The work on the chicken farm is coming along very well - the LifeChurch team is still working hard during the day, and spending the afternoon playing with and ministering to the Casa Shalom kids!



Pastor Dennis Whitter hauls a wheelbarrow-full of rock to use in the cement mixture.















Josh, David, Josh and Emma work on digging a big hole that will be part of the living quarters for a pig that will be raised next door to the chicken farm!

David digs a hole that will be part of the pig's septic system.

Last week, every child at Casa Shalom got a new pair of tennis shoes, thanks to the congregation at Maranatha Church in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Check out a few photos of the kids and their new shoes!

Ange

Evelyn

Ana

Happy 4th of July!

We celebrated the 4th of July at Casa Shalom with a lot of work and a lot of play! Work continues on the chicken farm, and the LifeChurch team is making great progress. We ended the day with a small fireworks show and a hot dog roast with the kids!


Josh and David lay block for the chicken farm



















David and Josh mix cement












































Baby break! Emma and baby Fatima, Emily, and Mrs. Pogin with Anggie.

Fatima is looking cool is some huge sunglasses

Anggie makes a fashion statement.

Sonia and Mrs. Pogin

Eliza, Vinicio, Flor, Flora and David

Emma, Eddy, Krystine, Josh, Elias and Erica

The Pollo Project

We are excited to announce that work on Casa Shalom's chicken farm has begun! Yesterday, a team from LifeChurch, in Minnesota, arrived - the team will be funding and building the farm during their 10-day stay at the orphanage. The chicken farm will be a big blessing for Casa Shalom - as we raise our own chickens, we will be able to save the equivalent of the salaries of 2 staff members each month! We will also be able to increase the amount of meat the children eat each week. Please keep the LifeChurch team in prayer as they work hard this week!

Erica lays block for the chicken farm walls

Emily carries a concrete slab that will be part of the farm's outer wall

Mrs. Pogin sifts through sand to remove rocks, so the sand can be used to make concrete - no premixed concrete in Guatemala!

David mixes concrete

Mr. Pogin hauls concrete slabs that will form the farm's outer walls

A hair cut

A few days ago, Antonio got ahold of some scissors, and as many children at some point do, decided to give himself a haircut! As you can see from the photo on the right, it seems that he doesn't have a career as a barber ahead of him!