Adding Some Green

This past Thursday a group of 7 adults and 2 kids went out to plant some trees at the mission site. It’s rainy season, so now is the time to get them in the ground. Otherwise we wait a year. So together we planted around 17 trees – both ornamental and fruit bearing. We had to get creative, because goats…

More Land

In a semi-unexpected turn of events, the plot of land right next to ours went up for sale. The owner approached us to see if we would be interested. We already own 2 plots, so this one would make our land into an “L” shape. We decided it was a necessary expense at this point. It adds to our property…

Building has Begun!

Building has begun on Hopeful Academy! The foundation has been dug, and the start to the walls are there. We’ve reached the point where they have to fill in dirt to level off the floors before they can pour the flooring. We are hoping to get a bunch of volunteers to come out for a few hours on Friday and…

Retreat

On Saturday, June 29th we had a retreat for the board and volunteers. We had about 17 of us in attendance. It was a great time reminding us all of the vision, the goals of the school, our strategic plans for ensuring this ministry doesn’t die off, and two guest speakers. We had the local (this title isn’t quite right)…