Progress Report

A BIG, HUGE, ENORMOUS, HEARTFELT THANK YOU to all who have donated in the last few weeks! Your support for this project has been tremendous! For those who haven't had a chance to donate yet there is still time! Our total donations collected so far equals $1,238.00. We are so excited to have passed the $1,000 mark! We still have much work to do as we have $3,762.00 left to raise. Please help us raise this money to build Evelia and her family a new home! No donation is too small!

I thought it might be a good idea to share an email we got a month or so ago that paints a really vivid picture of Evelia's situation. I think it's easy for me to want to help with this project because I've stood inside her home. I've seen the conditions in which her family lives, but I understand that sometimes at a distance it's difficult to really comprehend what her struggles are.

This email is from a local missionary who we met while visiting.

Dear Sarah, Jenna, Wayne

Just wanted you to know that the first 2 donations have come in to NRN for this house! I am thrilled that you have taken on this challenge and this privilege of raising funds to build a house for "Francisca" as I call her. I am glad to know her full name. For two years, I have been praying that God would provide a suitable place for Francisca and her daughter to live with some measure of dignity. I have watched Francisca live daily, looking for any kind of work that she can find, in order to provide for her family. On occasions, she has brought gifts of fruit to me as I have been working in the community of Los Brasiles. It has been very humbling for me. Her eyes are always full of expectancy and love, even though you might think that those things would have been extinguished a long time ago because of the extremely difficult life that Francisca lives, having a grown daughter with mental disabilities that leave her functioning at the level of a small child. I would be shocked if Francisca could read and write, I have never asked about those things. Last week, as I was driving through the community, Francisca hailed me in my van and very shyly asked me if I could provide underwear for her and her daughter, as they had none. The next day I was able to deliver to her a bag full of women's clothing and some new underwear for her and her daughter, thanks be to God.

Anyway, I just wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking this on and I pray that God will stir any hearts to help you reach your goal.

Blessings,
Ginny

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Here are a couple more pictures of the inside sleeping area and outdoor cooking stove.