The Social Ministry Centre

We finally were able to get down to see the developments in the Social Ministry Centre over the last year. Part of the building has been re-modelled thanks to a team from the States and Paul Weeks from Canada. It was amazing to see the building being used. Kids are making things for selling and using the money to keep themselves off the streets. They are also keeping clean there and most importantly some are being discipled in their new faith. Some kids are well integrated into the Unifam church in Santa Monica and others who are beginning the process are in drug rehab and already beginning to testify to the friends in their groups. God is good!

We have also heard of so many kids, especially from the Indios Verdes group (Frijol's group) who have died over the year. We just heard since we got back of three more. In fact, there is no longer an Indios Verdes group. They have merged with a group a few metres up the road called Linda Vista. Though numbers were depleted through death they have been increased by new street kids joining them. There is still so much work to be done.

Donated clothes waiting to be dispensed to needy kids
The unmodelled side of the Centre is being used as a workshop
Pictures being mounted in Mexican style
The remodelled eating/gathering area
We were intrigued at the ingenuity of the team who were able to find ways to cut costs. Check out this plastic bucket designer sink!