Guatemala Mission Trip

“Team Fauntleroy” will soon be off to Guatemala to install stoves and water filters in 110 impoverished homes in the Mayan village of Esperanza Blanca Flor.   We have now exceeded our fundraising goals!  Tremendous thanks for the generosity of friends and family of Fauntleroy Church, as well as generous contributions from twelve Rotary Clubs in Western Washington and Los Angeles.  With these excess funds we’ll be able to fund additional needs for the village, including school desks, whiteboards, books for the school library, paint and a tin roof for the school, and various school repairs.  

Seven members or friends of our church will join our team of sixteen people to depart on May 23rd.  We’ll travel to the Hands for Peacemaking Mission House in Santa Cruz Barillas, receive training on stove assembly, and then work in the village for 5 days before returning to Seattle on June 2nd.

We’re grateful for those who have supported us in this journey – it truly takes a village!

Esperanza Blanca Flor

Guatemala Mission Trip

We’re excited to announce a mission trip to Guatemala, departing Thursday, May 23rd and returning on Sunday, June 2nd! We’ll be assembling 110 stoves and water filters in the impoverished village of Esperanza Blanco Flor, guided by support from the village and local staff of Hands for Peacemaking. We also hope to provide simple toys and school supplies for 135 children. And, we’ll need the support of this whole church to make all of this happen!

The 800 residents of Esperanza Blanca Flor live in 110 homes and primarily support themselves by sustenance farming. Our goal is to supply all 110 homes with $300 stoves that help prevent burns and respiratory diseases, that burn more efficiently to save families time searching for fuel, and that lessen the environmental impacts of cooking with wood fire pits. Please contact Greg Dirks as you consider how you might help either by joining the travel team, getting involved with the significant effort to raise about $40,000 over the next few months, and/or finding other ways to contribute supplies that would benefit these families and especially their children.

Thanks in advance, Fauntleroy Church, for your support on this year’s mission project!

Guests From Guatemala

Next Sunday, Oct. 22, the National Director of Hands for Peacemaking, Marco Tulio Maldanado, his wife Mimi, and his son Alan, will be worshiping with us. Please extend the warm welcome of Fauntleroy Church to them, and then stay for the coffee hour in Fellowship Hall to say hello. We're making plans to build stoves in a remote Guatemalan village this spring with Marco’s amazing support team. This is a great opportunity for anyone who may be interested in joining or supporting us to learn more about all the good we can do together beyond our walls!