Where is Telemachus when you need him??

Basically our Hero yells ¨Stop Stop enough already¨  Though he is martyred with an immediate brutish death, society is nearly instantly transformed and the barbaric actions that he is protesting are ended. Are there areas of our lives that we need to speak up and against now??  I think so

Various Versions of what Saint Telemachus accomplished

¨^The Story As Often Told

   Here is a brief summary of the story as it is usually told:

       In the fourth century a little monk named Telemachus from Asia (modern day Turkey comprises the Roman province of Asia; or perhaps Asia Minor is meant), was led by an inner voice to go to Rome without knowing why.  He followed the crowds to the Coliseum.  Two gladiators were fighting, and Telemachus tried to get between them to stop them, shouting three times, "In the name of Christ, forbear!" Telemachus was killed by being run through with the sword of one of the gladiators.  When the crowd saw the little monk lying dead in a pool of blood, they fell silent, leaving the stadium, one by one.  Because of Telemachus' death, three days later, the Emperor by decree ended the Games.

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Who was Telemachus?

Telemachus was a brave, elderly monk who went to the Roman Colosseum in 404 A.D. to observe the gladiatorial Games in its splendor. Upon witnessing the gruesome spectacle of men slaughtering other men for the pleasure of the crowd, Telemachus scaled over the wall onto the Colosseum floor to stand in between two combatants. He shouted three times: “In the name of Christ, forbear!” The gladiators separated but the crowd stood up and stoned Telemachus to death because he had interrupted their entertainment for the afternoon.

Once they recognized what they had done to the elderly man, the crowd became quiet and slowly filed out of the stadium in silence.

When the good emperor Honorius heard of the heroism of Telemachus, he put an end to the gladiatorial games forever and Telemachus was designated as a saint for his heroic stance for humanity and truth.

Lionel joins the TEAM!! New Psychologist

Great guy just started with us at CRPN. Many years of experience with kids of all types.

His enthusiasm is wonderful and we all benefit.

Our New Psycologist - Lionel

New Blood and new revived enthusiasm!!

Back to Guate...

  Arrived at Center and was pleasantly surprised that Anahi is almost walking!!  The reality is more that she can balance herself in an upright position if she has something to hold onto. In April her achilles tendons were operated making walking an eventual possibility.   Ingrid was aloof with my arrival, but cheered up and was quite happy when I paid attention to her.
Bless and protect each special kid here and elsewhere.

Waller returns to USA for Mothers Funeral

Bee Waller 1926 to 2010

At Peace with her Lord and Savior

Elizabeth Reid Waller   died on Monday, November 8, 2010 at home in Speculator, New York.  Born  June 10, 1926 in Charlottesville, VA,  she was the daughter of James Knox Reid and Cornelia Gibb Trubee.  She is survived by four  siblings, Dayton O. Trubee, Jr.; John H. Trubee; Harriet R. Torres;and Mary A. Klinedinst.  Bee was married on November 1, 1952 to  William Street Waller, a Schenectady native, who passed after a lengthy illness in 1980.

Bee grew up in Virginia and New Jersey.  She was a graduate of Miss Gill’s School and Skidmore College.  After marrying Bill Waller, she   moved to Schenectady to start her family.  She was  the founder  of  Susan Bee Ltd, a women’s clothing manufacturing company. She was also  active  in a variety of charities including the Schenectady Garden Club  and St. George’s Episcopal Church.  Bee had a lifelong passion for the Theatre.  Prior to her marriage, she stage managed several up and coming plays in summer stock. She  founded The Source Foundation, which produced dramatic readings of classic and new plays. They premiered the reading of the critically acclaimed play, “Wit.”  She remained a member of  Actor’s Equity and  was an active member at the Player’s Club in Grammercy Park.  With frequent international travel, especially to Florence Italy, Bee split her time between Manhattan and Speculator. While  enjoying her lovely Adirondack  Camp,  Bee  focused on  family, the outdoors,  photography, gardening, and her Buyce Boat.

Bee is survived by her children,   Cornelia H. Waller,  William S. Waller, Jr. and  James K. Waller.  She is also survived by several in-laws and grandchildren: Carol,  Colleen, , Nancy, Sean, Douglas, Lizzie, Jamie Jr., Rianna, Becca, Will, Kate and her great grand daughter Hannah.


A Requiem Mass will be held Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 11 AM at St. George’s Episcopal Church in Schenectady, NY.  Interment will be at Fish Mountain Cemetery in Lake Pleasant, NY on Monday, November 15, 2010 at 11 AM.  We request  that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to The Orphans of Guatemala:   Fundaniños,   9280 N.W. 12st.    Miami, Florida  33172.

"Since Christ lives within you, even though your body will die because of sin, your spirit is alive* because you have been made right with God." Romans 8:10

Elizabeth Reid Waller died on Monday, November 8, 2010 at home in Speculator, New York. Born June 10, 1926 in Charlottesville, VA, she was the daughter of James Knox Reid and Cornelia Gibb Trubee. She is survived by four siblings, Dayton and Jack Trubee; Harriet Torres;and Mary Klinedinst. Bee was married in 1952 to William Street Waller, a Schenectady native, who passed after a lengthy illness in 1980.

Bee grew up in Virginia and New Jersey. She was a graduate of Miss Gill’s School and Skidmore College. After marrying Bill Waller, she moved to Schenectady to start her family. She was the founder of Susan Bee Ltd, a women’s clothing manufacturing company. She was also active in a variety of charities including the Schenectady Garden Club and St. George’s Episcopal Church. Bee had a lifelong passion for the Theatre. Prior to her marriage, she stage managed several up and coming plays in summer stock. She founded The Source Foundation, which produced dramatic readings of classic and new plays. They premiered the reading of the critically acclaimed play, “Wit.” She remained a member of Actor’s Equity and was an active member at the Player’s Club in Grammercy Park. With frequent international travel, especially to Florence Italy, Bee split her time between Manhattan and Speculator. While enjoying her lovely Adirondack Camp, Bee focused on family, the outdoors, photography, gardening, and her Buyce Boat.



A Requiem Mass will be held Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 11 AM at St. George’s Episcopal Church in Schenectady, NY. Interment will be at Fish Mountain Cemetery in Lake Pleasant, NY on Monday, November 15, 2010 at 11 AM.

Obit in the Schenectady Gazette- Now the Daily Gazette

ELIZABETH WILLARD REID WALLER 

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Elizabeth Willard Reid Waller, known to her friends and family as "Bee," died on Monday, November 8, 2010 at home in Lake Pleasant, NY. Bee, born on June 10, 1926 in Charlottesville, VA, was the daughter of James Knox Reid and Cornelia Gibb Trubee. She had five siblings, Dayton O. Trubee, Jr., John H. Trubee, Harriet R. Torres, Neilsen R. Gallagher, and Mary A. Klinedinst. Bee was married on November 1, 1952 to William Street Waller, who died on September 5, 1980.

Bee grew up in Virginia and New Jersey. She was a graduate of Miss Gill's School and Skidmore College. After marrying, Bee moved to Schenectady, NY, to start her family. She started Susan Bee Originals, Ltd., a women's clothing manufacturing company, was a partner in The Difference Is, Ltd., a downtown store in Schenectady, participated in the Schenectady Garden Club, and was active at St. George's Episcopal Church. Bee was very involved in the theater. She worked for the summer stock for many years, founded The Source Foundation, which produced dramatic readings of classic plays, was an active member at the Player's Club in New York City, and was also a member of Actor's Equity. For the last 20 years, she split her time between Manhattan and Lake Pleasant, NY, when she wasn't travelling abroad. While in the Adirondacks, Bee enjoyed spending time with her family, sunning, photography, gardening, and boating.

Bee is survived by her children, William S. Waller, Jr. and his wife, Carol, James K. Waller and his wife, Colleen, and Cornelia H. Waller; her grandchildren, Nancy Waller Burnett and her husband, Sean, Douglas A. Waller, Elizabeth R. Waller, James K. Waller, Jr., William S. Waller, III, and Katherine L. Waller; her great-granddaughter, Hannah K. Burnett; her siblings, Dayton, John, Harriet, and Mary; and many nieces and nephews. A requiem Mass will be held Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 11 a.m. at St. George's Episcopal Church in Schenectady, NY. Interment will be at Fish Mountain Cemetery in Lake Pleasant, NY, on Monday, November 15, 2010 at 11 a.m. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to either the Lake Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department in Lake Pleasant, NY, or to the Speculator Volunteer Ambulance Corps in Speculator, NY. For online condolences, please visit www.jonesfh.net.

Cadanino Founder Delayed in States

  Just a note to let you know that I am staying a few extra days in the USA as my Mother is in failing health.

"Mom is resting comfortably in my Brother's Speculator home.  She travelled to New York City and back in the past two weeks. She had hoped to stay in her apartment , but was hospitalized shortly after arriving by ambulance in NY. After a week in the hospital they recommended that she go to Hospice care and we decided that Speculator would be a better place to receive this type of care. 

The combination of two five hour travel ordeals, a week in the hospital and difficulty with pain management has left her weakened and very disoriented. Thankfully the pain has been alleviated. It appears that her decline continues at a fairly rapid pace and that she will soon go to be with the Lord.  Everybody is being really terrific and pitching in to help. "

And that's pretty nice..

  So as the evening wore on. Mom asked me to pray with her. She held out her hand and I prayed a medium length prayer.  We then chatted about God and Heaven.   I reminded her of the time we spent in January when we went through the Sinners Prayer.  I was reminding her that in that prayer she accepts Christ as her Lord and saviour. She knows that she is redeemed and forgiven through Christ's sacrifice on the cross. And that we are all sinners and only through Christ's blood are we saved. She was relieved and calmed as we spoke more about, "Solo fe." and that we are all sinners. Thank Heaven for the nex Covenant.

  So that was five pretty nice minutes after a torturously painful day for her.  She mentioned that only through prayer can we get certain types of relief. So the day was long and difficult, but God's Grace brought us through.

Looking for Missionaries

CURRENT OPEN MISSIONARY POSITIONS  

1)   Physical Therapists -Three month   Interns should have experience working with profoundly disabled children. No actual experience or education is required, but strongly recommended that participants have experience working with this profile. Spanish helpful: if no Spanish language skills, participant would take intensive 2 week language course.  Room and board provided at a reduced rate. 


2) Short term missionary position available for passionate believers who want to serve the neediest of the needy. Room and Board will be provided at standard rates.


3) Social worker/Psychologist or Physical Therapist Internship. Our center works closely with the local University of San Carlos and has had success with local interns receiving academic credit for their internship at the center.

Psalm 103

Chuck Rush reading Psalm 103.

From Chuck Rush Psalm 103

CadaNino Missions 2010 Octubre

Calling all Missionaries!! Missions Vision Cadanino's mission is: To provide a meaningful and spiritually enriching experience for international missionaries that have a passion for Jesus Christ   and a commitment to meet  the needs of profoundly challenged children.   What is CadaNino?  CadaNiño is a ministry that serves the profoundly mentally and neurologically challenged orphans  in a government owned  and operated facility in the capital Guatemala City.  The Center is home for 70 children and young adults that are wards of the State. The CadaNino ministry works as a small focussed team within the support of the much larger government staff. We currently provide physical and play therapies for the 15 smallest and most vulnerable children. We have one physical therapist and four Nannies (play therapists).   In explaining what CadaNino is and by implication what we are not, we sometimes refer to our tiny ministry as glorified Candy Stripers (auxiliary hospital volunteers); lots of joy and laughter, but limited line production inside of a complex hospital orphanage. Our  Our primary focus has been on los Niños iniciales*, the four children who are completely disabled and that live in the infirmary and eleven other young children with limited independence.  Current Open Missionary Positions   1)   Physical Therapists -Three month   Interns should have experience working with profoundly disabled children. No actual experience or education is required, but strongly recommended that participants have experience working with this profile. Spanish helpful: if no Spanish language skills, participant would take intensive 2 week language course.  Room and board provided at discount rate. Partial Scholarships available. 2) Short term missionary position available for passionate believers who want to serve the neediest of the needy. Room and Board are available at discounted costs and partial scholarships available.  3) Social worker/Psychologist or Physical Therapist Internship. Our center works closely with the local University of San Carlos and has had success with local interns receiving academic credit for their internship at the center. Footnotes: 1) Room and Board: Guatemala City is a dangerous city. The neighborhood where we work is relatively safe, but still extreme caution is required. We choose to strongly advise people of the potential risks rather than gloss over them. We believe that our procedures and policies  dramatically reduce local on ground risks, but it is important that we all work together to insure safety and positive experiences.  2) Language : Spanish is the only language spoken in the center. Our director is the only english speaking person present most days. Many of the children that we work closest to are not yet verbal and of minimal traditional speaking interaction. Therefor, some Spanish is helpful, but it is not required.  3) Infrastructure of Center: CRPN (Centro Residencial Psiquiatrico y Neurologico).  The Guatemala runs this orphanage/hospital for nearly 70 residents. These are the lucky ones. Kids whose families are unable or unwilling to care for their child end up in this center with ample food, clean housing and adequate medical attention. Nearly all the children take psychiatric or anti-convulsive medicines. Almost half of the entire population wear adult diapers. Most of the residents are extremely kind and loving. Occasionally, some have episodes and exhibit anto-social behavior. Though there is no fear or physical threat from the residents, it is not a place for the timid.     Testimonials "First Rate Inc."  Misionaries Visit CadaNiño In  2010,   a group of ladies from First Rate, Inc. in Arlington Texas, had the opportunity to visit CadaNiño!  The team members included: Ann Lane, Bridgit Stone, Audrey Whitesides, and Katherine Brown. Their time was spent at the CRPN*, a special needs orphanage in Guatemala City, where CadaNiño Ministries works to support daily activities and the development of children with extreme disabilities. The group spent most of their time getting to know the four children, los Niños iniciales, that Jamie has worked with over the past year.  Those children include  Anahi (7), Angelito (14), Ingrid (10), and Suzi (11).  The primary goals were to spend "face time" with the children, discover the immediate needs of the orphanage (what can we do now?), and begin planning for creating a sustainable ministry (how can we make a lasting impact?).   (Pictured: Bridgit and Suzi)  * CRPN ( Center for Residents with Physical and Nuerological disabilities) - is the government center for orphans with mental and physical disabilities. CadaNiño currently focuses on a smaller group of children within the larger population at the government center. Ann's Lane Terrific feedback and memories from our good friend Ann... So it's been two weeks since we returned from Guatemala and the 4 of us can think of little else. What a profound experience, and as we had anticipated, life changing. That said, an anticipated experience reminds me of this: when parents are expecting a baby, they anticipate that they will love their child more than anything, but they cannot imagine how much or really what that kind of love represents until they experience it first hand. So - the experience in Guatemala was kind of like that.  We expected something, but we could not have anticipated that there were so many emotions that would change in hue and intensity. A few of those feelings for me were sadness, gratitude, compassion, despair, fear, self-evaluation, God-ness, joy and of course, love. We knew that it would be an important experience, but I'm not sure any of us could have imagined how important. We've each said it is important that we capture (or try to capture) these experiences. I've been slow to do so, but it's time I try. (Pictured below: Ann, Francisco, Anahi) Bridgit's video captured the images of what we saw and with each image is an intense memory. When we arrived, and for the 4 days we were there, it was sensory overload: smell, sights, sounds and cognitive accompaniment of wondering 'what can we possibly do to help?' It truly was overwhelming. Bars on the doors, self inflicted injuries, unusual behaviors, autism, Spanish that I couldn't understand, non-words that I couldn't understand, hands reaching through bars for a brief moment of contact, but ultimately I was overwhelmed by the universal language of love, touch and kindness. It was in a sense 'shock therapy' for us to re-calibrate our brains and try to become more aligned with what's important. I'm thankful that those children and adults can remind me how much we are all alike and how much we need each other. Again, we were and are overwhelmed with the question: 'what can we do?' Jamie for sure has answered the call and is navigating through custom and politics to help, and we are blessed enough to have stumbled (coincidence? - probably not) onto the work he is doing. We're hopeful that we can support his efforts and if you visit, I don't doubt that you will be overcome with the desire to help as well.     While I continue with my own spiritual journey which includes navigating around and through my own questions and religious conflicts, I do trust that I'm being lead to discover more about what God and what Love really mean. There are New Testament words that continue to play frequently in my mind and I believe them...they probably sum up my response to Guatemala:      Suffer the children to come unto me for such is the Kingdom of God. To him who has been given much, much is required. All things are possible for those that love God and are called according to his purpose... For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and a sound mind.  -Ann Lane Please send questions and resumes  to management via  email: cadaninogt@gmail.com

Bebe Bendiciones a CDL

  Ayer era servicio especial a la iglesia. El Pastor predica bien en la responsibilidades Biblicas de los padres. 

Despues invito las families individualmente subir para una bendicion.