Zechariah 4:6-10 "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘ Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord Almighty . “What are you, mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of 'God bless it! God bless it!'" Then the word of the LORD came to me: The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this temple; his hands will also complete it. Then you will know that the LORD Almighty has sen

These February 2025 drone images show how much things are changing and how much work is going on every day now. This Dream is Taking Shape a little more each day and we couldn’t be happier or more excited!

And we couldn’t be happier about it! It's been a huge team effort and we are truly amazed at this talented team! We are rejoicing over all the many details that needed to happen and how God has orchestrated it all. He has used many hands, heads and hearts over the last year to bring us to this point. So after months of waiting on everything from permits to clear pathways to be able to get all the equipment onto the Casa de Gracia property and then get these huge trucks to the

2025 is off to a Great Start 🚜 Lots of movement going on at last! Excavation, surveying, prepping for the well drilling and infrastructure work all going on! All the much needed things to get everything ready for construction to begin in February! To every person who visited, prayed, donated and encouraged us to this point...THANK YOU! We are honestly blown away by the GENEROSITY OF SO MANY! The Lord Himself has used each of you to get us to this place at this time. Our he

The hardest part of waiting is feeling like nothing is happening .  2024 was a year of waiting. And God is working in the waiting…always! Even when we don't see what He is doing, He is always on the move!  The Lord has been teaching us this in deep and powerful ways this year. The Bible study we lead each Wednesday morning with the young people in a nearby village is teaching ALL of us so much! We are studying through the Gospel of John and looking closely at how Jesus deals

Making known the forgotten or invisible around us. We really like the way our architect and site manager, Byron, talks about what Casa de Gracia means to him and why this mission matters so much. In his words… There is a population here in Guatemala that is largely unseen. The Forgotten Ones, he calls them. They are often invisible in this society. They are typically uncared for and therefore very vulnerable. This is not God’s plan. God has a lot to say about caring for orpha

A little {intentional} play on words here to talk about our ministry partner, Redeemed Steel. The entire month of October, 2024 was a really fun and exciting time of visits from different members of their network to our work site where they will be building a state of the art trade school for welding, knife forging, wood & leather working! We also were able to attend one of their forging events that they did all over Guatemala! We love watching the way they can forge a beaut

With all the Permits in place and Funding coming in, construction is underway and we couldn’t be more excited about it! So far it is primarily excavation work to prep for the well drilling rigs to be able to arrive and beginning excavation for the first Transition Home to be able to begin being built in December 🙌🏼🙌🏼 The other work currently being done is preparing the giant hole and cement casing for the Septic tank to be installed as soon as it’s finished being built

God has completely blown us away! First, by Two Generous donors who have stepped up with matching grants up to $100k!!!! Doubling Your Dollar’s Impact because every $5 or $50 or $500 given they will be matched dollar for dollar with their own donation up to $100,000!! Unbelievable!! And This came on top of a huge donation that encouraged us tremendously and has allowed us to get all kinds of work started at the site now that we have all the permits! So when asked, “ how’

Sometimes we hear God giving us a clear message through the prayers of His people. We have been humbled in these last months to hear the prayers of those who have come and visited our Casa de Gracia site. In different months and from different people of different ages, we have heard the same words spoken as they prayed over this entire Casa de Gracia project… “May this place be a Place of Power!“ These are humbling words! And when you hear different people utter the same exac

We are so excited to announce that we have finally been granted the needed permits to be able to continue construction!!! The process took a lot longer than expected {big under statement here 😅}, but we are praising God that in his perfect timing we are moving forward! We are beyond ready and beyond excited! So now that we have the ‘Go Ahead’…here’s the order we're planning to start construction: FIRST: drilling a well and installing the septic! Much easier said than done in

Sometimes it's important to go back to the beginning. Recently, we have been asked the same question from a lot of different people. "So...

Nehemiah…this man from many centuries ago and his story recorded in the Old Testament has been such a relatable and significant example for us, a true mentor for us! God gives us mentors in our modern day lives and we desperately need them. No matter how old we are, we need the wisdom of others. This idea of mentoring is foundational for our Casa de Gracia team! Mentoring is one of the 3 pillars our program will be built upon! But how much more incredible is it to realize th

The trade school is being funded by our US-based ministry partner, Redeemed Steel. They have already raised the majority of the funds needed to build this trade school! This means that as soon as the infrastructure work is done, this will be one of the first buildings built with the Transition Home! Redeemed Steel is a group of expert blacksmiths and tradesmen/women who have a heart for serving the Lord and sharing the knowledge of their skills and their faith. They use thei

We have loved watching Phase 2 progress to a finished product! Each time we visit the site and see new progress, we are crazy excited and super encouraged by seeing what God is doing! Watching a Dream take shape is something truly difficult to find words for! Now we are super anxious to see Phase 3 take shape! What does this next phase include? -Excavation and grading of the entire property -Preparing the foundations for all the buildings! -Laying all drainage for water & se

“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.” Matthew 7:24-25 The Lord’s hand has been evident throughout Casa de Gracia’s entire history. His provision always arrives exactly on time. He is bringing talented and dedicated people to walk alongside us in this journ

"But whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life!" John 4:14 We had an exciting day at the Casa de Gracia work site! As work has been wrapping up on Phase 2- The Front Facade, we are looking to start Phase 3- Excavation & Infrastructure! A huge and crucial part of this is WATER 💦 We felt so blessed to have this crew come and use their skills to seek water for a potenti

We want to take this opportunity to say from the depths of our hearts THANK YOU to everyone who has been part of the process up to this point ! Every dollar donated by every person has added up to get us to where we are today. Byron our architect, Ana Isabel our logo designer, our prayer and advisory team, our board of directors, legal advisors... God has surrounded us with His people and He is building this house through each of them! All we can say about all of this is WOW!

What is the greatest, most important thing we can ever teach a child or young person? To find their identity in Christ. For the Casa de Gracia Team, this is at the heart of everything we do. Yes, we will provide a safe and loving home for them. Yes, we will teach life skills. Yes, we will educate. Yes, we will offer job and trade training. (And we are beyond excited to be able to do to all of this!) But God continues to remind us day after day that everything flows from knowi

And it looks incredible! This installation is one of the final touches before the completion of Phase 2: The Front Facade! This logo represents Casa de Gracia so well and to see it up on the front entrance is such a tangible reminder that God is at work and moving MIGHTILY to make what was once a dream become a reality. For those of you who are new here, did you know what our logo means to us? • The window represents seeing from inside the transition home into the future, giv