before we leveled the property
A handful of people started with a dream to one day have a feeding center for the children of El Gorrion (a community displaced by Hurricane Mitch in 1998). Since then that vision has grown into something much more, a community center. We plan to build a community center that will not only provide a nutritious lunch, but also provide classes for adult learners, a clinic and what ever other areas of community development arise. We feel that we can establish a physical presence there and show the people that we are committed to long term development, and that we are inviting them to come alongside of us to participate. So with all of these great ideas we have finally taken action, with the help of some great friends in the states. Joe Foral, Vito Mazzara and other friends at Country Bible Church in Nebraska, they have helped this dream take form and to now take action.
moving some dirt!
The first week inFebruary we began phase 1 of the Community Center project. God really opened some doors for us and touched some hearts for this project to begin. The people that did the dirt removal are Christians and gave us an unbelievable price to do the work. The property is leveled and ready to begin construction. We are in the fund raising process and plan to begin work on phase 2 when the funds are raised. If you are interested in becoming part of this project please email me and I can fill you in on all the details. This is one of the larger projects that I happen to be helping out with here in Guatemala. I can’t say that I know a whole lot about construction, but I’m learning quickly. And more than anything God is moving in big ways. Please pray for this project and pray for me as we move forward. It is such an exciting time and the possibilities are even more exciting!
OH, that’s soooo exciting!!!!!!
I’m sure everyone is thrilled.