Oh, What A Night!

Unless the Lord builds the house,
the builders labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches over the city,
the guards stand watch in vain.  (Psalm 127:1)

we look forward to ministering to the
next generation of El Callejon girls.

Last night we gave glory to God and celebrated our new site with an Open House for the community.  Even though our ministry is to the women, teens and girls, this night was for everyone.  We especially wanted the men to see the place where their spouses and compañeras, their daughters and little sisters, come each week. 

We were a little anxious about whether they would come, since a Casa Abierta is something new… But, come they did!

It was great to see many of our women come with their spouses and companions.  Out back the number of kids grew and grew.  It was loud, but oh, what a joyful noise!

Daisy welcomes the community
to the new Social Work site.

Daisy welcomed everyone and talked about the ministry of the Social Work site.  We do lots of things here, but the most important is teaching about the Bible.  We’re only human, but the Bible is God’s truth, and that’s what we want the women, teens and girls to know.

SI-DR Director Brian praises God for His faithfulness.

Our SI-DR Director, Brian, shared how the site was a dream come true, and how SI desires that this building be a blessing to the community of El Callejon.  He reflected back on the women who have worked in the Social Work site over the past ten years.  He commented on the passion and love we have for the women, teens and girls who come each week.  We know that is only the Holy Spirit working in us and through us! 

Our Ministry Sites Supervisor, Jayson, told the group that while the building is wonderful, it is the people inside the building who are the temples of the Holy Spirit.  Both praised God for what He is doing.

Daisy called up a couple of the women who’ve been coming for years.  What do you like best about coming?  Lalia picked up a Bible, and talked about how much she has learned.  Dinora said that at first she was a little scared about studying the Bible because she didn’t think she could understand, but that with Daisy’s help, she did. 

Couples who became legally married last year.

Yajaira and Luz shared laughter and stories about the crafts they had made.   Two of the couples who became legally married last year came up and shared how God has blessed them through the site, too. 

Our Treces (thirteen year olds) were too shy to come up, but our Little Girls and Pre-teens did.  How precious to hear Katherine share how she had learned how to show Jesus’ love by helping her mom! 

There were lots of littler ones, there, too, and we’re excited to think about the next generations coming to learn how much Jesus loves them!

Enjoying a slide show of God's work in El Callejon
through the years

Everyone loved seeing pictures from the past several years of ministry, especially seeing how the younger ones have been growing and changing.  God is so good!   



Our awesome students ready to jump into action
serving snacks to everyone!

Our amazing outreach students worked hard serving snacks to everyone.  We bought snacks (crackers, cheese, salami) for around 50 people, but God multiplied it as with the kids we had closer to 100! 

We pray that God will continue to multiply our small efforts to impact the people of El Callejon in the great and amazing ways only He can.  It was a wonderful night, and we give Him all the glory!