Building a new future
By Rolando Pinzon
Amet Orella, 25, lives in the community of Flores del Oeste in Honduras. The married father of two children supported his family working as a banana farmer on a seasonal basis for the Estándar Fruit Company. But the income he generated was not enough to provide for his family’s basic needs. Amet longed to be able to do more to support his family.
Because of their financial struggles and the difficulty they had accessing water, Amet’s family was one of several families selected by World Renew’s local partner, Alfalit, to have a pila (a concrete water storage container) constructed on their property.
Motivated by his desire to help his family flourish and his lack of stable employment, Amet approached Alfalit and asked about becoming a bricklayer’s assistant on the pila project. Eager to support young people like Amet in learning and expanding their income-generating abilities, Alfalit instructed the foreman in charge of the pila project to train Amet and help him learn this trade.
Today, with his newfound knowledge and skills in masonry, Amet is better equipped to increase his income and improve his family’s living conditions. World Renew and our partners celebrate God’s grace and the generous support that makes it possible for us to walk alongside families like Amet’s and provide the training and tools they need to journey away from poverty.
Prayers for Latin America
By Corstiaan Van Aalsburg
- Drought has affected agricultural production in Honduras leaving 3 million people in a food crisis; pray for the people of Honduras.
- Pray for peace in Haiti, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua as economic instability and increasing violence plague the region.
- Pray for safety for World Renew staff in the region and for God’s wisdom and guidance for Jodel Pierre, the newly-appointed Country Director in Haiti.
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