Throughout the month of January 2008, two mission teams from Illinois will be building up to 14 cinder block houses for the village of Los Ranchos. Each team will spend 10 days in the village. In addition to building the houses, the teams will hold Vacation Bible School sessions for the children of the village.

As this is written during November 2007, villagers are preparing the site and making the cinder blocks for the homes that will be built. They are using a block maker that was purchased with funds donated by people in Tinley Park and Polo, Illinois.

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Proud community member and block curing under the shade

Unloading the truck

Arriving at Los Ranchos, 2538.5 pounds

Children happy to know they are going to have a new home

Active participation of the target population

Fabio and Hugo towing the truck that got stuck

Block maker and community involvement

Block maker and Mr. Hugo

Women and children obtaining sand to make the blocks

Sharing lunch and happiness due to blocks

Truck after a few hours of being stuck

Taking a break after hard work

Arrival to Los Ranchos, 4200 lbs.

Almost through with the unloading

Work site and trays

Dusk at the river where the truck has been stuck for 6 hours

Equipment installed and ready to work

Sand mountain and block maker on site

Final product after many prayers and sweat

Hugo testing his might when truck gets stuck in the river

Los Ranchos children happy to be a part of the team

Human conveyor belt

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