And You Guys Have Done It Again!

Allan

I continue to be astounded and humbled by the generosity of Americans. As I write this, I have in my minds eye a picture of each of you who have so willingly lent your hard earned money to help Allan and Nicole start a business. Some of you have lent for religious motives, some of you have lent because you feel blessed and want to bless others. Some of you believe that helping to provide jobs is the best way to alleviate poverty and some of you have lent just because you believe in us. No matter what motivates each of you, I want you to know how very, very much your generosity means to Barbe and me and to Allan and Nicole.

Huevos Tres en Uno, Our First Bam Project, is officially in business. Allan has made a few adjustments in his business plan, which I fully supported, thereby reducing his start up cost and the amount of the loan he had originally requested. So, I am pleased to announce that this first project IS FULLY FUNDED. We actually have a small balance left to help fund our next project, which we are working on. Until that time, no more funds are needed and we would prefer that those of you who may still be considering lending to BAM hold off until we have another project ready to go. It is an awesome feeling to be able to say, "Stop! No more giving!" Many, many blessings on each of you for your generosity to others.

We had dinner with Allan and Nicole a few nights ago. It was a beautiful evening. We wandered around the yard looking at "the girls".Yep, you heard right, we were checking out the chicks and Barbe and Nicole were right there with us!

I was once again impressed with Allan's resourcefulness. He has already bought a beautiful Rhode Island Red rooster and a few hens. Last week he and Nicole went with me to San Pedro Sula to purchase a 40 egg incubator. Allan has several months before his biggest buyer is ready to begin purchasing eggs, so he thought it would be more cost effective to incubate and hatch the chickens he needs. Instead of buying the 150 hens he has planned for, Allan will spend the next several months raising his own. There is still considerable cost involved. Your loans will be used to finance; the incubator, eggs and once the chicks have hatched, medicine and a lot of feed. All this before they even begin laying and paying their own way. 


The Incubator





Well, I just wanted to give all of you an update on the project. Thanks also to those of you who have  encouraged us and shown interest in the project through emails. A good friend of mine who has his own little chicken farm has sent Allan useful information and advice from his own experience ...thanks for that as well. Still hoping you're gonna' come down and show us how it's done Ted.