Esperanza Parati Orphanage hosted it's 1st official Children of Hope ministry team in December. It was a blended team of 14 with 6 members from Seaforth, Ontario and the other 8 from Abbotsford, British Colombia. It was a great opportunity not only for them to serve together but to build relationships as brothers and sisters in Christ.
It was 10 days of jam packed hard work, fellowship and fun. At the Orphanage the work project consisted of installing gyproc, crack filling, painting, digging a 200 ft trench from the house to the barn, and lots of wiring. Floor tiles were also purchased to be installed. The team even found the energy to have fun activities by playing board games, busting piñatas etc. with the 18 children who are living at Esperanza Parati. The kids special treat was a pizza party.
The team then did a Christmas outreach to The Otomi House in Amealco. The special event drew the attendance of about 500 people from the community. It was an amazing day of Olympics with lots of games, raffles and prizes. They then blessed the people with food and blankets for the cold winter months they have in the mountains.
In a short time, a group of 14 servants for Jesus' kingdom left a lifetime of memories for 18 children who at one point didn't know what love was. It is another demonstration of God's Love that does not have any borders.
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