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History
After a modest beginning in a house in
Guatemala City with 6 children, the number of
permanent residents increased rapidly to 50.
Hundreds of temporary residents have been helped
by the Home during its existence.
The Home consists of temporary as well as
permanent residents. Temporary residents are
those recovering from malnutrition or whose
families have resolved their crisis, and are
able to return to their families. Permanent
residents are those without families who stay in
the home until they reach legal age or finish
their studies.
In 1990 the municipality of Sumpango,
Sacatepequez, donated to Misioneros Del Camino
approximately 10 acres of land, with several
abandoned buildings almost in ruins so that the
Home could relocate to the rural area. After
several years of repair and construction, the
Home was relocated, but faced the serious
problem of not having potable water. The Home
survived the first year and a half buying a
daily supply of water.
Thanks to the Rotary Club South of Guatemala
with the cooperation of other Rotary Clubs from
the U.S. and Canada, a well 705 feet deep was
dug that provides sufficient water to the
facilities.
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