March 2023 eNewsletter
Lent
Our founder Zulena, sent out a beautiful Lenten Reflection this week. If you missed it, you can here:
On a recent trip of the Holy Land I found myself in the Church of St. John the Baptist...
This Lent we have been challenged by two generous donors to match $21,000 in funds to aid our growing needs:
Two new cars in the next year
Trade and technical schooling for our older teens
Cost of goods/ inflation continuing to rise
To help us in this match you can donate at the link below. All funds raised during the Lenten Season (April 8th) will count towards this match and each donor will be prayed for in a special way by our Finca community
First Month of School
Our St. Peter and Vincent Pescatore school started on February 1st and are off to an amazing start!
With 120 students our schools serve grades Kindergarten- 9th grade. Students learn all core subjects in addition to English, Computers, Religion and more.
Many of our students from the surrounding community would not have the option of attending school if ours did not exist due to distance.
Please continue to keep all our our students and teachers in your prayers this school year!
Around the Farm
Clinic
Our volunteer and missionary nurses along with our Doctor do amazing work in our clinic that serves both our children and 1500+ neighbors throughout the year.
Animals
The Finca is home to many animals, and sometimes even exotic ones. We are known to have our fair share of Iguanas, armadillos, tarantulas and more.
Posa
On a hot day, there's nothing better than a trip to the local hot water spring and a 3 litre bottle of cold Coca Cola.
Child Spotlight
Meet "S"
•"S" is 2 years old and just moved to the Finca last month with his 3 brothers
•His favorite colors are red and green
•He loves waving at everyone that passes his house
•His favorite animals are dinosaurs and unicorns
*To maintain our children’s privacy, any personal information and full pictures are only open to current sponsors through a secure portal
Missionary Spotlight
Nate Janssen
Nate is our go-to hype man at the Finca. It's not hard to know where he is, as he will make his presence known everywhere he goes with big hugs and loud salutations.
He is known to wear many hats including teacher, coach, bible study leader, PAVI helper, bean cooker, friend, confidant, team player and even Santa.
We are so blessed to have Nate's presence on this Finca especially as he enters his second year with all our kids.
Learn more about Nate through his latest blog post below:
Pray With Us
Prayer Requests
For our staff members who care tirelessly for our children
For our new Service Coordinator, Ryan.
For all those discerning service with our organization
For our children, past, present and future and their continued healing
For all those in our donor community in need of prayer, especially Jay Caponigro and Jean Fuehrmeyer.
Join us this Lent in Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving.
Follow along with our Lenten Calendar to pray for a different member of our community each day and participate in an act of "fasting".
Tax Letters 2022
All tax letters for 2022 have been sent. If you did not receive yours, please check your inbox/ junk mail or reach out to us for a new copy. We are so grateful to each of our benefactors and are praying for all of you!