About a month ago, Steve was able to see one of his dreams come true. It all began a year ago, when Steve and I were in Guatemala and we went to visit a place that was in need of some food, as they were in a major drought. The House Dads had been looking for places that were really affected by the drought and found this place, called Flor del Cafe. It was a village made up of about 12-15 families. They were given food provisions and we got to be a part of it! The village really impacted us because the people were so organized with the way they layed out their homes and the land they lived on. We loved to be there with the people and had an amazing experience.
Last July, we went there again with our kids, handed out some clothing, food, and did a few crafts with all the kids. I loved to be able to see my kids first hand just playing and loving on the kids from this village. A kid is a kid, no matter where you are from or what your upbringing is like. So great! On this visit, we found out that the village had a teacher that would come and teach all their kids, but they didn't have anywhere to meet. Steve felt led to find a way to help. The leader of Flor del Cafe told us they could build the building(out of clay/dirt bricks dried in the sun), but they were not able to get the roof. They had even approached the Mayor of the area and he was not able to assist them in any way. Steve found out it would only be a few hundred dollars to get the metal roof. He said he would get them the roof once they built the building.
Well, the building was completed just over a month ago and Steve and some of the house Dad's were able to go help and put the roof on. It was amazing to see the pictures afterward. To see how a village did what they could and then we were able to come along side them and see something they wanted for their kids happen. Now Flor del Cafe has a school building and the teacher can come teach their children. There is already a group of Guatemalan youth that will be going and helping with school supplies and doing a Vacation Bible School with all the kids(about 40 or so). So beautiful to see all of us working together and loving each other.
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