Friends,
This winter I have the privilege of leading a
small team of folks on a mission trip to work with Proyecto Abrigo in Juarez,
Mexico. After a two year period of not accepting any work teams, Rev. Jose Luis
Portillo feels confident that it is again safe to host teams in Juarez!
However, since the dormitories have been completely vacant for the past two
years, there is much repair work which needs to be done before Proyecto Abrigo
is ready to fully host teams. Therefore, I have assembled a small work team to
travel down to Juarez over the winter break and spend a week working on
maintenance and repair projects. Many pipes have frozen over during the harsh
winters, strong rains have caused cracks to appear in the dorm walls and
foundation, and a general lack of use and upkeep has led to a need for cleaning
and a fresh coat of paint for all the buildings.
The total cost for all these repairs is $3,000 –
approximately the equivalent to what it would cost to build a house. Since the
team I’m leading is composed mostly of college students, young adults, and a
few pastors, we do not have a host church which can help provide financial
support for the trip. This is why I am reaching out to you, to ask your support
of this team and of Proyecto Abrigo. There are three main ways by which you can
support this team:
1.
Financial Donations – We are in need of
sponsors to help fund these repairs. A financial gift of any size, $10 to
$1,000, will be of extreme benefit to the team. Checks may be made payable to ‘FUMC
Mabank’ and mailed to 501 S. Third Street
Mabank, TX 75147. Please include ‘Proyecto
Abrigo’ in the memo line.
2.
Donate Medical Supplies – We will be driving a
15-passenger van and a truck down, leaving lots of space to carry medical
supplies for the clinic. Expired prescriptions, empty medicine bottles, over
the counter medicines, vitamins, and children’s cough and cold medicines are
among the most needed supplies at this time of the year. For a more extensive
list, please visit http://proyectoabrigo.org/ministries/clinic/
3.
Prayer – Please be in prayer for the team
traveling to Juarez, for Jose Luis, the many ministries of Proyecto Abrigo, and
all of our brothers and sisters in Juarez. We are thankful that the situation
of violence is greatly improving, however there is still great need in the city
of Juarez. There are still families who live in cardboard shacks, who work for
pennies per day in the factories, and who can’t buy enough food to feed their
families. I truly believe in the power of prayer and thank God each day for
your faithful support of this ministry.
It is through your support that Proyecto Abrigo
can again flourish and bloom – slowly moving back up to building over 200
houses every year! Your deep love and devotion to the many ministries of
Proyecto Abrigo has been a continual blessing through the years. I want to
extend my deep gratitude for all that you have done and continue to do to
support this ministry. I hope that you will prayerfully consider how you might
support the renovation team this winter so that Proyecto Abrigo might again
start hosting teams during the spring break and summer months.
If you have any questions or would like more
information about how you can help, please don’t hesitate to contact me either
via email, phone, or FaceBook. To stay up-to-date on what is happening with
Proyecto Abrigo, be sure to visit www.proyectoabrigo.org
on a regular basis and subscribe to the monthly newsletter!
Thank you again for your faithful support of
Proyecto Abrigo! Dios te bendiga!
In Christ,
Ricky Harrison
214-264-8303
ricky@mcyouth.org
www.proyectoabrigo.org
