Our 2018 Habitat for Humanity build family.
Carlos and Jenifer with their children, Sofia and Melvin.
... Luis and Pastor Tom.
The 2018 build group with the 2017 family and built house.
Jaquline, Josue, and Francisco are in front with Francis from Habitat.
Pastor Tom, Luis from Habitat headquarters in San Salvador, and Marilyn. Luis joined us at the work site, as he does every year. He visited Good Shepherd in 2016 with Briseida Cruz.
Pastor Tom accepts a gift for Good Shepherd from Dinora, the head of the Getsemani Women's
Co-Op, for whom we raise money annually by selling coffee and jewelry. They are always very grateful, and use the money to make microloans to entrepreneurial members.
An unlikely convergence of Cubs fans and attire in the town of Ataco, El Salvador. Joining Pastor Tom and Jim is a total stranger from San Diego, California, who is originally from El Salvador.
The three unshaven amigos take a break on a cool veranda in the mountain town of Ataco, El Salvador on Thursday, August 2, 2018. Left to right: Dean Olson, Pastor Tom Hillertz, Dan Cokery. Photo by Douglas Rivas of Habitat El Salvador.
Next to 20 bags of coffee going back to Illinois, Adriana joins Dean in the
classroom at Getsemani, the Women's Co-Op in Santa Ana.
classroom at Getsemani, the Women's Co-Op in Santa Ana.
Adriana enjoys smiling and laughing a lot, but we are never sure
what she finds so funny! Probably us.
what she finds so funny! Probably us.
Pastor Tom receives his Thank-You certificate from Justin at the end of the week.
Tolu receives her Thank-You certificate from Jennifer at the end of the week.
Jennifer and Justin are sister and brother.
Nicki is pictured with Yenifer, the Mom of our Habitat family this year. They are shown with the painting we made at the "Paint Like Me!" fundraiser we held at Good Shepherd in June.
Marilyn and her Thank-You certificate from Habitat.
Lisa is joined by her coloring friend, Sofia, who will live in the house we helped build.
Justin joins Laurie to receive her Thank-You certificate from Habitat. Laurie also traveled to El Salvador in 2014 to help build the foundation of Cristo Rey Lutheran Church in Santa Ana.
Jim gets a little help from Melvin with this Thank-You certificate.
Gordon gets a little help from Melvin and one of the neighborhood boys when he receives his Thank-You certificate from Habitat for Humanity.
Justin congratulates Dan as he gets his Habitat Thank-You certificate.
Melvin congratulates Bob on receiving his Thank-You certificate.
Dean is joined by one of the neighborhood boys and Melvin when he receives his certificate.
