OBRA PENIEL BATAN
HOGAR DE NIÑOS LAS LOMAS
!!!! Pray for us ¡¡¡¡
Year 2007, "year of love" 1st. Corinthians 13 – The Bible
Pastor OCTAVIANO A SARMIENTO
RUTA 88 Y LOS ORTIZ - BATAN
Telephone 0054-223- 464-2080 / 0122
ORPHANAGE
IN BATAN, ARGENTINA
Our orphanage family after Sunday church
service.
All children must attend pre-school through high school
classes and we are proud to
say
that a few are in college. The kiddos participate in various group
activities with volunteers and teachers that help promote their general
welfare such as school, bible study, sports, music, drawing, computers and
English. Children receive praise for good behavior and school performance.
Husband and wife team pastors Octavianoand Susana Sarmiento live year round at the orphanage. Additional staff includes a registered nurse, cooks, psychologists, social workers and teachers. Several women from the community volunteer their time in order to care for the children and oversee that they learn responsibilities of cleaning their rooms and bathrooms, as well as do their homework and daily chores. Additional staff volunteers help with the daily routine and serve as substitute parents.
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All 54 orphans + 120 local children attend Saturday Bible study classes. |
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Every effort is made to return the children to their own family or a substitute family as soon as conditions are right.
One
responsibilities consist of preparing these children physically,
emotionally,
and spiritually for the time when they will leave the orphanage to attend
the local university or start working.
We believe in the restoration, development and the individuality of each child. The staff works very hard to ensure the children eat balanced meals, have clothes, clean and dry shelter, adequate health care and a well-rounded education. Children are provided hugs, kisses and love as this is reflected in their smiles and happy dispositions.
God has always provided for the orphanage as He is true
and faithful, but the local donations
are
inconsistent and we often lack the basics. Argentina suffers from the 2001
economic crisis and today we have a terrible annual inflation rate of 20%.
People just can’t afford to help!
These children have already suffered so much in their lives. They have the right to sleep in clean beds, eat balanced meals, go to school, freedom to play and receive parental love.
We need your commitment as a monthly sponsor. There is no minimum or maximum; whatever you feel comfortable with will directly be spent on the children and no administration costs are charged. The chart below lists the monthly financial needs we cannot cover from local donations and need from our sponsors.
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Monthly Donation Needs |
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Bills
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Food
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Kitchen Appliances & Utensils |
Building Repairs & Maintenance |
Clothes & Shoes
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Meds. & Shots |
School Supplies &
Books |
| $150 | $500 | $50 | $100 | $100 | $50 | $100 |
| Total | US $ 1050 | |||||
The following chart includes information on our ongoing needs:
| FOOD | CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR | SCHOOL MATERIAL | FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT | OTHER |
| Red and
white meat Fish Milk Flour Oil Butter Margarine Cheese Hams Jam Jelly Flan Desserts Yerba Mate Tea Regular Tea Coffee Cocoa-Sugar Cocoa-Sugar-free Sweetener Eggs Pasta Rice Polenta Peas Beans Lentils Canned Tomatoes Broth Fruits and vegetables Thick salt and table salt Dressings Vinegar Fruit Juice Mineral Water Soft Drinks |
Disposable
Diapers Underwear Undershirts Socks T-shirts Sweat shirts Pants Bermuda shorts Jogging clothes Sweaters Shirts Overalls Gloves and scarves Wool caps Jackets Snickers School shoes Rain boots Beach sandals Bathing suits Rain coats and rain capes Baby clothing Medium and large-sized towels Umbrellas Sheets and blankets
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White paper
of all sorts (striped, plain, checkered, drawing and tracing paper) Water colors Brushes Crayons Pencils Markers Chalk and erasers Boards Modeling clay Adhesive Tape Flipchart paper Soft cardboard Corrugated cardboard Pens and biros Erasers Binders and notebooks Transits Rulers Compasses Rucksacks Pencil cases Diskettes Maps
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Beds Bedside Tables Bookshelves Cupboards Kitchen tables Chairs and arm chairs Cutlery Flat and soup plates Glasses Jars Brooms Scrubber driers Toys Assembly sets Outdoor games Garden furniture Chests Sets of taps Bathroom fixtures Glass fixtures Openings Ladders Cement Paint Bricks
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Medicines Disposable infirmary items Table cloths and napkins Beauty products (soap, deodorant, perfume, shampoo, lice combs) Carpets Gardening apparel (spades, weeders, hoes, rakes, gloves, manual weeders and seeders) and seeds Lawnmowers and trimmers Household cleaning items for kitchens, bathrooms and floors Paint and varnish Diesel Oil and Gasoline
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Many adults in Batan, Argentina are unemployed, and those fortunate enough to have work are often not paid enough to feed their family. These factors cause hopeless parents to leave their babies on our doorstep. The orphanage is already at maximum capacity.
SPECIAL PROJECT REQUEST
The orphanage needs
your international financial gift. For 2007, our goal is to raise $30,000
Dollars. This money will provide for 40additional orphaned children. We will
purchase building materials to build bedrooms, bathrooms, beds and
furniture.
We do all of the building labor ourselves, as this is an important future
job skill for the boys.
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Construction has already been started, as we do all of the work ourselves in order to teach the older boys a valuable job skill.
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As Christians, we believe there is no price too high to
save a child. Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not
hinder them, for the kingdom of
heaven belongs to such as these." (Matthew 19:14) Please consider what
you can do to help these disadvantage children who are growing up in a
Christian environment.
Contact us: obrapenielbatan@ecolan.com
