Leaders: Frank Smith George Crist When: 2 weeks ~ June 11-25 Where: Hogar Miguel Ages: 15 and older Max Crew #: 15/crew x 2 Purpose:  To serve the boys of Hogar Miguel, by starting and completing two major projects to fill their greatest needs: Build a Transitional Home building + design & build a water-reclamation system; to build relationships with the boys and their staff Hogar_Miguel.htmlshapeimage_2_link_0
team Requirements: Willing and able to do physical/manual labor Willing and able to live and work with strangers in close quarters 24/7 for two weeks. Can work as a team Can take orders & serve where needed (servant-hearted) Spanish language helpful Potential mission projects Hogar Miguel: Rain-Water Reclamation Project (system to collect rain water and use it for cooking, cleaning, gardening) Transitional Home building project (one story building on the top of the hill to house 8-10 older boys) Shop Vac Project (install vacuum system in wood-shop) Painting/Interior decorating of bedrooms and classrooms Share cultural exchange COTS and CATD: Participate in COTS concert/celebration event Share cultural exchange Supplies Small hand and power tools  Work clothes & boots Personal photo albums to share with children & staff Hogar_Miguel.htmlcots.htmlcatd.htmlcots.htmlshapeimage_4_link_0shapeimage_4_link_1shapeimage_4_link_2shapeimage_4_link_3
 

Two-Week Work Crews

These two crews of hard-working young adults and adults will work concurrently side-by-side with Guatemalan nationals on two major projects fulfilling some of the greatest needs of Hogar Miguel, as identified by its founder and manager, Karen.  The two major projects of this crew will be:  1)  Build a one-story Transitional Home to house 8-10 older boys at the facility.  2) Build a rain-water reclamation system to collect the rainwater from the many rooftops.  This water can be put to use for cooking, cleaning, gardening and other uses.  Since Hogar Miguel is located on a mountain, electricity to pump water into this facility currently represents the greatest monthly expense to the home.  Other work projects are listed here as well.  Potential mission projects at each site, and mission supplies may change as needed.  Some supplies will be collected by team members prior to the trip while others will be provided by other sources.  Major funding for the two main projects will collected by 3rd party sources, and advance planning teams will assure all supplies will delivered prior to start of construction.  There will be two crews of approximately 15 members each, but work crew members will be shared between crews based on project staff requirements.  These teams will be lead by Frank Smith, retired design engineer from General Motors in Detroit, MI, and George Crist, founder of PC Parts computer parts and service company in Harrisburg, PA.  Both men have served as general contractors for 2-3 buildings each, and have lead many teams of people in their respective industries.  Mr. Smith is the father of Shawn Smith, and Mr. Crist is the father-in-law of Jennifer Crist.