Week 6

Our construction team has just started their sixth week of construction! The building is beginning to look as if it will actually become a functional building and my hopes are started to get high for the time when we will see girls living there!

My increasingly large list of jobs I never thought I would have has "Project Manager" at the top. But I am learning from it, and the people I've found to work for the project are an incredible asset. They each believe in our ministry and understand the time crunch we are under to get the building completed. As a result, we might actually finish BEFORE the deadline. (If any of you know Philippine culture, you can appreciate how truly astounding that thought is!!)

Anyway, I wanted to show all of our faithful supporters what the progress looks like thus far, I know it's been awhile since I updated.

This first building (and phase one of our construction project) is our "Transition House." Eventually, when  the rest of our facility is built, it will be used as a home for older girls and women who don't have a safe or appropriate home to reintegrate into. Girls can use this home as a base while they finish their education or get a job to save money for when they move out on their own.

At first, this building will be used as the center of our entire program. It will give us space to set up two "families" of 5-6 girls each. Each "Family" will have it's own house mothers so that when the lower campus is finished, they can transfer directly into the small bungalows that will be built for that purpose.

If you want to learn more about our program, you can view this interview I did for our partner organization "Conspiracy of Hope."

Thanks for all your prayers and support!