Our Current Needs

While regular, general support continues to be our most basic need, there are a few current needs with which we could use some extra help, as well as larger upcoming needs we will have to find funds to address.  Would you pray with us that God will continue to meet our needs, and respond if He leads you to do so? 


Current needs:

• Medications are running about $500 for the men in Casa de Esperanza.  Your regular donation of $25 a month would go a long way towards helping in this area.
• Each weekend, we spend about $60 for transportation to get our men to school in Santa Maria.  This comes to about $250 each month, but we think it's worth the expense.  Do you?
• Gasoline to get to our ministry projects in Santa Maria, San Pedro an Santa Lucia cost about $30 a week.  Can you help keep us on the road?
• Speaking of being on the road, we need to make about $500 for car repairs once again.  The roads here really tear up a vehicle, and ours is no exception.  
• With four guys in school and four women working on developing a business, we need to purchase two computers, one for each house.  These will total about $1000.  Or we would happily accept used laptops which still work.
• Mario Juarez, who has been a companion-caregiver for more than two years has begun studying physical therapy at the university.  We are sponsoring his tuition and supplies which run about $100 a month.  In return, he will work for us one year after graduation for each year we sponsor him.  Those of you who have met Mario know what a great investment this is!

Anticipated future expenses:

• Our current vehicle is a 2001 Mazda MVP which has served us well, but has seen better days and just about come to the end of its road-worthiness.  We anticipate a new vehicle will cost us between $6000-$7000.  With two homes and three ministry sites, this is not a luxury but a necessity, and we need to start saving toward this purchase.  If you would like to donate toward this, just designate that your donation is for a new vehicle, and we'll keep you updated as to how this fund is growing.
• The refrigerator in the men's home is making noises that no machine should be making. It will cost about $700 to replace this.  

Though these seem like large amounts, most of our donations range between $10 and $50 a month.  This may not seem like a lot, but when God puts it all together it adds up.  We appreciate your prayers, encouragement and support.