Impacto Ministry Inc

The main construction focus is building new facilities for abuelitos and training ministries. Currently, the abuelitos and the children share a building. Our dream is to move the abuelitos to their own facility, so that they can stay together all day. They have been asking for this but until we have a separate place for them, abuelitos will have to continue meeting mornings and be out by the time the children arrive. Another big opportunity with the new site is that once the abuelitos have their own site, we can open a morning happy tummies for some of the children who attend schools that have elementary classes meeting during the afternoons. Training will be held in a multipurpose building on the site that will be large enough to seat groups of 200+ people so that all attendees of our training programs, conferences, and congresses can be in one location. We know this will be a tremendous help in holding all kinds of training, clinics, conferences, youth camps, etc.

Pastoral support, is very important. We know many pastors, leaders, and lay people who are obeying gods call, even though theyve had no previous training. Their faith is admirable. We dont know many who would be willing to take on such huge roles with no training. As our relationship grew with different local churches we began to see the great need for training and resources. Subsequently, god laid it in our hearts to begin offering training opportunities. We reached out to friends asking if theyd be willing to come and share on different topics where they had training and experience. Weve been able to offer various trainings for pastors such as, homiletics, how to give pre-marital counseling, dispensation chart, spiritual gifts, and so much more a few other topics are vbs, sunday school (for kids, teens, and adults), bookkeeping, etc..

Other programs include the following: -happy tummies, an after-school ministry for malnourished and impoverished elementary children, continues to be one of asociacion's most loved ministries. The number one priority at happy tummies is to share the gospel with children, to walk with them and disciple them as they learn about god and his love. Many of the kids that are part of this ministry have tough home lives and will sometimes go a whole day with only a cup of coffee and a tortilla in their tummies. Asociacion prepares a lunch for the children that is delicious, nutritious, and filling as well as giving each child a multiple vitamin. Before they go home, asociacion feeds them a healthy snack and nutrition drink to make sure they go home full. After lunch they must wash their hands and brush their teeth. Teaching them about good hygiene is very important - it is something that is not often taught at home. We know its importance, especially to help cut down on medical issues caused by poor personal hygiene. Once these tasks are completed the children sit for a time of devotions and learning god's word, followed by homework time. The kids spend time doing their school homework under the guidance of asociacoin's licensed and certified teachers who are readily available to go over the homework and provide support when a child is having a hard time grasping a certain subject. This ensures they continue to learn in school and do not fall behind. Many parents did not finish elementary school so at home sometimes the kids do not find the support they need. Asociacion sends the kids home each day with all homework completed so it is less stressful for the parents and for them. Asociacion has a library full of resources with books and computers for the children to work on any school project. We also encourage reading for fun and knowledge. One often heard comment from parents and schoolteachers is how asociacion's happy tummies children's vocabulary is much more advanced than that of their peers we attribute this to the books they read and the way they are taught and allowed to express themselves while at happy tummies. -teams project: asociacion de impacto asociacion finished construction of buildings in the compound known as xejuyu (pronounced shay-who-you). It is now hosting teams project which are short-term missions and internships to share christ with the people of guatemala. In doing so, we hope to be compassionate and lend a helping hand, a listening ear, and a hope for a better future.. We have local sunday church services here and bible studies. Another purpose of this compound is to have a specific area for asociacion's daily abuelitos ministry. Since our abuelitos and happy tummies in san juan village share the same facility, many times our abuelitos are rushed out because the children arrive for happy tummies ministry. Giving the abuelitos their own place has meant that we have more time to spend with them. Women from the stitches of blessings ministry meet here at least monthly. -other ministries to support the organization's exempt purpose