El Sauzal News


Benefit Concert for the Orphanage

Posted in Help from Home on the April 23rd, 2007

How exciting is this?! This weekend, the youth group at Tacoma Christian Reformed Community Church is sponsoring a Battle of the Christian Bands, to raise funds for the El Sauzal Orphanage.  The winning band gets to play at Big Splash, thanks to Youth for Christ

DATE: 4/29, this Sunday
TIME: 6pm
PLACE: The Manor, 427 North Meridian, Puyallup, Washington
COST: $10, $12 at the door
CONTACT: 253 840-0651
EMAIL: cwarren@integrity.com
A benefit concert with 7 local Christian bands competing for the top position. All proceeds support the El Sauzal Orphanage.

Read about it at radio station sites’ KCIS and Spirit 105.3

The event is being underwritten by the following generous sponsors - Saturn of Puyallup, Dr. Greg Sutherland, Dr. Kim Nordberg, The Manor, Roy L Sounds and Peninsula Truck Lines, Inc.  We are so grateful for their help!! 

Hope you can come and join us!

Emily’s tea party for Orphanage babies

Posted in Children on the April 6th, 2007

The girls at the party with their bin of new baby items

When Emily Joyce Williams of Federal Way, Washington turned nine, she wanted to do something very different for her birthday.  Her mom, Angie, and grandmother, Helene, planned a special tea party for Emily and about ten other little girls.  Emily’s invitations read:

In place of gifts, Emily has requested gifts be donated to an orphanage in Mexico called El Sauzal.  If you would like to purchase any infant items such as sippy cups, toddler bowls, cups and spoons we will have them delivered by friends in the church.  Thank you.

Emily has never been to the Orphanage before, but her family has been involved with El Sauzal for many years.  Both her dad Stephen, and grandpa Ron have organized and led trips to El Sauzal.  The family’s passion for missions and helping others has been passed on for several generations; now Emily is carrying it on as well. 

As the girls arrived at the party wearing dresses and bows, they filled to overflowing a large tub of new items for the nursery kids.  The party itself was a classic event - with lemonade, ice cream, teddy bears, balloons and dress up clothes.  The special day was made even more sweet by including the El Sauzal’s babies.

Emily (left) with one of her tea party friends