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news in July. The grim reaper dealt me three of his face cards. A brain tumor
came first, then two other often fatal ailments with equally nasty names. Bruce
and I spent months in Lima, while I was operated, treated and started down the
long road to recovery. During this time we left the running of our projects to
our able Peruvian and Panamanian staff, and our talented long term volunteers.
Our children never suffered as a result of this interruption, and in some ways
our little organisation functioned better than when Bruce and I were available.
In other ways the cost to our mission has been dear. Unable to keep our appointments
in Ecuador and Panama; our lack of on site reporting provoked the withdrawal of
our partner in these projects; and Bruce has had to carry this by himself. We
also were unable to continue with plans to immanently open centres in two additional
countries; and as a result our potential partners seem now unavailable
The
generous contributions we received during the first half of the year (thank you
Brave Heart, Boulder Financial, Enscicon, Kinder Zon, Gavin, BANNED and all you
others) suddenly dried up. Even Bruce's income, usually our source of last resort,
had to be diverted to cover my medical expenses. His credit lines have gotten
us through this part of 2006. ..
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