Update

For clarity purposes...the Minsteria de Salud has given us a month to find a new location and it is possible to get another month extension. There is no access for an emergeny vehicle, this is the main reason among others. We need new wiring, a ceiling, and a new kitchen. We aren´t going to do any of the repairs, we are just looking for a new house. Also, the program is right next to the cemetary and there is a group of women who formed a group called Holy Ground who is trying to get us shut down. They have actually came in the past two days and said that one of their relatives is buried underneath our entrance. So, they hired two men who are in active crack cocaine addiction to, hard to explain......put a cross in cement and make somewhat of a grave right in front of our entrance. It is absolutely ludacris. Ludacris is a fitting word. To me it is just a spiritual battle, so we are praying hard and trying our best to show the group Christ through our interactions. Man it is hard. I wanted to rip the cross out of the ground and mess up the concrete at first. Jared bought a whole bunch of cement block, which they took out...and they killed quite a few of the flowers Jared bought and planted. It is not some big huge deal...it just appears to be a group of women who have nothing better to do. They have documents that say someone is buried in the cemetary, but no actual location. So, they chose the entrance as the location. I wish I could better explain the craziness. It is exciting to me to be apart of this. The men in the program are doing great. We just had one man finish the program this week. His name is Juan Carlos. He did so good and grew so much. He is coming back next week and we are going to talk to him about staying with us to continue growing and working in the program. He is a great leader and is a blessing to have around. Also, I went to a meeting last night at this 5star hotel that consisted of the "big wigs" of the area. Kim(program founder) spoke as I passed out our info. Kim does an amazing job of networking and creating opportunities for projects and beautifying the community. The main guy who heads this group up is a huge supporter of Casa De Amor as well as most of the people who attend these monthly meetings. This group helped start the program with Kim. The mayor is a big supporter too. It was pretty cool to be able to meet a lot of the people and get to see how things operate. We are pressing forward regardless of the obstacles and praising Jesus as we continue to grow.