The children arrive

Jennifer and Darwin Canales have announced that the first three children are now at the Children's Home. Welcome!

The Start of the Garden

Ground has been broken on the property... but not for a new building. This time, it is the beginning of what will be a nearly two acre garden, making use of some of the most fertile soil on the grounds.

The goal is for this garden to eventually produce crops that will help feed the children of the orphanage, and even possibly have extra to sell back to the community. Not only will it serve the practical purpose of nourishment, but it will also be used to teach the children about agriculture and the relationship between God, man, and nature.

Check out the photos of the groundbreaking below:

Second building almost completed

The kitchen/dining room is almost completed at the Children's Home. This adds to the first cottage and now we are lacking one more cottage before we can begin to take children.

The cottages are designed to take 5-6 children and house parents. This will provide the children a family atmosphere.
Charlie and Abby Smith are preparing to move to the orphanage next spring and help with getting the Living Water Children's home off the ground.

Please help us build the second cottage by giving to the Living Water Children's Home. You can find more information at www.gracepoint.org

Work begins on Orphanage!

A mission team from Grace Point Church helped with the actual ground breaking for the first building of the Living Water Children's Home in March. The ground was dug and prepared for the footting to be poored. The walls are now going up on the first building which will be a dorm, made up of have three bedrooms, one bathroom, a small living room and a deck. The work is being managed by the Living Water Board of directors and board president René Laffite with oversite provided by missionary Teresa Devlin. The first dorm should accomodate six children and an adult. This will be the prototype for the future dorms. The second building will be a kitchen and dinning room. It is exciting to see the dream becoming a reality.

We are still raising funds for the construction and we build as we receive money. The Hondruans are raising money and those in the United States have pledged to at least match what they raise. We have raisded over $10,000 for construction but much more is needed. Please help out by giving to the Honduras Living Water Children's Home. You may make checks payable to Grace Point Church and mail to 9750 Huebner Rd. 78240. All donations are tax deductable. Be sure to designate that your gift is for the Honduras Living Water Children's Home

Mission Team Heads to Honduras March 15

Two weeks from today a team from Grace Point Church will be standing on the spot in this picture where we will begin laying the foundation for the first buildings of the orphanage. Please pray for our team members who have been called by God to help with this project:

1. Jody Harris
2. Sydney Harris
3. Rene Forey
4. Joseph Garlitz
5. Misse Mbongo
6. Linda Norvy
7. Oscar Ramirez
8. Steve Stoner
9. David Moore
10. Mark Richey
11. Chloe Richey
12. Tim Heibel pd
13. Michael Stanard,
14. Carol Stanard
15. Justus Stanard
16. Veronica Valverde
17. John Walters
18. Mason Stone

Miracles Still Happen

Once God has provided a vision, if it is truly from God, He always provides the means for that vision to be completed. Several miraculous things have occurred for the orphanage to be at this stage. We have seen God provide in the big obvious ways. And we have seen God take care of the small details.
Just when we had given up hopes to purchase a piece of property for the orphanage, God provided the land and also generous men to help purchase it. The land is in a perfect beautiful location, not too far from the city, but far enough that it will be a safe environment for children. This was an obvious answer to prayer. But another story needs to be shared to illustrate how God works in the most tiny details to get things done.
A mission team from Grace Point was preparing to go to La Ceiba to work with the orphans and help do some work on the property. Michelle Brand was considering going but wanted her sister and rest of her family to join them. Little did we know at Grace Point that her family had lived in Honduras and her father, Othel Brandran a business exporting fruit to the United States. Her father knew some of the key people on the Orphanage board. He didn't know that until after he arrived in La Ceiba. Michelle's family agreed to go and because of their knowledge and ties with Standard Fruit in La Ceiba, we were able to correct a major erosion problem on the border of the property.
Othel's sister wrote a letter to Standard Fruit asking for assistance. Standard called two days later and set up a meeting with our team. Jorge Williams, a manager at Standard Fruit went with us to the orphanage to check out the land and the problem. On the way he told us how God had saved him and healed him from a major illness. He was now pasturing a church and felt a real call from God to help with the orphanage. Pastor Williams was able to get the equipment needed to make changes that correct the erosion problem, something that would have cost us a considerable amount.
Is it a coincidence that one person is asked to go whose family is from Honduras who has the contacts to get the needed help? Is it a coincidence that the person sent to help in a born-again, spirit-filled believer? I don't think so. The odds on that are just too incredible. God works in the large and the small details. We can't wait for to see what God is going to do next!