Social Work Site Happenings

There's been a lot going on at the Social Work site lately. Let me catch you up on a few things...

• We're getting a new site!! For several years now SI has been praying for the money to build a new Social Work site in El Callejon. A few months ago, God answered our prayers when someone donated about half the money we need to build a new facility! If you have ever been to the site, you know that the building we currently work in is way too small to accommodate all of the people that come on a daily basis. Needless to say, we are very excited! We purchased the land and have plans to start construction in October. Please pray with us that the rest of the funds come in. Here is a picture of the current Social Work site...quite small...

• Wedding season! As many of you remember from last year, 3 couples from the community got married in a culture where legal marriage is not a cultural norm. This December we plan to do the same thing. We currently have 6 couples who are interested. We will soon be starting a "pre-marital" counseling where once a week we have a lesson, movie, or guest speaker come and talk to the couples about Christian marriage. We've seen the blessing that this decision has been for the 3 couples from last year, and we pray the same from the couples who will make the commitment this year.

Daisy and I with one of last year's happy couples

• Semester students! In about 1 month we will have 2 girls from Bethel College that will be working with us at the site until December. They are currently here taking Spanish classes every day, so that when they come they will be excited and able to talk! They will be a huge help to us in that they will take charge of some of the site activities as well as help us with special projects we have like the wedding, Christmas parties, and creating a site policy book. They will be especially helpful to me because I know that as my belly gets bigger and bigger, my energy level will get lower and lower. Please pray for Rachel and Margie that during their time at the site they would not only minister to the community in great ways, but that Daisy and I would be able to minister to their lives as well.

Well as always, I could go on and on, but I'll leave you with that for now. Check back for more details about these new happenings!