PRAISE REPORT

In January 2006, several projects were completed during a trip with much success:

Repair of the dam so that we can have crop irrigation during a second crop season (during drought times), watering of livestock, grow fast growing fish to assist in feeding the community.

Day of repair

After 1 day of refilling

After 2 days of refilling

Completion of Mission House to be used for housing when mission trips arrive from USA

Contols for well pump - now we have water from well and city !

New septic tank

Posts for water tank (tank was installed the next week)

Christ Outreach Ministries has about 46 acres of land in La Ermita. Our vision is to grow crops and animals to provide food for the mission, a Meals-On-Wheels food program for widows and the handicapped, and for Jimmy Hughes' children's home and whatever other needs arise.

The main field crops will be tomatoes, cantalope, watermelon, cucumbers, squash, beans and corn. We will also have a small mission garden with other vegetables. In addition, we will plant fruit trees: papayas, mangos, coconuts, bananas, oranges, lemons and limes.

We hope to provide jobs for the community. Extra produce will be sold to pay salaries and provide a small source of income for the mission.

We will raise chickens, turkeys, rabbits, goats, cows and pigs (adding fish in October) to provide meat, eggs, cheese and milk for the programs we support.