"Wish List" from Canaries School Teachers

Dear Friends;
Here is the wish list of resources requested by the teachers in Canaries.

• Graded books K- grade 2
• Story Books
• Learning Carpet and Kit
• Building blocks and other leanring/educational toys
• Learning charts- ABC, counting, etc.
• Chalkboard boarders
• Name Plates
• Coloured and decorative paper
• Crayons
• Pencils
• Stickers (motivational)
• Motivational/rules Charts

As I type this, 4 bags of resources are already onboard a West Jet
flight on their way to St. Lucia.  Thanks to the Bonnyman family who
generously offered to take these goods with them.
Thanks to generous support from many of you, we will be able to
provide most of these items and have them at the school when it
reopens in January(we hope!)  We are endeavouring to collect gently
used children's books to help restock the Infant School Library.  If
you have any materials you wish to donate, please contact me or one of
our alumni volunteers.  We will also be collecting materials at
Chartwell Baptist Church and St. John's United Church, in Oakville.
Donations can still be made as well by mailing a cheque to:

Chartwell Baptist Church
228 Chartwell Rd.
Oakville, ON
L6J 6W1

Please put St. Lucia on the memo line.  Any donations received by
December 31st will have a tax receipt issued for 2010.

We will also use some of the money to increase the amount of protein
in the Christmas Blessing Bags for campers and seniors.  These bags
include rice, flour, pasta, lentils, beans, tuna, sardines, peanut
butter, corned beef, milk, soap and a treat bag of goodies.  There
will be 50 bags distributed through out the community of Anse La
Verdure.
An exciting new program will begin this year, during March Break.  A
team of 10 youth and 4 leaders will spend a week in our area serving
the communities of Anse La Verdure and Canaries.  Plans are underway
to run a weekend mini Camp Sylvester, run activity mornings in the 2
Canaries Schools, spend a day working at the new Community pre-school,
visiting and helping our seniors with small repair jobs, assisting at
Blind Welfare for a day, and preparing meals for our seniors and
others in need.  This is an wonderful opportunity to reach out in
simply ways to touch people's lives and show them God's love.
I received a quote from a friend in Africa yesterday that reminded me
of what is important.  "So many things are hidden from us through our
supposed wisdom and prodence.  We must get back to simplicity"  Smith
Wigglesworth.  There is nothing simpler or more special, than to be
able to come alongside folks, reach out to them in compassion, and
meet their needs in tangible ways.
Please pray that God will continue to use all those involved in The
St. Lucia Learning Project to come alongside others with a servant's
heart, hands and feet.  Help us to discern where the greatest needs
are.  Help us to see beyond the physical needs alone, to reach out in
a more personal way with everyone we come in contact with.  May they
see God's love reflected in our words and our deeds.
I am so grateful for all the support that we have received over the
past 7 years.  Your encouragement and financial help make all our
programs possible.  Your prayer support gives us strength to continue.
Thank you and blessings:
- Auntie Shel