Next trip gearing up!

It looks like we are going to have 12 travelers to finish up the first building in March. We are very excited about finishing the final stages to make the first house liveable for 8-10 kids and their new parents! Ralph De Jong has made a great contact with Mike Timmer who runs a similar project in Cochabamba (we'll get his permission to share his blog address here and post it for you), so we can collaborate on Fair Trade marketing to benefit the wider communities as well as hopefully get some construction ideas and support. The Paredes family has been here in Columbus to present new ideas and a project budget to get us through this stage - so everyone keep hoping and praying for us to complete this important step in 2009!