Did you know that we have a Wish List? Do you know why? Maybe you have heard something about it but are not exactly sure what the purpose is, why are we doing this and why are we so excited about it?? 1) What are we doing? We are trying to collect items to have ready and available for the girls upon their arrival. For those of you that have been able to visit the Casa de Gracia site or have been involved in this process with us for a while, you have heard us talk about certai

It’s a really good question. Unfortunately, it does not have a quick or simple answer. But it is a very important discussion to have in order to understand the need we are working to meet with Casa de Gracia. The first answer is that while the United States and other countries have moved to a foster care system as the primary system of protection, Guatemala has not. While precise numbers are very hard to come by, there are still well over 150 orphanages around the country, ho

This context we work in can be pretty heavy most days. The reality of the young people that we are creating this program and constructing these buildings for is pretty brutal to be honest. Their stories are hard to hear. Their wounds are deep. The generational cycles of abuse and neglect that continue damaging hearts and minds need to be broken. It’s heavy and heartbreaking work many days. It is also beautiful and necessary. It is the Gospel in action, the hope and healing th

After many weeks of planning and on-site preparation, we opened our doors to welcome special guests to our very first open house at Casa de Gracia! Our goals for this event were very specific - to showcase our 'work in progress' campus and to invite our visitors to pray about partnering with us in a variety of ways. Our team worked tirelessly on all kinds of details and logistics, all the way to making coffee for 50 people over an open fire since we still do not have electric