Dear Notre Dame Parish Family & Community Friends,

With our Lord’s blessing and your extraordinary support, our Guatemala Outreach ministry completed its mission of building four more homes (for a total of 16 built on behalf of our parish since 2014) for four very deserving families in the village of Sumpango, Guatemala.

Each home is 13 x 19 feet, made entirely of concrete block, with cement floor, corrugated metal roof with a skylight, metal door with lock, and a metal-framed window with glass. The home was painted inside and out with colors chosen by the family. On the closing day (5th work day), each of our groups shared a closing celebration where a representative from the ministry handed the keys to a family member.

In this Year of Mercy your generosity allowed us to further extend God’s graces by sponsoring the education of a child for one year at Kemna 'Oj (the From Houses to Homes school), and to purchase two pieces of much needed equipment for the From Houses to Homes Clinic (stay tuned as we hope to share more details about these blessings in the near future).

We cannot begin to express how deeply touched and grateful the people of Guatemala are for these blessings which represent the extended hand of Jesus through the love, prayers and financial support of our parish family.

We feel grateful for the privilege of serving our brothers and sisters in Guatemala and cannot thank you enough for your support in helping us bring this vision to reality.

In gratitude,
The 2016 Guatemala Outreach Ministry