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Facility Development Projects for the Orphanage

The number of children has more than doubled to over 70 children over the past 4 years, from young infants to teenagers. The physical facility was never intended to provide a home for so many children. There are significant problems with both the quality and quantity of living space.  We have made some progress but more needs to be done. On the left is the old sleeping area for 20 of the children that is dark and crowded.

A youth group from Genensis Methodist Church saw this need and came to Guatemala to help.  The result is obvious in the next pictures.  The walls were painted with charactures on the walls; bunk beds were sanded, varnished and put together. The beds were placed on the outside walls of each room, providing open living space and individual drawers were built that provided a little private space for each child. Two separate dormitories were renewed with 11 bunk beds in each, allowing 44 children to have many nights of dreamful sleep.

The orphanage as many other areas that are in bad need for repair and improvement over the next several years.  On the following pages we will highlight some of these projects that will need funding and mission construction teams to complete as has been done with the dormitories.

Maybe your church group or other group would like to help? We need financial help, donation of materials and supplies, new ideas and most importantly prayers to help these children.

Please Consider Participating in one of our Development Projects.  It will help the children at the orphanage grow up in a better home environment and increase their chance to become successful adults.