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Day 8 - Jocotillo

Today we had the opportunity to serve in a local village where several of the children at Casa Bernabé come from. It is always a hard day emotionally. The poorest of the poor in the US are rich in comparison to this community.

About $4000 (U.S.) of our team budget went towards purchasing food for the people of Jocotillo. The Lord provided 20 bags of corn, 20 bags of beans, and 30 bags of rice. We then divided up the food into quantities to hand out for families. Each family got 5 pounds of each item. I was told a few years ago that it would feed a family of 4 for about a week. I’m not sure that is 100 percent accurate, but it seems like an educated figure.

By our estimate, we handed out food to somewhere around 350 families.

A set of house parents, Marlon and Analu, have always dreamt of running this ministry on a bigger scale. Marlon was always involved with doing this “on the side,” in addition to being a house parent. Due to recent health problems, they had to leave Casa Bernabé. Although this was an extremely hard decision, it was clearly God’s timing and it is incredible to see the Lord growing their ministry already.

Because Marlon and Analu are doing this ministry full time, they are able to get the food and supplies needed for building houses ahead of time. This year we were able to put the finishing touches on 4 houses the team financed. One of these houses costs about $1000 and is life changing for these families.

When the team handed over the keys to the houses, Marlon asked if they would like to accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior. One mother chose to surrender her life to Him!!!

Please pray for Marlon and Analu’s ministry, that God would provide physical and spiritual needs for many people in Jocotillo. His ultimate desire is to build a school for the community!

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  1. AnonymousJanuary 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM

    You look so happy filling the bag with food, is that your good friend next to you, she looks very happy too! I am so happy the whole family
    got to go and serve. Blessings upon all of you.
    Life’s Good

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