October 2008

Face of my Father Children ’s Home ROSTRO DEL PADRE A.C. Quetzal # 7 San Marcos Jalisco 4 654 0 Mexico Tel. 011 52 (3 86 )7 57 -0 55 1

October 1, 2008 Progress Progress is being made toward being able to open our doors. M any people have asked us what steps need to be made in order to open. Here’s what’s left to do: 1. Finish the construction of the building 2. Inspection by the health department 3. Final seal of approval from social services Our plan is to have these steps done by January of 2009. We are very grateful for more donations that have come in for the construction of the building and are pleased to say that after 4 weeks of no construction progress, we are now able to pay the workers a few more weeks of work. They will be plastering the upstairs inside walls and finishing all the upstairs electrical work.

Upstairs living room plastered

Ramey’s Visas We send a huge thank you to each of you who gave towards the Ramey’s visa expenses. All of the needed money was raised and the visas should be approved by November at the latest. Garage S ale With all of the wonderful donations we have received over the past few months our recent garage sale was a great success! M any people from San M arcos came and we were able to visit with new people as well as friends. In total we raised $255 dollars. This money is being used towards the Ramey’s visas. Thank you to everyone who donated items, including Ohio ZCM A youth team, Salisbury Church youth team, and the church in La Joya. Visitors from Ohio Visitors are always such fun and we were very blessed to have been visited by Pastor Andy, his wife Cindy, and the church secretary Lynne from the Zanesville Alliance church in Ohio. This was the first time they had come to San M arcos. They report of their visit, “We were impressed with the progress on the Children’s Home

Garage Sale

Pastor Andy, Cindy, & Lynne from Ohio

building (especially the wonderful kitchen!) and the enthusiasm of the Rameys as they get closer to being able to accept children into the home. It was also great to see how each family member is adapting and how well they and the Cookes work together.” ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Meet the Board of Directors Face of M y Father Children’s Home is governed by a board of directors (in accordance with M exican law) formed here in San M arcos. They are all members of the Iglesia Peniel church and are all excited about this new ministry opportunity. Some of you who have been here before may recognize their names: Carlos Dominquez – President Victor Venegas – Vice President Aurelia Ruvalcaba – Treasurer Chelo Ayon – Secretary Leticia Venegas – Board M ember Lucila Amezquita – Board M ember Eva Amezquita – Comisionar The home also has a paid public accountant, who is a Christian brother from Guadalajara. We are so pleased with the way that all the legal paperwork has been handled. We ask that you would pray for the board of directors as they make important decisions for the Children’s Home even in these early days. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

The Lord watches over the alien and sustains the fatherless and the widow. Psalm 146:9

Face of My Father Children’s Home Contact Information Website:

www.faceofmyfather.org

Email: [email protected]

Tel: 011-52-386-757-0551 M ailing Address: A.P. 8 San M arcos, Jal 46540 M exico Financial support for the Children’s Home may be sent to: Good M easure International 785 Harrison Ave. Charleston, IL 61920 Check out their website: www.goodmeasure.org