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Who we are:
Misioneros Del Camino is a charitable, non-profit organization incorporated
in the State of Florida, USA in 1986, and in Guatemala under Government
Agreement #1088. It has federal tax exemption in both countries
and was founded by Mrs. Leonor Portela, widow of Jose Crespo, a
Cuban-American.
Mrs. Portela, was widowed with a six months old son in 1961, when
her husband, Captain Jose A. Crespo’s military airplane crashed
into the ocean. Three days after the devastating earthquake in Guatemala
on February 4, 1976 that left 23,000 dead and 100,000 injured, she
traveled to Guatemala taking aid from Miami for the victims of the
earthquake.
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While in Guatemala, she felt a calling from
God to help the poor children of that country. In 1986, with
the $2,700 she had raised with her prayer group, she moved to
Guatemala to open a Home for the children.
The primary objective is to help malnourished, abandoned, and
orphaned children by offering them a Home with the opportunity
to be raised in a healthy environment. They receive love and
education to help them become productive citizens of the society,
breaking the cycle of ignorance and poverty. |
Where do our resources come from?
Throughout the years, we have been financed by private
donations, primarily from the Latin community of South Florida.
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