Food for the Hungry, Dominican Republic
Sierra Prieta, Yamasa.
Quarterly report
To: Cornerstone Community Fellowship
From: Martin Martinez (Kelvin)
Dear brothers and sisters,
It’s a great opportunity for me to greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and is my hope that by the time you receive my report all of you are doing well and God is blessing you very much.
We have been working with the youth, training them about the prevention of AIDS and adolescent pregnancy. About 200 youth and children were reached with this activity. AIDS is a big problem in our communities and Sierra Prieta is no exception. It is a risk that our youth run into because they lack information and they are not aware of God’s principles. I was very well supported by the community leadership and the youth as well in organizing this event. I was motivated to present this training because many female adolescents were getting pregnant due to their lack of knowledge. This issue was affecting their education and their young lives. Most of these girls, after getting pregnant, end up living with their parents because the boy cannot assume his responsibility as father for a family since he is himself still a child.
Due to the lack of income in the community of Sierra Prieta, parents cannot buy all the school supplies and uniforms for their children. FH donated notebooks, pencils, backpacks and some shirts to meet the children’s school needs. About 200 kids benefited from this project and were able to go to school.
The principal oversaw the distribution of school supplies.
Please pray for:
- More classrooms so the children have access to a high school in the community.
- For a water system in the community.
- For the single mothers from the community.
- For completion of the latrines in the community.
