As the end of the school year approaches, our thoughts turn to our summer and the plans that it holds. Courtney, Tanner and I plan to travel to Guatemala July 6-14. Mitch will stay home and "man the fort" with Jack and Carli. We are excited! This year we hope to paint houses that have already been built. We also plan to visit another outlying community to offer help with the school, medical clinic and water system in Las Canoas. The community of Las Conchas has so appreciated our help in their community that they told the Shalom Foundation about this other community, Las Canoas, that is in need of assistance as well. I am particularly excited because I am planning to work with the women of Las Conchas. There are many homes with single mothers and several women in Las Conchas have decided to offer assistance to these families. One amazing woman, Lucretia, has donated a piece of land for a home to be built. Another woman, Carmen, has agreed to offer support and a place to stay for those who are homeless. They are very interested in caring for the people in the community that are less fortunate than they are. Amazing, since by our standards they are very poor themselves! I look forward to seeing my old friends and making new ones as we walk together and ask God to help us care for those who desperately need it.
Caroline
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