Our youth mission team shared about their experiences in Guatemala on Tuesday, April 18, and an offering was taken to help build homes in Panabaj. This already poverty-stricken area was devastated by mudslides last October, with 600-1,000 people killed. Many more were left homeless. The team left $1200 of team money to rebuild homes, and another $481 was given in offering on the 18th. This letter was received from David Glanville, owner of the Posada, who is helping coordinate home rebuilding for the people in the area.

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Dear friends:
Thank you and the members of your church for your generous donation of $1200, to be used for building houses for the people of Panabaj who have been left homeless. You cannot imagine the great help this is to the recipients. They have been living in tents. You are helping lift them out of a sense of hopelessness and loss.

The First House

We have finished one small house for an older couple who lost all fourteen of their children. We spent about $670 on that building. The door was purchased yesterday. We are planning on spending the rest for a house for two boys that lost 41 members of their family, including mother, father, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles and grandparents. The younger boy had a bad knee injury from the mudslide and the older one is a bit mentally challenged.

With the additional donation, we will install running water to the two houses. I will get out there and take some photos later today and send them by tomorrow.

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On behalf of the recipients of the aid for housing for the victims of the mudslide in Panabaj, I would like to thank you and the members of First Methodist Church of Corvallis for their generous donation.

Here is how I distruted the $1200 donation:
$1200 X 7.5 = Q 9,000

Lucas Tzina Coo Q 5,000 Built small house
This couple lost their house and all 14 of their children (man was married twice).

Pedro Serrat Q 1,000 Floor and bathroom for house.
Pedro is a gardener here. He lost his home, daughter and grand daughter. He has a bad leg from a snake bite and walks with a cane.

Rosalio Cakixoy Q 750 He had part of a donated house.
This $100 will help get a roof before the rains come.

Buen Pastor Baptist Church Q 2,250
Roger Stanage brought some volunteers from Hot Springs, Arkansas. They needed more funds to build two duplexes.

Sincerely,
David Glanville

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