Yesterday, the 17th of February 2019 was the ground-breaking ceremony for the new Arbol de Vida Church sanctuary in Hermosillo, Mexico! The church called it “Shovel Day” and everyone brought a shovel to get in on the celebration! It was a joy to see Reg and Linda Toth at the ceremony as they invested 4 […]
Arbol de Vida EFC gets building permits for sanctuary! Since moving into our educational building in 2008 we have been in a temporary space that can seat 90-100 people. For years now it has been standing room only! We started the process of planning and getting building permits approximately 6 years ago. After a few years […]
Over one year ago, God laid on our hearts to invite our SMILES daycare families to Canada; Families we have worked with for the last nine years since the fire. Our prayer was that God would do incredible things in our 10 days together. For months we planned and watched God bring in the […]
Please follow this link to see our latest prayer/news letter with news about the SMILES Burn Camp and more!
https://www.mountainviewgazette.ca/article/mexican-fiesta-welcomes-burn-survivors-20180925
Dear Friends and Family, We’re only a few days away from welcoming our families from Mexico for the Smiles Burn Camp! There are a few things we want you to know! We need your prayer! Final preparations, safe travel, good health and for God’s blessing on all the families, staff and participants during the trip. […]
Hi everyone! Thank you to so many of you that have donated! Keep praying that God will provide for the amount still needed (approximately $10,000)! Please share the video in this post! Thank you! Greg
Hi Everyone! The SMILES project is excited to announce the 4th annual Burn Survivors Camp for the children burned in the 2009 ABC Daycare fire in Hermosillo, Mexico. This year we are planning on bringing all 15 Mexican families to Canada for an unforgettable time of adventure, therapy, healing and fun! We are looking for […]
¡Feliz Navidad/Merry Christmas to you and yours! It looks like we’re going to have the treat of a white Christmas here in Alberta this year! Shovelling the “white” on the other hand, well… on to other news! We just wanted to take a minute to share about what life and ministry has looked like lately […]