Last Summer (2006)
We were blessed with not one or two but three volunteers from France.

It started two years ago when after seeing a French Television piece about Angel's Gate , Marina and her parents (she was only 17 at the time) contacted Susan to ask if she could come and stay with us and volunteer for one month. We happily accepted and she proved to be a total joy. Marina worked diligently for the animals. She spoke some English and improved quickly. She is a language major and speaks several languages. She has translated the Spanish and French pages you see above. She is a talented photographer, some of her photos are on the site and she fashions lovely pictorial albums. Marina returned this April for two weeks and again this summer for one month. Needless to say she is family now.

Quite independently Irene who lives in a very different part of France saw us on Television and volunteered to come for 3 months! She, has been a great help Angel's Gate and though she spoke only a little English she is learning rapidly. After 1 month her son Julien, fresh from college, joined us as well. Julien loves everything American! I'm teaching him Baseball.

Love for animals knows no boundaries. We feel very honored that these three wonderful people have given so much to help. That they have come from abroad to do so ,overwhelms us. We truly are blessed!

5/1/008
Marina, Irene and Julien have returned many times. We are greatly appreciative of their dedication and friendship.