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 Position Available: Ministry Opportunity: Caretaker Location: Fraser Valley Gleaners, Abbotsford Fraser Valley Gleaners is looking for an individual or couple to work for 12-15 hours per week.  This is a paid position and work duties involve food dryer load changes in the evenings, some yard work, lawn care and guest relations. A security presence on site is required so this successful applicant will live in a cottage on the property.  The cottage has been fully renovated and is situated in a quiet pastoral setting.  A reasonable rental rate is available.  Interested individuals must be willing to undergo a criminal record check and be in agreement with the Fraser Valley Gleaner’s statement of faith.  If you are interested, please call the plant at 604-870-9272, email at info@fvgleaners.org.  All inquiries should be addressed to the attention of Carl Goosen.  

Position Available: Ministry Opportunity: Assistant to the Manager Location: Fraser Valley Gleaners, Abbotsford Fraser Valley Gleaners is actively recruiting an Assistant to the Plant Manager. This is a paid position involving approximately 30-35 hours per week.  The right candidate will be directly involved with daily operations and volunteer co-ordination.    Interested individuals must be willing to undergo a criminal record check and be in agreement with the Fraser Valley Gleaner’s statement of faith.  If you are interested, please call the plant at 604-870-9272, email at info@fvgleaners.org.  All inquiries should be addressed to the attention of Carl Goosen.   

 Our annual Celebration Banquets were held on the evenings of September 21  & 22 at the Ebenezer Church in Abbotsford.  The entertainment was provided by singers Amaris and Andrea.  Volunteers Jim, Monika & Elsie shared about their experiences serving and cutting up vegetables at the plant.  A presentation was given by  Ben Hoogendoorn from Food for the Hungry Canada.  Ben shared how the Gleaner’s soup and apple snacks have impacted families and children in countries that FFH is working in like, Burundi, South Africa and Nicaragua.  Donations received at the banquets exceeded over $135,000 for operating and production costs.  We give thanks to our Lord who is providing more abundantly than we could hope for, through the generosity of His people.  The praise and glory go to Him alone.  Thank you for all your encouraging support and generous giving to Fraser Valley Gleaners.   

* We are currently open Monday to Friday –     8:30 am until noon.

* The plant will be closed from Dec. 21st to Jan 1st.  Plant re-opens on January 2nd 2019. 

* We have a booth (S11) at Missions Fest Vancouver – January 18-20, 2019. www.missionsfestvancouver.org

* Volunteer Appreciation Week – Feb. 11th – 15th  Join us for a soup and bun lunch at the plant. 

* The plant is closed Feb 18th for Family Day.

* Saturdays will start May 4th, 2019.

* Pray for God to give direction for the 2019 Year at Fraser Valley Gleaners.

Current Fundraising Projects:

* Soup Mix Bags - $12,000

* Salt for Soup Mix - $1,000

* Freight cost for trucking dried peas - $5,000

* Replacement Forklift - $40,000  

It is amazing what faith can prayer do for your soul.  Many people thought we would never see the container of soup and other things.  But in God's timing it arrived the middle of September.  We have had several organizations come and get soup and a list of those who will come in the next few weeks.  Two schools for special needs kids and HIV Children's Hosptial, a Kid's program, feeding program in three small villages that have been devastated by Volcano Fuego.  A soup kitchen will open on October 25, also serving the survivors of Fuego.  Our cook will be serving soup 7 days a week, 300 bowls a day = 2100 bowls a week or 8200 bowls a month!  We have been blessed and we know that those who have cut all the vegetables to packing the bags will also be blessed.  Thank you for your prayers.  Judy Bergen, Love Guatemala, Canada. 

    We continue to wait to obtain the building permit for our kitchen, washrooms and office expansion.  There are some questions and issues that need to be resolved between ourselves, City of Abbotsford and ALR before we can get our building permit.  Please continue to pray for us as we work at this.       Ben Doerksen  

   With Fraser Valley Gleaners gift cards you can help feed the hungry of the world with a nutritious meal.  Purchase cards at the plant or by phone (604-870-9272) and make a donation on behalf of your family or friends.   You choose the amount, we send you the card, you write the message, you deliver the card.  Your donations will go towards the operations of FVG and with this donation provide:

500 soup servings = $25.00

1000 soup servings = $50.00

2000 soup servings = $100.00

Fraser Valley Gleaner’s is 100% donor driven.  Your donation dollars help us feed some of the world’s hungry by converting surplus food into a nutritious soup mix.  Funds donated are used to operate our facility.  Charitable tax receipts will be issued for your donations in February 2019.  By Mail – cheque or money order donations can be mailed to 85 Winson Road, Abbotsford, B.C. V2S 8E8.  By Internet – credit card donations can be made via Canada Helps by following the link on our web site @ www.fvgleaners.org.   By Phone - Donations can be made by credit card.  Call 604-870-9272 and talk to one of our staff.  Thank you for your continued support to this ministry.   

Ben Doerksen, Trevor Fowler, Mark Hardy, Ed Klassen, Bill Spyksma, Bob Spyksma, Dave Staley, Wade Trimble, Anne VanderMeulen, Marilyn Vriend and Vic Willms.

The Bible says: “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10  

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