We are heading into the coldest part of the year here in Bellingham, WA. Our local cold weather shelter at the Lighthouse Mission is seeking the help of volunteers who would be willing to take late night shifts at the shelter. Contact Audrey at the Lighthouse Mission if you would like to volunteer.
Email: audreym@thelighthousemission.org
Phone: (360) 733-5120, Ext 107
Francisca's mother, Maria, is raising her children alone. She left Francisca's father who was an alcoholic and often beat her and the children. She was able to piece together this shelter and went to work cleaning houses, but struggles to earn enough to provide for her four children.
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While walking the streets of Granada I am bombarded by young children in tattered clothes, barefoot and dusty. All seeking to touch me, hold my attention, sell me a trinket or ask for money. Their wide eyes and outstretched muddy palms are both gentle and desperate. My guide shoos away the groups of children over and over and is embarrassed by the interruptions. Later, when driving around surrounding towns and villages I ask him about the poverty in his country. I ask him to take me to a place these shooed away ones live. After much hesitation he veered off the main streets and took me down narrow, unpaved roads where I saw tents, structures made of tarps, wood poles and scrap metal. These are the desolate places these wide-eyed children call home...
We are excited to announce our next home build is scheduled for November, 2015, in Guatemala. We are helping build a home for a family in need living outside Antigua. 2ROOFS is partnering with the non-profit, Godschild, who has built over 1000 homes for low income families in Guatemala and won international awards for their ongoing work. Photos of the build to come!
