Our plan is to do at least one Act of Kindness every day of the trip!
Jan 30
Our kids rescue a toddler who ran away from her Mom in the Vancouver airport
JC helped an older lady with her luggage on the flight from Van to L.A.
Jan. 31
Landon helped a disabled lady with her crutches from the overhead compartment.
Feb. 1
JC worked up a sweat helping to dig a foundation using a pic axe into the ground which was hard as rock made of solidified volcanic ash!!
Feb. 2
Our family playing soccer with all the kids from Compassion created the biggest smiles on all their faces!!
We gave money to a man with only one leg outside of the church in Salcoatitan.
We gave money to a man with only one leg outside of the church in Salcoatitan.
Feb. 3
Landon and Tianna taught Luis (Carlos son) english on our hike through the volcano, "how much wood would a wood chuck chuck if a..........." and Dad helped carry a Chilacayote (the size of a BIG watermelon) from the bottom of the crater up the hill and back home.
Feb. 4
Tianna helped Carlos wrap cheese (not really act of kindness but close because it was stinky cheese!)
Feb. 5
Shelley picked up some glass off the sand at the Playas (beach)
Feb. 6
We spent time trying to bring some joy into the lives of people waiting for a wheel chair fitting.
Feb. 7
We gave the security/maintenance man some pizza at Cabana's Iguana in Jaco, Costa Rica.
Feb. 8
Tianna entertained some of the passengers on the boat from Jaco to Montazuma with her string trick that her cousin Victoria taught her at Christmas.
Feb. 9
Tianna played hide n' seek with a little boy Jackson at the Beach Break Hotel
Feb. 10
JC helped clean the pool
Feb. 11
Saved a spider from drowning in the pool (my kids laughed at this one but it does qualify as an act of kindness for the spider:-)
Feb. 12
Landon & Tianna served Luis his lunch while he lay reading in the hammock!
Feb. 13
today was pasta making day at Pastas La Nonna and I washed all the dishes for them
Feb. 14
Tianna spoke french with a fellow Canadian from Montreal now retired in Costa Rica...not really an act of kindness but it did make him smile!!
Feb. 15
washed the restaurants dishes again
Feb. 16
Landon & Tianna saved a fish that had just washed up on shore by throwing it back in the ocean
Feb. 17
helped a HUGE beetle who had flipped on its back and was going no where!
Really embarrassed to report that our family has failed miserably in this department......the days we spend at the house when we don't go anywhere does not give us much opportunity to do acts of kindness....and even though Landon thinks A.O.K. is 'cheezy' I think it's important and will continue to look for ways in which we can make a difference!
Picked up garbage off the beach.
Helped a young guy at the market pick up a bunch of tiny beads that were overturned in the sand by a dog running through his display of jewelry and beads.
Gave some money to our new friend in Santa Teresa to buy another pair of sandals since the ones he just purchased were stolen off the beach while he was surfing.
Tianna gave some of her clothes to Betty for her to sell at her little shop in Santa Teresa. We plan to send more clothes to her when we return to Canada.
JC helped a lady in Lima with her propane bottle.
Gave a donation to a man in a wheelchair at the market.
Gave some money to the owner of a store who gives candy to the kids waiting to be picked up and taken to Elias's church. Supporting their 'Candy Ministry'.
Landon gave a little girl some chocolate after she slipped and fell on the stairs and was crying.
I french braided a little girls hair outside the store.
In Lima Landon gave some money to an older man who appeared to be blind.
I helped Elias's parents peel Lima Beans to get them ready for roasting.
Tianna and I helped Katherine from Australia pick up garbage on the Sand Dunes. Unfortunately some people don't appreciate the beauty of Huacachina and leave their litter behind!
Our family helped set up clothes etc. for the church sale then worked all day at the sale.
Landon used a frisbee to collect water from the stream which he gave to the grazing sheep where we had our picnic in the mountains.
Picked up garbage from the stream at the meadow in the mountains outside of Arequipa.
Helped Ruth make oatmeal, chocolate chip cookies to take to the orphanage.
Landon purchased building materials for an orphanage and he and his Dad helped re-roof the playground equipment.
We gave all the love we had to 2 babies at the orphanage, taking turns holding them and loving them.
We took 11 orphans to the park to play.
Tried to comfort little Pedro after he fell from the swing and hit his head on the cement at the orphanage.
Did a 'Colvin Cafe' for Dennis & Ruth (banana pancakes of course!)
Our wonderful children gave us the best surprise for our 12th anniversary, including a candle light dinner, wine and cookies.
Left some money with Dennis & Ruth to help a family in need.
Handed out Easter chocolates to all the children from the orphanage after church on Easter Sunday.
Treated the family of 6 that we are staying with in Cuzco to the Chocolate Museum...yummm!
Landon made his famous banana pancakes for Ramiro and family!
Landon and Tianna taught Luis (Carlos son) english on our hike through the volcano, "how much wood would a wood chuck chuck if a..........." and Dad helped carry a Chilacayote (the size of a BIG watermelon) from the bottom of the crater up the hill and back home.
Feb. 4
Tianna helped Carlos wrap cheese (not really act of kindness but close because it was stinky cheese!)
Feb. 5
Shelley picked up some glass off the sand at the Playas (beach)
Feb. 6
We spent time trying to bring some joy into the lives of people waiting for a wheel chair fitting.
Feb. 7
We gave the security/maintenance man some pizza at Cabana's Iguana in Jaco, Costa Rica.
Feb. 8
Tianna entertained some of the passengers on the boat from Jaco to Montazuma with her string trick that her cousin Victoria taught her at Christmas.
Feb. 9
Tianna played hide n' seek with a little boy Jackson at the Beach Break Hotel
Feb. 10
JC helped clean the pool
Feb. 11
Saved a spider from drowning in the pool (my kids laughed at this one but it does qualify as an act of kindness for the spider:-)
Feb. 12
Landon & Tianna served Luis his lunch while he lay reading in the hammock!
Feb. 13
today was pasta making day at Pastas La Nonna and I washed all the dishes for them
Feb. 14
Tianna spoke french with a fellow Canadian from Montreal now retired in Costa Rica...not really an act of kindness but it did make him smile!!
Feb. 15
washed the restaurants dishes again
Feb. 16
Landon & Tianna saved a fish that had just washed up on shore by throwing it back in the ocean
Feb. 17
helped a HUGE beetle who had flipped on its back and was going no where!
Really embarrassed to report that our family has failed miserably in this department......the days we spend at the house when we don't go anywhere does not give us much opportunity to do acts of kindness....and even though Landon thinks A.O.K. is 'cheezy' I think it's important and will continue to look for ways in which we can make a difference!
Picked up garbage off the beach.
Helped a young guy at the market pick up a bunch of tiny beads that were overturned in the sand by a dog running through his display of jewelry and beads.
Gave some money to our new friend in Santa Teresa to buy another pair of sandals since the ones he just purchased were stolen off the beach while he was surfing.
Tianna gave some of her clothes to Betty for her to sell at her little shop in Santa Teresa. We plan to send more clothes to her when we return to Canada.
JC helped a lady in Lima with her propane bottle.
Gave a donation to a man in a wheelchair at the market.
Gave some money to the owner of a store who gives candy to the kids waiting to be picked up and taken to Elias's church. Supporting their 'Candy Ministry'.
Landon gave a little girl some chocolate after she slipped and fell on the stairs and was crying.
I french braided a little girls hair outside the store.
In Lima Landon gave some money to an older man who appeared to be blind.
I helped Elias's parents peel Lima Beans to get them ready for roasting.
Tianna and I helped Katherine from Australia pick up garbage on the Sand Dunes. Unfortunately some people don't appreciate the beauty of Huacachina and leave their litter behind!
Our family helped set up clothes etc. for the church sale then worked all day at the sale.
Landon used a frisbee to collect water from the stream which he gave to the grazing sheep where we had our picnic in the mountains.
Picked up garbage from the stream at the meadow in the mountains outside of Arequipa.
Helped Ruth make oatmeal, chocolate chip cookies to take to the orphanage.
Landon purchased building materials for an orphanage and he and his Dad helped re-roof the playground equipment.
We gave all the love we had to 2 babies at the orphanage, taking turns holding them and loving them.
We took 11 orphans to the park to play.
Tried to comfort little Pedro after he fell from the swing and hit his head on the cement at the orphanage.
Did a 'Colvin Cafe' for Dennis & Ruth (banana pancakes of course!)
Our wonderful children gave us the best surprise for our 12th anniversary, including a candle light dinner, wine and cookies.
Left some money with Dennis & Ruth to help a family in need.
Handed out Easter chocolates to all the children from the orphanage after church on Easter Sunday.
Treated the family of 6 that we are staying with in Cuzco to the Chocolate Museum...yummm!
Landon made his famous banana pancakes for Ramiro and family!
In
Cuzco Tianna fixed the rubix cube and gave it to Kim.
Both
kids played for hours with Lia, Liam and Kim in Cuzco.
On
the hike to Machu Picchu we picked up garbage off the path.
JC
helped carry a bunch of potatoes up to the fourth floor of the hotel in Puno
JC
came to the rescue of a very old lady needing help up onto the curb in Puno
Tianna
was the best babysitter ever, keeping little Noah entertained in the car while
driving all around Cape Town.
All the missions work we did with the Zimbabwe Project including giving food, some of our clothing, shoes and sleeping bags. Running the kid's camps.
Landon presented his book Spirit Wolf to the new library in Chikumbo, Zimbabwe.
Landon & Tianna donated their term 2 schoolbooks to the new Chikumbo Library in Zimbabwe.
Landon presented his book Spirit Wolf to the new library in Chikumbo, Zimbabwe.
Landon & Tianna donated their term 2 schoolbooks to the new Chikumbo Library in Zimbabwe.
JC gave up his seat for about an hour to a young girl on the bus from Vic Falls to Harare, the bus was overbooked and she never had a seat.
Paid for our new friend Never to get his abscessed tooth pulled.
JC gave blood in Malawi.
Landon helped a French tourist with translation in the Kenya airport.
Sharing the Salvation Story by making salvation bracelets with kids, reading and giving them the story to color.
Helping teach english, PE, & math classes at the Kywbirwa Primary School to hundreds of students.
JC provided impromptu swimming lessons for some kids swimming at a Resort in Uganda including Winnie & Daniel.
Purchased 3400 feminine products for the girls of the Kyabirwa School so they do not have to miss 3-4 days of school each month.
We invited Maddy, our driver, to join our family quading. It was his first time driving a quad and he had a blast!!
Landon treated John to quad riding in Uganda.
As a reward to all the P6 Phonics students we
bought some special Cadbury candy to hand out on the last day.
A man who works as night watchman at the school
contracted malaria, we had extra anti-malaria tablets which was enough to treat
him. We pray he is cured.
Tianna donated 2 of her English storybooks to the
Kyabirwa Library.
As a family we gave stickers to the teachers to use on students school work, crayons & paper to the art class, and shared the salvation story with
all the teachers including a bracelet.
We left the remainder of the candy with Moses to
use as a reward for students “caught in the act” passing on the idea from
Beairsto.
To thank Florence for all her delicious cooking
and for how hard she works we gave her some money to spend on herself.
We had some stuff in our packs that Maria could
use for her crafts class, which we were happy to give to her project helping the Jinja women.
We left presents for all of Moses’ family.
Our
mosquito nets that were never used, were left with Moses which he can pass on to a family in need.
In Maadi (a city in Cairo, Egypt) there is garbage everywhere but despite this picked up garbage on our way home. It did not much of a difference but trying to leave it better than we found it.
I offered to be the chaperon for all the Maadi house kids so they could hang out at the mall one day.
On several occasions our family has given money to the poor begging on the streets of Maadi.
Mailed a phone card to Moses and our kids school books to Kyabirwa Primary School in Uganda. Also, sent some money to Maria for her craft project with the Jinja ladies.
Invited the Aussie family, we met in Peru, to Cairo and found them free accomodation.
Drove Niko from Sea of Galilee to the Telaviv Airport in Israel.
Helped out a couple from the USA by renting them our rented car in Eilat, Israel since they missed their bus and the car rental companies were closed.
Many opportunities to take pictures of couples or families so no one would be left out of the photograph.
On the way to our gate in the Cairo airport we
walked past a Muslim woman with an infant in her arms and a wailing toddler
standing next to her. I could tell that
she was having a really hard time getting the toddler to walk with her. I went back and asked if I could help. I picked up her screaming child and walked
through the airport all the way to their gate with him crying the entire
time!! Moms in any culture are the same,
happy for getting help when they need it the most!
Tianna picked up and returned an item dropped by a chinese tourist in the spice market in Turkey.
Several times we picked up garbage and discarded water bottles on the shore of Katelios and Mounda Beach in Greece.
Helped the volunteers of the turtle project dig for a turtle nest on the beach.
Landon scooped out a bunch of garbage out of the sea near where the Loggerhead Turtles come to feed.
Saved 7 baby turtles just hatched on Mounda Beach, Kefalonia Island, Greece.
Upon arriving home to Vernon I made arrangements through Moses to get Isiiko(the man I met on the street) money he needed for transportation to get to Kampala for a new wheel chair.
Saved 7 baby turtles just hatched on Mounda Beach, Kefalonia Island, Greece.
Upon arriving home to Vernon I made arrangements through Moses to get Isiiko(the man I met on the street) money he needed for transportation to get to Kampala for a new wheel chair.
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| Moses with Isiiko in his new chair! |
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