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Seeds of Love: November 2007

Seeds of Love

The mission of Semillas de Amor Children's Village is to provide care, high-level education, and solid futures for Guatemala's at-risk children. In addition to consisting of a home for children who are unable to remain with their families, plans for the children's village include a school, a clinic, and a daycare facility for working mothers. The facility is in the early stages of construction. We are currently seeking donors and volunteers interested in helping make this dream a reality.

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

More and More Construction...

Construction continues and the children's new home is gorgeous. The gardens are looking beautiful but we have a long, long way to go with landscaping.

We have our approval to move forward with the electricity, thanks to the generosity of two of our neighbors. Getting electricity has been a major struggle for us and now it seems that struggle is over. We only need to file paperwork and pay for installation. My hope, for the future, is to be able to use solar and wind power for the children's village. Our goal is to live as lightly on our beautiful land as possibly.


Wednesday, November 21, 2007

A Few Move to the the Children's Village

Yesterday we moved all of our outside plants to the children's village. All of our beautiful ferns are now hanging in our new garden. I had no idea we had so many plants, it took four trips! Now our plants are happily living in the country. I will be happy and relieved when I can post our own move to Parramos. Soon!



Thursday, November 15, 2007

Progress Continues

The progress continues at the children's village construction site. Our new floors are nearly finished. The colorful classroom floors are gorgeous. Our gardener is working hard to have everything finished by the time we move in.

The discoloration on some of the walls is dampness. We built with concrete block and it gets very damp. With the rainy season just over we need to let the concrete dry before we can waterproof it and then paint. I can't wait to start painting!



Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Building Progress Report, Almost There!

Monday, November 12, 2007

Riding Team Semillas de Amor

Enjoy the photos of our kids in the equestrian events.
We have quite a group of riders!