Archive for 2009
We Can Fix Almost Anything…!
Two women have been touched by an angel—or rather, by Wings of Angels—in the tiny rural community of Fronteras, about 30 miles south of the Arizona border. The help they received already has begun to lift them out of the poverty and limited opportunities they have faced for years. One…
The Winter Was Cruel
Winter 2008-2009 was cruel but not unusual. We weren’t able to keep up with it, too many drafty shacks, too many propane tanks to buy,and too many more to fill. We didn’t call the coroner this time to ask how many died from exposure. We couldn’t stand to hear…
Another Spring Break in Agua Prieta
Editor: Nora Zambreno A group of Logan Rotarians and USU Rotaract Club members completed a service marathon from Logan to Agua Prieta, Mexico, and then home again in just three days. Fred Berthrong called it “an extreme makeover of a hovel” while Dottee Watkins exclaimed it was a “valiant” effort….
You have Never Heard of A Story Like This…
You may remember our friend Maria who had a terrible problem with alcohol. But for the last 18 months she has been “dry” and very happy. Several years ago we built a nice house for Maria and her husband Marcel. It includes two rooms built of ladrillo (fired adobe) which…
Introducing Our Gardener, Bernardino Enriquez
Sun, soil, and water! We provide the seeds and the talent,Bernardino Enriquez. Educated in the gardens of his mother and grandmother in the Mexican interior, Bernadino farms a huge Wings ofAngels vegetable garden in the heart of the Ladrillero barrio. At every seasonal harvest, he distributes to the very…
