Vista Marina Construction - summer/fall 2024
In the Fall of 2008, we started meeting with a few families on the dirt driveway of a local home. Fifteen years and many Friday night services, Sunday afternoon services and Boxes of Blessing outreachers later, someone stepped up and gave money so that we could buy our own property! Shortly after, another $25k was given by other sources—enough to build a first floor! We praise the Lord for this, and thanks also to you who responded so quickly!
All of this tells us that God is about to do something truly great in this colonia of 400+ households. We want to be ready for it. But as usual, we can't do it alone. So, if you're wondering, "how can I help?" The answer is, in any of three ways:
1. Pray... Prayer is (and has been) the bedrock of everything that happens in the Vista Marina work, same as any missionary endeavor. We need prayer warriors who will commit time each and every day to go to the Lord on behalf of the builders, the pastors (Angel & Vene Trujillo), the people of Vista Marina and of the church itself.
2. Give... Giving to make things happen is an expression of faith, part of the "works" that James wrote about (2:17, 26). Like the ancient Israelites brought whatever they wanted to give, based on what they had, we're asking our friends to step up and help us get this done. We believe many will! How much is needed? Well, as noted, we have enough now to build the first floor. But further gifts will allow us to build a second floor, giving the youth and childrens' ministries their own space. If you'd like to be part of this, visit our secure non-profit, Godwin Ministries.*
3. Go... Yeah, you guessed it. We're also hoping a few might come to help do the actual building. If you have construction skills and want to help get this thing done, we'd love to hear from you. Just drop us a line.
All of this tells us that God is about to do something truly great in this colonia of 400+ households. We want to be ready for it. But as usual, we can't do it alone. So, if you're wondering, "how can I help?" The answer is, in any of three ways:
1. Pray... Prayer is (and has been) the bedrock of everything that happens in the Vista Marina work, same as any missionary endeavor. We need prayer warriors who will commit time each and every day to go to the Lord on behalf of the builders, the pastors (Angel & Vene Trujillo), the people of Vista Marina and of the church itself.
2. Give... Giving to make things happen is an expression of faith, part of the "works" that James wrote about (2:17, 26). Like the ancient Israelites brought whatever they wanted to give, based on what they had, we're asking our friends to step up and help us get this done. We believe many will! How much is needed? Well, as noted, we have enough now to build the first floor. But further gifts will allow us to build a second floor, giving the youth and childrens' ministries their own space. If you'd like to be part of this, visit our secure non-profit, Godwin Ministries.*
3. Go... Yeah, you guessed it. We're also hoping a few might come to help do the actual building. If you have construction skills and want to help get this thing done, we'd love to hear from you. Just drop us a line.