 600 to 1gig, of course I said yes and he said he would box them up and ship them to us by May 1st.

All I can say is wow

Ray

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Thu, 07 Apr 2005 18:13:06 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

Wow, that's so awesome!!! Ray, thank you for sharing these great "coincidences" (NOT) you've got someone smilin' down on you and this is so encouraging to read.... You just never know what is happening "behind the scenes", I like what Thomas has in his profile. "the more faith you have, the more it's tested" and certainly you have a lot of faith, and it's wonderful to see these little tokens of the exercizing of your faith come along so regularly. Thanks for sharing! :)

Carla

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Thu, 07 Apr 2005 22:42:53 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

Thanks carla, your right, it says if you have enough faith you can move mountains. faith like a little child. I'm learning slowly but I am learning.

Thanks Ray

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Thu, 07 Apr 2005 22:49:15 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

doesn't it say if you have as much faith as the size of a mustard seed you can move mountains? mustard seeds are pretty small... so maybe it's "have a little faith, and you'll see great things happen! moutains move!" i'm learning SLOWLY tooooooooo. :)

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Thu, 07 Apr 2005 22:55:52 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

Your right, I just learned a little more.

Ray

By Meron s'Mor'z (2013), Thu, 07 Apr 2005 23:04:05 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

Ray said:

~ ... it says if you have enough faith you can move mountains. faith like a little child. I'm learning slowly but I am learning. ~ And I'm learning from you. Thanks Ray "God doesn't give us tests, he gives us opportunities to strengthen our faith." I don't know who to credit for this one. I've always liked it. Signed, l'il miss quote

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Fri, 08 Apr 2005 19:33:14 PDT Comment feedback score: 1 (*)

"God doesn't give us tests, he gives us opportunities to strengthen our faith." Wow, I just keep reading it over and over and it just seems to have more and more meaning everytime I read it. Thanks so much Meron.

Ray

By Rose Vines (906), Fri, 08 Apr 2005 20:10:24 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

I have come upon this discussion sooooo late, but I'm so glad I've come across it. Beautiful work, Ray, by you and your wife, and by so many other people who have been ignited by your energy. Rose

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Sat, 09 Apr 2005 21:32:12 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

Thanks Rose, I'm glad when what we are doing and sharing encourage people. I know that it's been encouraging to me as I share.

Ray

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Sun, 17 Apr 2005 11:26:18 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

Just an update. On the way home Friday I stopped and loaded my truck with a donation of about 1000 pairs of brand new gum boots which were made in Poland. Next week the same guy is going to give me 3 pallets or about 1500 pairs of new rubber gardening boots made in Canada. I will have to ship soon the warehouse is almost full.

Ray

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Sun, 17 Apr 2005 11:46:03 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

Jackie and I are selling our house in town and from the money left over we should be able to build a new one out on 33 acres we have outside of town. The acreage is beautiful, there is a nice medium size river running along one side, it that comes strait from a glacier 15 miles up the valley, this will be our new view from our living room window. We are also considering building a new warehouse out there to. The warehouse we rent in town costs us $800 a month and if we built our own it would be twice as big and save us the rent. A new steel building will be about 100ft long by 55ft wide with a 18 ft ceiling. It is going to cost us about $125,000 if I buy it from a dealer. I am going to build it myself as I am a welder and it will only cost $85,000, which is a big savings. I am quite confident that from the sales of mining equipment this year we should be able to do it, I hope.

Ray

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Mon, 18 Apr 2005 21:45:25 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

wow, great news about the new donations!!! and great news about your new house... sounds dreamy, make sure to make a little guest house for your o.net friends to come and visit. :) sounds gorgeous... i got to walk on a glacier last year. it was amazing. in alaska... one of the most breathtaking experiences i have ever had...

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Tue, 19 Apr 2005 20:44:49 PDT Edited: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 20:40:53 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

Funny you should mention the guest house, we plan on putting 4 small log cabins with lofts on the other end of the propery for friends and family to come and stay. Our city just signed a deal to build the largest ski hill in North America bigger than BlackComb/Whistler. It will be the 4th largest in the world opening 2007 finished 2010. We plan on renting them out to. Your more than welcome to come anytime, same with anyone else that would like to. We will put you all to work in the warehouse folding clothes, bailing, and anything else I can think of while you are here :):):) ,we hope to have a least one cabin up by this fall?

Ray

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Tue, 19 Apr 2005 20:49:21 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

work??? no, i wanna rest! :) sounds wonderful... i do wanna mine for gold too. i'm certain there's a gold boulder out there somewhere!

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Tue, 19 Apr 2005 21:03:13 PDT Edited: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 21:32:03 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

Ok if you fold clothes for 1/2 day, we'll let you sit by the creek and rest :) Jackie won't let me dig on the farm property for gold so I don't know if there is any there. If you look at www.ac-mine.com you will see why Jackie won't let me start digging a hole, I kind of get carried away and dig the holes a bit big. I always want to reach the bottom, the nuggets are bigger down there :)

Ray

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Tue, 19 Apr 2005 21:56:04 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

is that your gold mine?? it's beautiful... wow, what a place!

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Tue, 19 Apr 2005 22:10:05 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

~? Carla White ?~ said: is that your gold mine?? it's beautiful... wow, what a place! Yes we went up to the Yukon in 2000 with no money and started digging for gold and found it. We have a lot of equipment running but we get $7.00 US from every cu yard of gravel that we wash and it only costs us $1.00 a cu. yard to process. It's an amazing place, Jackie and the kids love it. It is 100 miles from the arctic circle, 400 miles to the nearest city, 38,000 people hardly a city. The lake is full of fish, up to 50 pound trout.

Ray

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Tue, 19 Apr 2005 22:35:19 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

sounds amazing!!! 50 pound trout!!! my goodness, never heard of such a thing.

Unbelievable Donation

Posted to: Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371) by Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Fri, 21 Jan 2005 22:00:13 PST Edited: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 08:28:55 PST Feedback score: 313 (* * * * * * * * * *) Tags: community success Comments: 1334 by 61 members (most recent: 10 hours ago by Michael Pattinson (CCAL30) (611)) Viewed: 17283 times by 547 members

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Thu, 21 Apr 2005 21:32:35 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

Well I am home early this week and I have arranged for a transport truck to bring a container up to us on Sunday and we will load it and send it off to Fiji. Iwill take pictures of the loading and post them for you. It will arrive in about a month and I will go down and distribute it. I have to go to Papua New Guinea at the same time. A company down there has a gold mine and wants me to visit and as they are going to buy more mining machines from me.

One of the guys at the mine asked about our charity work and after a long telephone conversation earlier this week they asked if I could help the little village they are mining beside. So I agreed to repack all kinds of stuff they need, mostly medical supplies once it gets to Fiji and forward it on to Papua New Guinea. It is so cool how after just a few minutes of conversation with someone, you end up connected to a need somewhere in the world and then best of all being able to help with that need. (Thanks Michael)

Ray

By Meron s'Mor'z (2013), Fri, 22 Apr 2005 13:10:25 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

You always inspire me Ray. I'm looking forward to meeting with the Carins this weekend, attending their presentation and then us all getting on the phone to call you. : )

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Fri, 22 Apr 2005 18:00:59 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

Sounds great, I will be in Vancouver most of next week and then California the following week. I have been invited to demo one of my mining machines in northern California. It's for a government orginization that deals with the miners in the USA, if all goes well they may buy several machines. Give me a call anytime, I wouldn't mind meeting with them in person if they want.

Thanks Ray

By Meron s'Mor'z (2013), Fri, 22 Apr 2005 18:37:39 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

~ Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k said: ~

~ Give me a call anytime, I wouldn't mind meeting with them in person if they want. ~ I think that's a wonderful idea. Once we've got a few other things worked out and you are in Vancouver we'll plan a road ... ummmm make that a ferry trip from this end. Looking forward to meeting you.

Meron

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Sun, 24 Apr 2005 07:56:13 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

Today is the day 42,000 lbs of stuff to be loaded out for Fiji and Papua New Guinea. The Truck will arrive at 1:00 pm and I hope to have it loaded by 5.00. After I'll need to go soak my sore muscles in the hot tub at our new public swimming pool. Jackie will take pictures and I "she" if I ask nicely :) will post them here.

Thanks Ray

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Sun, 24 Apr 2005 13:03:59 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

ask nicely! with a little flower in hand :)

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Sun, 24 Apr 2005 22:05:06 PDT Comment feedback score: 1 (*)

I asked nicely but she said not until maybe tomorrow, I think I worked her to hard today :) It's all done and we loaded 43,500 lbs and we feel like it too. On our way to Vancouver tomorrow, I will take my laptop and try to put up the pictures before the end of the week.

It sure is a great feeling to work this hard and know that its going to help someone somewhere have a better life, I get so charged doing this and thanks to all of you and Michael for helping out. Tell you more later, on my way to bed, soooooo tired :(

Thanks Ray

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Sun, 24 Apr 2005 22:48:01 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

sleep well my friend.

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Mon, 25 Apr 2005 11:02:53 PDT Edited: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 12:47:58 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

Here is the bill of lading for the shipment to Fiji PARTNERS FOR OTHERS CONTAINER INFORMATION CANADIAN CONTACT NUMBERS:250-837-6444 Phone FIJI CONTACT 011-679-3361452 Phone CONTAINER NUMBER # MLCU 505564 - 8 SEAL Number: #ML- CA 0221324 DESTINATION DATE LOADED DATE SHIPPED FIJI April 24 2005 April 28 2005 CONTACT PERSONS: RAY BROSSEUK (CANADA) SIMI NAKASAMAI (FIJI) Clothing 22 Bails of Mens Clothing 21 Bails of Womens Clothing 19 Bails of Childrens Clothing 2 Bails of Infants Hospital 7 Bails of Blankets & sheets Toys 4 Bails of Stuffed toys Misc 6 Bails of Curtains, blankets and towels Nails 217 Boxes at 50 lbs each Wheel Chairs 10 Purses 6 Barrels Crutches 45 pairs Sewing machines 2 Walkers & canes 65 Shoes 4 Barrels Medical Supplies, Boxes large 120 Purses 2 Barrels Stroller 1 Belts and Hats 1 Barrels Small Hand saws 400 Misc 2 Barrels of Groceries Tents 287 Misc 1 Bail of 800 small cosmetic bags Leather work Boots 15 Boxes 16 pair to a box Misc 1 Bail of Nylons 6000 pairs Hip Waders 12 Boxes 6 to a box Lanterns 20 Boxes 16 to a box Tracts 329 Boxes

Thanks Ray, Jackie is working on the pictures.

By Jackie B (CCAL30) (622), Mon, 25 Apr 2005 13:15:44 PDT Edited: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 13:20:06 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

Hi Everyone,

Here are a few of the pictures.. I have put the rest in my webshots album so that you can all watch them there as a slide show and read the captions.

Jackie

WebShots Album URL: http://community.webshots.com/al bum/331045534nzcnjr

By Meron s'Mor'z (2013), Mon, 25 Apr 2005 13:56:15 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

Just enjoyed the slide show while I ate my lunch. Thanks!!! Awesome pictures; hard work; : ) you had help. Be well.

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Tue, 26 Apr 2005 22:15:35 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

Yes, my dad came up to help, even tho he's 74 he still can work hard.

Jackie's best friend and her husband came over for the last hour and really pitched in.

The lady I hire to help fold clothes came and brought two of her freinds they worked harder than two other guys that came to help. I think these guys show up just because Jackie makes them all lunch :):) They work slow but eat lots :)

Ray

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Tue, 26 Apr 2005 22:17:27 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

that's really cool! great photos... when i show up for my vacation, i'll fold for 1/2 a day if that includes lunch before i go sit by the creek... can i swim in the creek or is it too cold?

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Tue, 26 Apr 2005 22:34:24 PDT Edited: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 22:35:16 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

You've got a deal, 1/2 day work, lunch and a brief swim in the glacier water. It's only possible in Aug if you are part polar bear :) The kids try it but they come out pretty quick. I'm a real chicken being raised in the tropics, as soon as my toes touch the water I lose my breath :)

Ray

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Tue, 26 Apr 2005 22:39:46 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

well on that note, maybe we should just tag a long to fiji, work 1/2 day there, lunch, then BEACH!!!! i've always wanted to go to fiji, ever since i was a little girl.

one way or another, you'll get a half day's work out of me! LOL...

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Tue, 26 Apr 2005 22:43:22 PDT Comment feedback score: 1 (*)

Now your pushing it. I would require no less than 3/4 days work, no lunch (ok a Banana) and swimming only during low tide :)

Ray

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Sat, 30 Apr 2005 20:59:15 PDT Edited: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 21:11:01 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

We're all off to California this week to demo one of our HPC 10 mining machines. The US Bureau of Land Management has asked us to demonstrate the abilities of the machine and if they like it they will place some orders. This would really give us a good boost financially, so we're hoping it goes well.

Ray

By Meron s'Mor'z (2013), Sat, 30 Apr 2005 23:26:35 PDT Edited: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 23:27:02 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, The rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of his hand. Remember to have some fun while you are in California!!! Safe journey to you both.

Meron

By Meron s'Mor'z (2013), Tue, 03 May 2005 08:27:20 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

Just spoke to Ray and Jackie. They are on the road, just north of the California border ... happy and excited!!! They'll be home next Sunday.

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Thu, 05 May 2005 21:13:15 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

High guys, we’re in the town of Williams, California. We finished our demo of the machine for Bureau of Land Management and it went fantastic. The test site was just outside of Nevada City at an old mine site. When we arrived the BLM guys asked us to process the first sample of gravel they had dug up and put into buckets. We ran the buckets and got about $5 worth of gold, which surprised them, they did not expect to see that much gold out of 42 buckets, which was about 2/3 of a cu yard. One of the BLM guys put 6 lead shotgun pellets into the buckets without telling anyone. When I cleaned the machine after the first test the pellets were in with the gold, only then did he tell us he put them in the buckets to see if the machine would catch them. He was really impressed as lead is half the weight of gold, therefore more difficult to catch.

Overall the whole thing was a success, they said they would be contacting us shortly to place orders. The machine we took down was sold to a guy who came up from Arizon,a he was there during the whole test and was really happy with what he saw. He took the machine and headed home to dig for gold :)

Thanks Ray

By Meron s'Mor'z (2013), Thu, 05 May 2005 21:25:21 PDT Edited: Thu, 05 May 2005 21:36:40 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

Ray that's awesome news! I'm so happy for you. This has been a wonderful day for happy news, you & Jackie, Carla, Terry, hey even I got a great offer today. We so ROCK!!!

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Thu, 05 May 2005 21:26:16 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

HURRAY FOR RAY!!!! awesome news... i just know you're gonna find a bouldler one day... :D

By Niny Khor (1415), Thu, 05 May 2005 21:30:29 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

Hey Ray - congratulations!! Meron: what's this about offer and multiple offers? :) Are you going to tell us? Is this about bookkeeping now? :)

By Meron s'Mor'z (2013), Thu, 05 May 2005 22:45:58 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

~ Niny Khor said:

~ Meron: what's this about offer and multiple offers? :) Are you going to tell us? Is this about bookkeeping now? :) Ummmm, maybe ; )

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Sat, 28 May 2005 20:18:39 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

Hi everyone sorry I have been gone so long I have taken on a lot this year and its been keeping me hopping. I am remodeling our whole house so we can sell it and move out to our farm and at the same time I am starting to work on our land build a large workshop for the manufacturing of our mining equipment and the charity stuff. Building our new home, plus fencing ECT. In the interim I have set up a machine shop in half of the warehouse we are renting in town for building our mining machines and working in the other half on our charity stuff. Some of you may have heard that my wife Jackie was hit with Bells Palsy last week. It was quite a scare; we thought at first she was having a stroke as the left side of her face became paralyzed. I rushed her up to the hospital and after some testing they explained to us that it was not a stroke but Bells Palsy. Jackie is handling it really well there was a few days at first with lots of tears but she is a strong woman with deep faith, I love her so much. The doctors say that it should go away in 3 to 6 months usually with no long term side affects. I will keep you posted on her progress.

Well to fill you in on the rest of the story. The container arrived in Fiji and everyone there is so grateful for all the items that we have sent. I should update you on the story about the land we are buying there. We are purchasing land on a hill over looking the bay in Suva the main city in Fiji. We are planning on building a dental and diabetes clinic also we will build a warehouse to store and distribute from. Two years ago I paid the tribe $22,000 so they had the money necessary to subdivide 60 one acre lots. They notified me that all the subdividing is complete and that they are ready to give us title for three lots so its time to pay the last 46,000 U.S. then to start building.

We have not been able to work out the bugs with the government of Sri Lanka to send in a container and I have heard that many charities are pulling out their support as they to are having the same problems. I received the list for the school project by Meron's friends and we are turning our attention to this, in place of Sri Lanka. Some amazing things have happened on this project in the last week.

I printed out the list and put it in my brief case, I must apologize that I have not given it any time, as I have been so busy. Here is were it gets amazing. I was in Kamloops 2 months ago looking at a large steel building to copy and build on our land when I met a guy from Vernon who asked why I was building such a large building, so I shared with him all the charity work we are doing and that is why we need such a large building and that was the end of it, until he called this week. I answered the phone and this guy said remember me I met you in Kamloops. He then told me that his son in law had passed away and his daughter was taking care of sorting out his affairs and that she had some stuff in a warehouse to get rid of and he remembered talking to me about our charity.

He gave me her number and said please call or go and see her, so I was driving through Vernon three days ago and stopped to see this lady and she took me down to a huge warehouse to show me what she had to donate. Her is Meron’s list and the list of thing that have been donated.

100 meal trays, Not yet 100 spoons, yes 100s of spoons 100 cups, yes 100s of cups 2 big pots, yes 1 big frying pan, yes 1 ladle, yes 2 big rice steamers, not yet 1 big knife, yes several knives of different sizes 2 chopping boards, yes 4 big white boards, not yet 100 desks, yes more than a 150 :) 100 chairs, yes 100 pencils, yes 100s 100 exercise books, not yet 50 packs of crayons, yes even more Toys, yes we always have lots 100 pillows, not yet 10 mats, not yet 100 toothbrushes, yes 100s 10 plastic bowls, yes even more 2 water coolers, yes 1 water tank, not yet Twenty 4ft x 8ft black boards with aluminum base I don’t know about any of you but I know SOMEONE else was working on that list in my brief case even though I was to busy to :):):)

Get ready Meron a container is coming your way soon. I have stopped manufacturing our mining equipment in Vancouver as the commute was becoming too tiresome every week. This will allow me to spend more time with Jackie and the kids :). I hired two welders to work in half of our warehouse in town to manufacture the mining machines, this will really take a load off and they will start on Monday as we need to build ten immediately.

I canceled my trip to New Guinea and Fiji to stay home with Jackie.

Thanks

Ray

Unbelievable Donation

Posted to: Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371) by Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Fri, 21 Jan 2005 22:00:13 PST Edited: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 08:28:55 PST Feedback score: 313 (* * * * * * * * * *) Tags: community success Comments: 1334 by 61 members (most recent: 10 hours ago by Michael Pattinson (CCAL30) (611)) Viewed: 17284 times by 547 members

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Sat, 28 May 2005 20:33:27 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

AMAZING!!!!! WOW, can't believe it... just wanna say, Praise the Lord for that!!! unbelieveable! wow.... :)

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Sat, 28 May 2005 20:34:57 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

in my excitement, i forgot to say, i am thinking of and praying for jackie... please send her my love. thanks.

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Sat, 28 May 2005 21:03:37 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

I forgot to tell you that we recieved the donation of 85 computers on Friday. We are sending 40 to Belize to a new school starting there by some people we know in Alberta. The rest will go to Fiji, unless they could use them somewhere else Meron ? :)

Thanks

Ray

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Sat, 28 May 2005 22:36:07 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

pressed down shaken together, running over...

By Meron s'Mor'z (2013), Sun, 29 May 2005 00:07:49 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

Ray, you and Jackie are truly unbelievable. There really is no other word for it. I'm speachless at the moment, and I can't see to type ... not through the tears anyways. You are a blessing.

Please give my best to Jackie. My thoughts, heart and prayers are with you both. Meron

PS: I'll ask about the computers.

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Sun, 29 May 2005 10:33:03 PDT Comment feedback score: 3 (* * *) +|- (net 0 from me)

I have been thinking about this thread and how amazing it really is and has been to see unfold. there are so many lessons to be learned here... i don't want to get all weird on you all but thing about how amazing this is and how much it teaches us... · ask and you shall receive · seek and you will find · knock and the door will be openend · jump and the net will appear · god can steer a moving vehicle easier than getting a vehicle moving. · miracles happen :) I just love the way that this whole thread was built on "doing" before all the "how's", "what's", "where's", were all in place. born out of compassion, love and giving. i'm so honored to have been able to see all this unfold. meron, you must be freakin' right now... isn't this amazing? we need to celebrate!

By Meron s'Mor'z (2013), Sun, 29 May 2005 11:09:56 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

~ Carla said:

~ I just love the way that this whole thread was built on "doing" before all the "how's", "what's", "where's", were all in place. ~

Michelle said · Road maps may be easier to follow, but you tend not to go off and explore new territories · it's ok to let things unfold before deciding we already know the answer ~ meron, you must be freakin' right now... isn't this amazing? ~ Carla, freakin' barley describes it! Absolutely amazing! :D

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Sun, 29 May 2005 11:18:02 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

A mentor of mine always talks about having a vision, goal, etc... so in this case it would be "getting resources to people abroad" that is the vision, goal, what many people miss out on it trying to control the "process", they settle for much less... this is an entirely different concept from the loosy goosie "we don't what we're doing, we're just doing something..." that many try to get us to buy into... you must have a purpose... but arriving there is much more fun when you don't have it all mapped out... leaves room for "happy accidents and miracles"

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Sun, 29 May 2005 22:31:21 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

Thanks to all of you for your insight on this, it is really wonderful having a clear and defined goal of helping others. As Carla said the fun is the journey seeing what is around the next corner or over the next hill. The most incredible part is seeing some insurmountable object like a hill or a river and no way over, around or across and then out of know where we are on the other side, it's so cool. Sometimes I feel like the Red sea has parted, it is so amazing.

I will be going to pick up two loads this week and I can't wait to see what is coming next???? Keep you posted

Ray

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Sun, 29 May 2005 22:33:00 PDT Comment feedback score: 1 (*) +|- (net 0 from me)

What's next???? I vote for the gold boulder ;)

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Sun, 29 May 2005 22:34:49 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

like this one!

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Sun, 29 May 2005 22:37:38 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

or this???

By Michael Pattinson (CCAL30) (611), Sun, 29 May 2005 22:52:32 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

Wow, this thread is amazing! Can you say "Easy and Spontaneous Philanthropy" without a smile? :)) I can't.......lol I love what you guys are doing. Such fun!!!!

Michael.

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Sun, 29 May 2005 23:24:52 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

Carla, if we ever found the big nugget in the first picture, none of us on here would ever have to work again, we could just have fun chipping off pieces the size of sugar cubes ($500 worth) and giving it away :):)

Ray

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Sun, 29 May 2005 23:30:18 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

sounds "sweet" to me!

By Meron s'Mor'z (2013), Sun, 29 May 2005 23:47:02 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

Ray and Carla, you two are just too cute. Your exchanges always make me smile. :D

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Fri, 03 Jun 2005 20:35:17 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

Hi, I went and picked up 90 Desks, 26-4x8ft Black boards and 60 small chairs. this was only about 1/3 of what was donated. I will be getting the rest over the next two weeks. It is only about two hours from where I live so it's not to bad of a drive. I took some pictures and I will ask Jackie to post them here.

Thanks Ray

By Meron s'Mor'z (2013), Fri, 03 Jun 2005 21:29:45 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

~ Ray said: ~

~ It is only about two hours from where I live so it's not to bad of a drive. ~ Ray you blow me away!!!

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Sat, 04 Jun 2005 20:27:46 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

Here is some Pictures of the first load of School supplies.

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Sat, 04 Jun 2005 20:34:44 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

ray, that is so amazing. thank you once again for letting us share in the joy of your giving and receiving... meron is going to flip when she sees this!!! thanks again and love to jackie!

carla

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Sat, 04 Jun 2005 20:36:22 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

I had to buy another truck as the white one had over 200,000 klm on it. I paid $16,000 two years ago and put 150,000 klm on it and then I was able to sell it for $15,400. Then I went back to the dealer auction were I have a license to buy and I bought this one two years newer with only 125,000 klm on it for $13,500 I should be able to use it for a year then sell it for a little more than I paid for it.

Ray

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Sat, 04 Jun 2005 20:39:37 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

YOU ROCK RAY wow that's amazing too! so you're not only generous, but smart too :)

By Meron s'Mor'z (2013), Sun, 05 Jun 2005 02:04:45 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

You're right Carla ... I'm flippin'. Thanks for sharing the pictures Ray!!!

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Wed, 15 Jun 2005 21:35:37 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

Going to pick up more desks and school supplies tomorrow. Meron let me know how things are going on at your end.

Thanks Ray

By Meron s'Mor'z (2013), Thu, 16 Jun 2005 00:14:07 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

K Ray. Didn't want to bug you while you were on that other mission. It was awesome to watch you in action btw.

Unbelievable Donation

Posted to: Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371) by Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Fri, 21 Jan 2005 22:00:13 PST Edited: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 08:28:55 PST Feedback score: 313 (* * * * * * * * * *) Tags: community success Comments: 1334 by 61 members (most recent: 10 hours ago by Michael Pattinson (CCAL30) (611)) Viewed: 17285 times by 547 members

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Thu, 16 Jun 2005 23:12:53 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

Ray,

My son's school was given 400 boxes of cool lollipops. Each box contains 1200 lollipops. They are having a hard time getting rid of them and I suggested they donate some to your work. Would you want some of them? I think they'd donate 10 boxes, which could put a lot of smiles on a lot of kids faces. They aren't ordinary lollipops, but ones with a 12 inch plastic tube stick, and a colorful candy shape tied in gold. Let me know what ya think. they kinda look like this, but with 12 inch sticks.

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Thu, 16 Jun 2005 23:24:36 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

That would be so cool, how big are the boxes and I would try and find an address in Washington state to have them sent to as it would be alot cheaper. I have friends that live in seattle that could work.

Thanks Ray

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Thu, 16 Jun 2005 23:44:45 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

I'll find out and let ya know!!! 12,000 lollipops!!! you said you were donated toothbrushes too hun?

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Fri, 17 Jun 2005 07:16:10 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

Two ways to do this, tooth brushes or ration them out or one per kid ?

Ray

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Fri, 24 Jun 2005 19:42:11 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

I went to Vancouver this week to meet and demonstrate one of my mining machines with potential customers from Tanzania, South Africa, Oklahoma and Washington State. The guys from Africa were interested in the mining equipment and placed orders for 1 HPC 10 and 2, HPC 40 and want a license to be our reps in Tanzania, Congo and Mozambique.

The guys from Oklahoma and Washington are interested in purchasing my gold mine and some large HPC machines. They flew on to the Yukon for the weekend were they hired a helicopter to take them out to the mine and they will be making me an offer later next week.

I am excited with the contact in Tanzania the guy I met lives in Dar Es Salaam and I will be manufacturing a machine for him and shipping it to Tanzania and then in Oct or Nov he will pay for me to go over and set it up and I want to stop and see the orphanage while I am there and hopefully by then be able to help even a little more.

Ray

By Meron s'Mor'z (2013), Fri, 24 Jun 2005 19:47:08 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

Ray, you must have horseshoes you know where ; ). Welcome back!!!

It's alway encouraging to read your good news. I am thrilled for you. It couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Give Jackie a hug from me. Oh, what the heck, just go ahead and kiss her! :D

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Fri, 24 Jun 2005 20:13:44 PDT Edited: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 20:19:26 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

I was driving home today and called a friend to tell him all the stories of what has been happening and after sitting on the side of the road and talking for over an hour he asked me if I was sending any more containers. I told him that there was enough stuff in the warehouse to fill two containers but only enough money to send one and that we are trying to send a container to Fiji and to Bande Acheh to rebuild a school. That led to the whole story about the unbelievable events surrounding the desks and blackboards and so on. After telling him the whole story he said go ahead Ray get ready to send both containers and I will send you $5,300 U.S. Yahoo

So get ready Meron start the tin cup if you haven’t already. With half of the new money and what is left over from Michael we can send the next Fiji container. With the other half of the new money I want to put up the same offer as we did for Toye.

I will match all donations up to half the shipping costs for Meron’s shipment. I’m so happy :):):). How about you Meron?

I am so wired about this whole thing, it’s so amazing.

Ray

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Fri, 24 Jun 2005 20:16:38 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

I prefer Gold nuggets "you know where" not horseshoes:)

Ray

By Jackie B (CCAL30) (622), Fri, 24 Jun 2005 20:49:30 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

O.K. you two, this is so funny to me, because I was talking to Carla this week about people (me) who edit themselves, and people who post with confidence...LOL LOL you two have a lotta nerve! LOl LOl Lol LOl and you're very very funny. Mind you, ray's post looks pretty strange in "What's New" I'm not acknowledging my association with him tonight :) giggling,

Jackie

By Meron s'Mor'z (2013), Fri, 24 Jun 2005 21:02:05 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

Ray,

You are UNBELIEVABLE!!! I am speachless at the moment and that's not easy to do, just look at the most frequent poster list. I so love you guys!!! ~ and gals ; )

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Fri, 24 Jun 2005 21:19:34 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

oh my goodness... what a delightful and amazing and wonderfully phenomenal piece of news. i give this a big

PRAISE THE LORD and throw in a HALLELUJAH. wow, i'm so proud to know all of you and so thankful to see all this happen. if i get MY way (and i do want my way in this, i'll say it LOUD and clear) all the kids in that school will have their own musicland band coloring books, stickers, videos? (put a video player on that list please) cd, (add a cd player too) and musical instruments....

ray, i am so happy about the gold mine and the machines. i KNEW you'd find a boulder!!! we gotta party!!! too bad we all live so far from each other!!!

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Fri, 24 Jun 2005 21:21:57 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

No Meron, collectively we are all fortunate to be a part of something unbelievable to be a part of making a difference in this world. Again it is more blessed to give than to receive. I don’t know how it’s possible but I feel like I’m getting more happiness than the people who will receive these gifts:)

Ray

By Meron s'Mor'z (2013), Fri, 24 Jun 2005 21:23:40 PDT Edited: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 21:26:17 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

Ray, I just found this is there any way we can continue to use it and just change the description? Carla said: too bad we all live so far from each other!!! It never ceases to amaze me how close we all really are : ) And Carla, Carla, Carla your list musicland band coloring books, stickers, videos? (put a video player on that list please) cd, (add a cd player too) and musical instruments.... I'm grinning from ear to ear. And to think that earlier today I was feeling discouraged, y'all have just lifted me up ~ higher and higher!!!

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Fri, 24 Jun 2005 21:30:24 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

I don't think we can reset it to Zero? Also when Michael's money was sent to us we posted that that this tin cup was completed Also we were unable to send to Sri Lanka due to customs in that country so we shipped to Fiji instead.

Ray

By Meron s'Mor'z (2013), Fri, 24 Jun 2005 21:34:44 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

Okay, it was just a thought. I'm on the phone with Carla, she's gonna' set up a conference call.

By Jackie B (CCAL30) (622), Fri, 24 Jun 2005 21:43:56 PDT Comment feedback score: 1 (*) +|- (net 0 from me)

If you give, you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full measure, pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, and running over. Whatever measure you use in giving --large or small-- it will be used to measure what is given back to you." Luke 6:38 NLT

Jackie

By Toye T. Wigley (52), Sat, 25 Jun 2005 06:30:12 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

Hello everyone~ I am just joining this discussion. I read something about a vcr player. I have one to donate if it is still needed. The only issue is that it will probably require an adaptor, but other than that I can send it ASAP. Please just let me know where to send it. Hope everyone is well. -Toye

Carla W-h-i-t-e said:

oh my goodness... what a delightful and amazing and wonderfully phenomenal piece of news. i give this a big PRAISE THE LORD and throw in a HALLELUJAH. wow, i'm so proud to know all of you and so thankful to see all this happen. if i get MY way (and i do want my way in this, i'll say it LOUD and clear) all the kids in that school will have their own musicland band coloring books, stickers, videos? (put a video player on that list please) cd, (add a cd player too) and musical instruments.... ray, i am so happy about the gold mine and the machines. i KNEW you'd find a boulder!!! we gotta party!!! too bad we all live so far from each other!!!

By Cynthia Gentry (CCAL30) (1880), Sat, 25 Jun 2005 12:32:44 PDT Edited: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 12:33:11 PDT Comment feedback score: 1 (*) +|- (net 0 from me)

Sometimes life fills me with such joy I think I'm going to pop! This is such grand news!! Thanks for the inspiration and for walking the walk. :-) As soon as I get these digital murals developed I'll be adding them in for the school walls.

Thanks for pointing me over here, Carla.

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Sat, 25 Jun 2005 19:45:12 PDT Comment feedback score: 3 (* * *)

After reading this, some of you may think I am a little retarded but I’ll post it anyways. I was feeling a bit down today and then I read this to Jackie and thought what is wrong with you Ray? “When temptations assail you, when care, perplexity, and darkness seem to surround your soul, look to the place where you last saw the light”. Wow how cracked we are sometimes as humans, I was thinking where did you last see the light Ray? then I felt stupid, as I only had to look back a few hrs to the gift of $5,300 that will help in the rebuilding the school project and back a few days more and what happened for the children in Moshi.

I usually wouldn’t tell you all this but I feel that maybe one of you out there is feeling a bit down to and need to read this and have it help you look back and see were you last saw the light and receive encouragement from it, as I have.

I read this to, “Good deeds are twice a blessing, benefiting both the giver and the receiver of the kindness. The consciousness of right-doing is one of the best medicines for diseased bodies and minds. When the mind is free and happy from a sense of duty well done and the satisfaction of giving happiness to others, the cheering, uplifting influence brings new life to the whole being”. So I hope this helps someone as it did me today:):):):)

Thanks Ray

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Sat, 25 Jun 2005 20:22:30 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

thanks ray... it's good to hear that others, who seem to keep having miracles happen get down too :) we're all in this together and we're more the same than different hun?

thanks for sharing.

By Toye T. Wigley (52), Sat, 25 Jun 2005 22:10:23 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

Hello Ray~

Just so you know, I've been a bit down for the past week and beyond as a result of several misfortunes which recently occurred in my life (one being losing my mom in January), so your entry was very insightful. I was speaking to a confidant yesterday about how I feel super guilty about feeling down in lieu of all that the Lord has blessed me with. I guess it's what "they" call spiritual warfare. Sending the donations out was a major light and I don't think I will ever be able to thank you, thank you, thank you enough. Thx...Toye

Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k said:

After reading this, some of you may think I am a little retarded but I’ll post it anyways. I was feeling a bit down today and then I read this to Jackie and thought what is wrong with you Ray? “When temptations assail you, when care, perplexity, and darkness seem to surround your soul, look to the place where you last saw the light”. Wow how cracked we are sometimes as humans, I was thinking where did you last see the light Ray? then I felt stupid, as I only had to look back a few hrs to the gift of $5,300 that will help in the rebuilding the school project and back a few days more and what happened for the children in Moshi.

I usually wouldn’t tell you all this but I feel that maybe one of you out there is feeling a bit down to and need to read this and have it help you look back and see were you last saw the light and receive encouragement from it, as I have.

I read this to, “Good deeds are twice a blessing, benefiting both the giver and the receiver of the kindness. The consciousness of right-doing is one of the best medicines for diseased bodies and minds. When the mind is free and happy from a sense of duty well done and the satisfaction of giving happiness to others, the cheering, uplifting influence brings new life to the whole being”. So I hope this helps someone as it did me today:):):):)

Thanks Ray

By sooner (565), Sun, 26 Jun 2005 05:37:32 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

These last few posts about feeling down remind me of an article in Parade a while back about Dana Reeves. I posted about it in health http://www.omidyar.net/group/iss ues-health/news/50/ but this quote is what I'm thinking about: "There's a formula Chris and I used all the time. When you least feel like it, do something for someone else. You forget about your own situation. It gives you a purpose, as opposed being sorrowful and lonely. It makes me feel better when things are too hard for me."

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Sun, 26 Jun 2005 10:47:51 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

I remember her saying that on Oprah too.... hmm i should try it sometime :) thanks terry for sharing that. when i'm down the LAST thing i want to do is something for someone else. it's me, me, me.

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Sun, 26 Jun 2005 16:11:37 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

I was working in the yard today and I feel alot better after being outside. Then I came in and read your posts and I feel even better thanks:)

Ray

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Sun, 26 Jun 2005 16:17:11 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

I will get a quote from my shipping agent on the shipment for the school supplies. Meron do you know the info on which port we need to ship to? I will be gone tomorrow to pick up Vadym the kid that is coming from the Ukraine. He is going to help me this summer so he can earn some money for his third year of medical school.

Ray

Unbelievable Donation Posted to: Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371) by Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Fri, 21 Jan 2005 22:00:13 PST Edited: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 08:28:55 PST Feedback score: 313 (* * * * * * * * * *) Tags: community success Comments: 1334 by 61 members (most recent: 10 hours ago by Michael Pattinson (CCAL30) (611)) Viewed: 17286 times by 547 members

By Toye T. Wigley (52), Sun, 26 Jun 2005 19:30:02 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

Well I can definitely say the Emmanuel Center blessing was great therapy. Thanks for the quote. -Toye

Terry Fritts said:

These last few posts about feeling down remind me of an article in Parade a while back about Dana Reeves. I posted about it in health http://www.omidyar.net/group/iss ues-health/news/50/ but this quote is what I'm thinking about: "There's a formula Chris and I used all the time. When you least feel like it, do something for someone else. You forget about your own situation. It gives you a purpose, as opposed being sorrowful and lonely. It makes me feel better when things are too hard for me."

By Meron s'Mor'z (2013), Sun, 26 Jun 2005 19:40:35 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

~ Ray asked: ~

~ Meron do you know the info on which port we need to ship to? ~

I'll email the question right now and should have an answer by morning.

Thanks : )

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Thu, 30 Jun 2005 19:08:50 PDT Comment feedback score: 2 (* *)

I have 4 big boxes of stuffed animals and toys, is this what they are looking for. The boxes are 3ftx3ftx6ft

Desks

Boxes of shoes, rubber boots, and things called ducks? and 1000s of shoe laces ?????

4 Big aluminium pots one inside the other, large frying pan, 12 bowl, 288 cups, 200 spoons, 200 forks, Large iron skillet, 2 large cutting boards

By Vinnie "Breast Cancer 3-day" Sorce (252), Thu, 30 Jun 2005 20:54:04 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me) Ray that's just amazing!

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Thu, 30 Jun 2005 20:56:11 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

YEAH!!! so amazing...

By Meron s'Mor'z (2013), Thu, 30 Jun 2005 22:38:43 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

~ Ray asked: is this what they are looking for? ~ YES! YES! YES! and YES! :D

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Fri, 01 Jul 2005 08:47:22 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

That's great Meron I will put aside heaps of it. Any news on what port to ship to and when??? I am running out of room in the warehouse, what a terrible thing to have happen eh? :):)

Ray

By Meron s'Mor'z (2013), Fri, 01 Jul 2005 09:06:38 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

~ Ray said: ~

~ I am running out of room in the warehouse, what a terrible thing to have happen eh? :):) ~ That's just horrible! We'll have to fix that ; ).

~ Any news on what port to ship to and when??? ~ I emailed pictures of the the stuff you posted to Tom last night and asked him to get back to us on the best port ASAP. I'll post the answer when I get it. Also, last night, I sent Jackie a description for the Drop Cash Campagin, please encourage her to work it over before seeting it up ; ). I'm otta' here for the day, I get to be the Candy Floss Lady for our Canada Day celebrations ... hmmm, I'm sure there's a Personal Pages Story in there somewhere LOL!!!

Happy Canada D'eh to you, Jackie and your family!!!

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Fri, 01 Jul 2005 09:27:50 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

Have fun, Candy Floss Lady??????? Remember children will be present:):)

Ray

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Sun, 03 Jul 2005 19:54:04 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

I am done teaching myself how to edit the first video from my 8mm camera to Movie Maker. Now I need to figure out how to put it at a host site so you guys can watch it? The stories I'm writing will be about my life as a kid growing up in foreign countries and more from 1995 and on with videos accompanying them.

Then I will post them here on a new thread and then hopefully I can figure out how to place a link on the thread so you can go to watch the video after reading the story.

It's been a bit hard but I am determined to do it. I hope you guys find it ok and I hope most of all it encourages people.

Thanks

Ray

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Sun, 03 Jul 2005 20:30:59 PDT Comment feedback score: 1 (*) +|- (net 0 from me)

ask sue braiden!!! she knows all about that techie stuff, and she's not even a guy!

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Sun, 03 Jul 2005 22:53:40 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

Easy on me now Carla, If you promise don't tell anyone, I've been asking Jackie to help me once and a while:):)

Ray

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Wed, 27 Jul 2005 08:18:34 PDT Comment feedback score: 1 (*)

Just got home and I picked up the 120 pillows needed for Meron's shipment to Thailand. I was also given another barrel of dehydrated soup mix and 4 barrels of dehydrated apples. The place that does this is all volunteers, they were chopping onions when I was there. They were given 80,000 lbs of onions this week to dehydrate. All summer long they do different vegetables and store them in barrels, then in the winter they mix them all together to make the soup mix. They donate the barrels of soup mix to organizations that are working on the ground mostly in African countries. It is truly an amazing work that reaches starving people that are in desperate need.

I think they shipped over 3 million cups of soup last year. The owner mentioned to me that the work they are doing is growing so rapidly that they are looking at buying some adjacent land to expand. They are looking for donations to help them do this, around $250,000 U.S.

As I was about to leave he asked if there was a food bank in our town I said yes and he gave me 5 sacks of onions to deliver to them.

Thanks

Ray

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Wed, 27 Jul 2005 08:36:27 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

That's awesome. So great!!!! wow, the smell of 80,000 pounds of onions... I can imagine the tears... ;)

By Vinnie "Breast Cancer 3-day" Sorce (252), Wed, 27 Jul 2005 08:42:00 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

Ray I'd like to be you just for one day to see what it feels like.

By Jackie B (CCAL30) (622), Wed, 27 Jul 2005 18:59:37 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

Oh Vinnie, It's exhausting just being his wife!!!! Can't imagine being him...but he just thrives on all the activity...crazy man that he is. :) :) Can't blame him though, making a difference is invigorating!!! Explains why we're all here eh? :) Never a dull moment.... LOL

jackie

By Vinnie "Breast Cancer 3-day" Sorce (252), Wed, 27 Jul 2005 19:28:38 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

ROFL, ;-)

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Tue, 02 Aug 2005 20:51:12 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

Well some bad news today. The building we are renting to do our charity work and mining equipment manufacturing in was sold and the new owner came over today to give us an eviction notice. He has asked us to leave as he is setting up his own business in the building. This is sure going to be a bit of a struggle as we have more than three container loads of stuff stacked up in there ready to ship out to Thailand for Meron and the others to the south Pacific. I guess this is the good news hidden in the bad news:)

I have been working like a dog building mining equipment to make the money we need to build the new shop. In the last 30 days we sent two machines to Mexico one to California and another to Africa. We've been trying to make enough money to be able to build the new building out on our land but were not quite there yet, we have $50,000 set aside already but I think it will take $80k or more to pull this off, especially with a time constraint, it throws the whole plan in to a bit of a crisis mode. I guess I'm always telling you guys to go for it and it will work out, so here it goes chin up and with a smile on my face I’ll start building next week. :):) See I’m smiling

I hope the shipping strike is over soon Meron, We really need to ship now.

Thanks

Ray

By Sue Braiden (CCAL30) (2031), Tue, 02 Aug 2005 21:12:38 PDT Comment feedback score: 5 (* * * * *) +|- (net 0 from me)

Ray, something tells me there will be a way for us to help bridge the gap. It's a big one, but when looking back on the journey that's been taken in this thread, it makes me hopeful that another miracle is simply waiting in the wings. Perhaps we can do some brainstorming around the kinds of people and organizations that might be natural allies to help make this happen?

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Tue, 02 Aug 2005 21:42:37 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

Thanks for the encouragment Sue, you are right all I have to do is look back over the past few months and that should be evidence enough.

Thanks

Ray

By Vinnie "Breast Cancer 3-day" Sorce (252), Tue, 02 Aug 2005 22:13:21 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

Ray what are the chances of renting a truck(s) and doing it ourselves? I'll make the time and find the money to come up and help.

By c•a•r•l•a (white) (1330), Wed, 03 Aug 2005 01:27:16 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

ray, there a big miracle on the way... "keep looking up, it's what we live for"

By Ray B-r-o-s-s-e-u-k (CCAL30) (1371), Wed, 03 Aug 2005 08:06:19 PDT Comment feedback score: 0

Thanks a million for the offer Vinnie but it's not that easy, I have a friend who would haul it for us but there are two problems, under a new rule the containers need to be hauled on a special transport truck trailer and not on a regular transport truck deck. Second the strike is with the truck drivers who have the license to move containers on their special trailers in and out of the wharf and they are the only ones allowed. We may be able to get it from my place to Vancouver with an independent truck with the special trailer but there would be no place to put it down in Vancouver as the storage yards are full.

You see it's a bit twisted down there one trucker gets to take it 300 miles from us to a place outside the docks then another truck comes outside the docks and picks it up and takes it inside union rules? This is where the problem lies the last mile.

Ray

By Sue Braiden (CCAL30) (2031), Wed, 03 Aug 2005 08:35:43 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

Ray, let me start by asking the question "What do you need most right now?" It sounds like shipping is an issue (and this sounds like the situation is about to get a lot worse there, and a lot more drawn out from what I'm hearing at CBC), and it sounds like you've now got a significant facilities issue. If you can share a "wish list", we can all do some thinking about who we know, and what resources we can draw on from our personal networks.

By Vinnie "Breast Cancer 3-day" Sorce (252), Wed, 03 Aug 2005 08:59:53 PDT Comment feedback score: 0 +|- (net 0 from me)

Maybe if you told the whole story to everybody, landlord, truckers, shippers, etc, they would make an exception?