New Back pack program at Casa De Luz, Care 4 Communities

  We have started a new back pack program, located in La Colonia, at Casa De Luz, with Care 4 Comminities.  Casa De Luz is a school that teaches English to Spanish speaking children that live in La Colonia, Sandy Bay. La Colonia is a community moslty made up of Honduran families that have come from the mainland, to get away from the crime and the dangers of the mainland, and to raise their families in a better environment.  Their are 40 children in the school, and we are excited and looking forward to this opportunity to provide these children and their families with food to fill their back packs, every week, and no telling what else God may provide for them!   

The cost is $260.00 a child, per year,  which is $5.00, per back pack, per child, each week, for 52 weeks. That consists of non perishable food items such as, rice, beans, flour, cornmeal, cooking oil, and other things, sometimes, pasta, with tomato sauce, boxes of mac n cheese, oatmeal, among other things. We also try to add items such at tooth paste, deodorant, and soap as well.

We try to mix it up every week.   

If you would like to help with this program, please let us know, you can email me at robyn@erinternational.org or you can just simply send a tax deductible donation to:

ER International

2273 SW 15th Street #153 Deerfield Beach, FL  33442

Attn: Back Pack program/Casa De Luz

You can also send money via pay pal. You can just click on the pay pal donations button.

Thank you for your support on this project, it is greatly appreciated!

In His Grip,

Ernie and Robyn Breaux

Kyna's visit August 2014

Once again, Kyna, Joey's therapist, was here for one week last month, doing assessment's, training old and new teachers that will be working not only with Joey, but also other students at NUNA Academy with some learning disabilities, and or behavioral issues, and some basic training for the new teachers that have never received training from Kyna before.  

Kyna also had a private meeting with a concerned mom, and grandmother about their 2 year old baby boy, but thankfully they left feeling happy because he's perfectly fine, and progressing just as he should be. :)

Probably the most fun, and exciting time Kyna had was going to Cattleya Roatan, a therapy center here on the Island for children with special needs, and learning disabilities.   I say this was her best time because she loves challenges, and working with pretty difficult kids, and she had a particular student that likes to bite, and guess what Kyna got bit, but was so happy to come home and share the story of how it happened.  That's a good day for her, LOL!  Ouch.  She knew she made progress that day, and although the staff there was not super happy about what happened, and felt bad for that Kyna was bitten, Kyna explained that she is very used to that happening, and was totally ok with it, and that it's a successful day when that happens.  Lets just say she LOVES her job!! :)  God bless you Kyna for doing what you do, your amazing! 

We are already looking forward to Kyna's next visit. There's always a need here for special training and help that Kyna provides.  We are very appreciative and grateful for the help that we receive when she is here.

Thank you, and blessings to all!

In His Grip,

Ernie and Robyn Breaux

Angelina

Angelina is new to SRCS this year.  She comes from a loving home and her parents run a small business here on the island.  Angelina's aunt plays an important role in her life and also serves on our Parent Teacher Association as our secretary.  Angelina is just learning English, but is doing a great job.  She's a very bright and artistic young lady.

If anyone would like to sponsor Angelina with the back pack program, please let us know, you can email me at robyn@erinternational.org, or you can just simply send a tax deductible donation to:

ER International

2273 SW 15th Street #153, Deerfield Beach, FL  33442

Attn: Back Pack feeding program/Angelina

The cost weekly is approximately $5.00, which is $260.00 per year.  The items that go into the backpack consist of non perishable food items such as, rice, beans, flour, cornmeal, cooking oil, and other things, sometimes, pasta, with tomato sauce, boxes of mac n cheese, oatmeal, among other things. We also try to add items such at tooth paste, deodorant, and soap as well. We try to mix it up every week.

Please pray and consider being a sponsor for Angelina, or any of the other students that we have posted about.  We plan on posting with a new student each week.

Thank you, and God bless!

In His Grip

Ernie and Robyn Breaux

Back Pack Program

Children at SRCS

ER International 2014 Backpack Feeding Program, Island of Roatan, Honduras

Pleasantly surprised and a believer…

School is starting at SRCS and ER International will be providing 34 students a backpack that they will fill weekly with food.  I thought the Backpack Feeding Program was a positive gesture toward improving children’s nutrition and learning, but had no idea of the real impact the program was having on “teaching a child to fish”.  What I learned during a conversation with ER International surprised and converted me into a believer of the true gift Ernie and Robyn were delivering to this Honduras island community.

Q:  Why not just feed the children at school?

ERI:  We do feed children one hot school lunch a week, more when we have the resources.  But the reality is the backpacks keep children in school. 

Q: What do you mean the backpacks keep children in school?

ERI:  What you need to understand is, once a child learns basic reading and writing, parents usually take their child out of school to pedal trinkets to tourists on the beach.  The money a child earns is often needed to keep enough food on the table.  Parents of a child provided an ER International backpack knows it will be filled ever Monday with enough food to feed their family for the week, if their child stays in school.

The light went on.  The ER International Backpack Feeding Program is not only improving childrens nutrition and keeping their families fed but keeping children in school.  It looks like the SRCS students accompanied by their ER International backpacks will be learning fishing skills far into the future.

To support this program you can send a tax deductible donation to:

• ER International
• 2273 SW 15th Street #153
• Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442
• Attn:  Back Pack Feeding Program

Or contact Robyn at:

• robyn@erinternational.org
• +504-9922-4760
• 832-426-2114

The cost weekly for the items that go in the back pack is approximately $5.00, monthly $20.00, or yearly, $240.00.

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You can also send your donation via pay pal. You can just click on the pay pal donations button.

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Thank you, and God bless you all!

Guest Blogger, 

Dawn Beyer

Glenda

This is Glenda.   She lives with her aunt and uncle because her mother is unable to care for her at this time.  Glenda is really blossoming in her new family.  Glenda is in kindergarten and loves school.   Her older sister, Brenda, lives with their grandmother and is also a SRCS student.

If anyone would like to sponsor Glenda with the back pack program,  please let us know, you can email me at robyn@erinternational.org, or you can just simply send a tax deductible donation to:

ER International

2273 SW 15th Street #153, Deerfield Beach, FL  33442

Attn: Back Pack feeding program/Glenda

The cost weekly is approximately $5.00, monthly $20.00, or yearly, $240.00.  The items that go into the backpack consist of non perishable food items such as, rice, beans, flour, cornmeal, cooking oil, and other things, sometimes, pasta, with tomato sauce, boxes of mac n cheese, oatmeal, among other things. We also try to add items such at tooth paste, deodorant, and soap as well. We try to mix it up every week.

Please pray and consider being a sponsor for Glenda, or any of the other students that i have posted about.  I plan on posting each week with a new student.

Thank you, and God bless!

In His Grip

Ernie and Robyn Breaux