Thanks to the generous donations from so many, we are packed and prepared to leave for Guatemala on Saturday, June 21st for two weeks. As we've told you, we will spend the two weeks at an orphanage in the mountains outside of Guatemala City.
We were made aware of a desperate need for pajamas for the children of the orphanage. Because of your huge hearts, we are bringing 90 pair of pajamas with us tomorrow to surprise the children. We got a lot of them from the Disney store for a "steal" and we are bringing Disney movies in Spanish to play during a pajama party we will give the children, complete with popcorn and candy. (and you thought our house was loud!!)
Through contact with the directors of the past few weeks, it came to my attention that there was a building under construction to house the infants of the orphanage which was 90% complete but has been sitting for the past year, due to lack of $3,000 necessary to complete it. Motivated by compassion, and a desire to see God's plan complete, Larry contacted many of his subcontractors in the construction field to see if any had a desire to help. I am ecstatic to say, we raised the $3,000 in less than a day!!! The Charlotte Construction Industry rocks!!! Now, Larry is coming for the second week to personally do the work to complete the building.
So, now we had new pajamas and a building complete! How much more could we ask.
Despite our overjoy at the provisions we were bringing, support keeps coming in!! Just this morning I was able to purchase 48 pair of children's jeans for the kids with a check we received from a neighbor who we have never even met!! They put the check on our doorstep and now the kids have jeans too!
We will have access to a computer while we are there but we understand the internet service is not usually up to par. Please click on the button below to receive emails when we post on the blog during the trip. We will update regularly and you will be along for the ride with us.
We love you!
Pray for our safety and for God to accomplish his will in the lives of these children.
Thanks for reading.
Michelle, Larry, Alisha, Josh, Jackie & Rebekah Ziner
Because of the build
