Author: Barbara Russ

Being that I turn another decade, I decided to have an evangelistic Birthday Party. I invited a Pedro Ochoa, a Christian Country Western singer, to entertain the 150 guests that came. I had invited people I have met in my church, my mission families and my neighbors. A food company came and prepared fresh tortillas […]

Sorry everyone but I was frustrated with our past system. Wow! This system seems easier and more for novices like me. So I guess I better fill in the void.

Our School collects Boxtops and Campbell soup Labels. If anyone or group is interested in collecting them for us they can send it to me in El Paso.  Barbara Russ 10101 Dellwood Drive, El Paso TX 79924 Because Chihuahua is not in the United States, we depend on Churches, Families and Friends to help us […]

School is out for the summer.  My little class of many years will now move on to a new teacher.  I have had three of the children from K4 through 2nd grade. Two children for three years and two children for two years.  It is hard to let them go, but I am glad we […]

The Kid’s and Women’s clubs at my house are continuing.  I have two new teachers for the children.  We have about 18 children attending on a regularly. . Six to eight women attend their Bible Studies and two teachers, one takes the new ones and one works with the Christians. The priest has told the families […]

The 2012 – 2013 school year has begun. I have 7 children in my class. Four of them are learning English so it is a challenge to be sure they are understanding the material. It is also a challenge that the three English speakers are not board with the repetition that is needed for the […]

Thank you for your prayers, School has come to an end and vacation has begun. Now I have time to catch-up on the more paperwork that needs to be processed for the loss of my Van.  Before I am able to import an American car I need to pay 25,000 pesos (around $2000) in the […]