I know many of you are interested in the camp ministry that the Mexico field has. It is in a colonia (neigbourhood) called Granjas in the village of Tepexpan in the Municipal District of Acolman in the State of Mexico. It is maybe a couple of acres big and has several buildings to accommodate campers.
The top picture is of our family dorms that are currently under construction. We have eight such rooms on the bottom floor that are unable to be used yet because we lack the funds for completion. The last group that came to us from Killaloe, Ontario did a tremendous amount of work plumbing the rooms but more work needs to be done. On top of the family dorms is a future recreation room that is very large and will keep the kids entertained when the summer rains come.
The second picture is of our future kitchen and dining area (bottom floor). Currently we can use the space for worship but it is lacking all the finishing work and large industrial kitchen wares that a camp needs. Atop the kitchen area are the boys dorms. There are three large rooms that each have bathrooms to accommodate the large crowds that we get. Currently the rooms are used but they are very rustic. A group from Hamilton will be joining us this week to paint the boys dorms among other tasks we have for them.
The third picture is of our field. This is where we play games with the kids and often have soccer tournaments. Juan, Carolina and their two sons (our care takers) live in the little house in the top left corner, partially obscured by the tree.
The final photo is of the main house which is used to house the girls and serves as the kitchen and dining area. Frankly, the house is too small and the kitchen is not able to properly service large groups.
It has been estimated by the Mexico field that we need $100 thousand dollars to complete construction and thus help the camp to become self sustaining so that the camp could be utilized year round.
If you would like to help in this matter please contact us directly or contact the headquarters of the North American Baptist Conference:
North American Baptist Conference
1 South 210 Summit Avenue
Oakbrooke Terrace, Illinois
60181
USA
Or call 630. 495.2000
2 comments:
Hi guys, great to see the work in progress, we hope someday we will be able to come down and help out. Happy Belated Birthday Marcel, great picture of you and your girls. Thanks for putting so many pictures up on you blog its great to see your new home and life, we miss you. God Bless!
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