Soup for the Starving in Venezuela

Posted Tuesday September 03, 2019 by ronz

With the socioeconomic crisis sweeping Venezuela, starvation and disease are rising. We...

With the socioeconomic crisis sweeping Venezuela, starvation and disease are rising. We are honoured to partner with the Spanish Pentecostal Christian Fraternity Church in Surrey, BC who have well established...

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Sewing around the World

Posted Wednesday February 23, 2011 by ronz

GEMS can help people in need around the world because of the...

GEMS can help people in need around the world because of the dedication of our hard working volunteers and sacrificial donors. Two of those volunteers are Jake and Ruth Schellenberg....

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Sewing in Guatemala

Posted Sunday December 05, 2010 by ronz

Our recent shipment to Guatemala contained boxes of fabric and notions as...

Our recent shipment to Guatemala contained boxes of fabric and notions as well as sewing machines for use at Casa Esparanza. Recently a team from Kindersley, Saskatchewan went to help...

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Thankless and Tedious Jobs

Posted Tuesday September 21, 2010 by ronz

Once the truck picks up the container from our warehouse, most of...

Once the truck picks up the container from our warehouse, most of the “GEMS” people here in Canada take a quick moment to catch their breath before work begins on...

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Planning for Distribution in Chile

Posted Wednesday September 15, 2010 by ronz

Community and church leaders in El Monte, Chile gather to plan the...

Community and church leaders in El Monte, Chile gather to plan the distribution of recently arrived aid sent by GEMS from Canada for the victims of the earthquake....

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Baking for Chile

Posted Wednesday July 07, 2010 by ronz

The relief we were able to send to victims of the earthquake...

The relief we were able to send to victims of the earthquake in Chile was made possible through the work of many tireless workers. Our own volunteers once again rose...

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Thanks to volunteers

Posted Monday June 28, 2010 by ronz

Thanks to volunteers from the Chilean community in Richmond and our friends...

Thanks to volunteers from the Chilean community in Richmond and our friends from Wagner Hills in Langley, we loaded two large 40 ft. containers in June – one to Chile...

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