Other projects

Plantation Project

Following the storms in El Salvador in 2005 associated with Hurricane Stan, which destroyed many crops in the poorer communities, El Cordero de Dios have helped eight families, in San Pedro, to plant corn, beans, and other vegetables.

This was made possible with help received from FEBES who applied to BMS and BWAid for grants to help a total of 160 families throughout El Salvador. El Cordero see this as a one off grant and have plans to fund the purchase of seed next year if that is necessary.

We were able to visit a number of the families in the San Pedro community that had benefited from receiving a grant through this project and heard stories of how families had used their grants. They were very grateful to all who had helped to make this possible.

Children’s and women’s ministries
 
The present children’s work really started with the team visit from Didcot in December 2002 and this initially continued every December. The church then realised that once a year was not enough, so started to visit monthly since October 2005, and now visit to run a children’s programme on Saturday mornings twice a month.  That has opened opportunities for fathers and mothers. They have appreciated the support and encouragement from Didcot Baptist Church, by way of the gifts to buy presents for the children at Christmas.

There are 55 regular children of which only two have bibles. The cost of a good illustrated children’s bible to buy in El Salvador is $20, so for 53 they would need $1060.

It was the visit to Didcot last year that encouraged them to start working with women in San Pedro. They initially started working planting vegetables but realised that women wanted to learn a skill, so started the crochet and sewing classes. Last month they received a visit from two people from the USA who gave a gift of $400 for two treadle sewing machines.