Guatemala House Newspaper Article
A team from
The project is a pilot project for what the team hopes will be a series of houses built to improve the lives of the people in the villages of Santa Maria de Jesus and San Pedro el Cerro.
The seven-member team, from
The team has raised enough money for building materials and has ensured that the building site is actually owned by the Coroy family. The team will also take 700 pounds of children's clothing and shoes to distribute to the village children.
The new house will by 12x20 feet and will have a concrete floor. The design is based on a similar project that built homes in
The idea for the project came to Darrel Krahn when he visited
Support for the project includes support from the Mission Rotary Club and members of Cedar Valley Mennonite church.