Hello Everyone, We've had a very busy month, and the next two weeks will be just as hectic. Before we dive into what's coming up, let's recap the past few weeks. Last month, Amor Real received a generous donation from Jim Hankins at Textile Creations: a pallet containing over 1,200 new women's dress shirts in various sizes, colors, and styles. Many of these shirts will be taken to Peru next week by our team to be given as gifts to our families. Eventually all of the shirts will make it down to Peru to bless families or be sold to help raise money for Pat’s Place. We are grateful for this great donation that has blessed us already.
As some of you know, Alex was invited to speak at the Revive Barcelona Conference in Barcelona, Spain. It was a quick three-night trip. During the event, Alex joined a team of Pastors who spoke all day Saturday at the Magic Center, a mall in downtown Barcelona. With over 400 attendees, each Pastor was given a topic and 45 minutes to speak. The team was very well received and felt tremendously blessed to pray over everyone at the conference. Here is a note Alex received from a young man (Andres) at the conference that Alex had the opportunity to pray with. Pastor Alex, You saw me in my storm. You guided me from the test. You carried me in my sadness and changed my life.
As we approach the final months of 2024 and look ahead to 2025, we have some exciting plans in the works. Amor Real would greatly appreciate your help and support as we prepare for Christmas at Pat’s Place. This year's Christmas celebration will cost $1,500, which includes presents for everyone and a nice dinner.
Looking forward to 2025, we are planning a significant renovation for Pat’s Place. Running a house for 30 people, especially with many children, requires a lot of effort. Our goal for 2025 is to completely upgrade the 2nd and 3rd floors of the home with new beds, mattresses, closets, shelving, a pantry, stairwell railing, window railing for the children's security, and new tiles outside the first floor as the current ones are coming apart. We also plan to repaint the house. This project will cost approximately $20,000.
Your support would mean the world to us as we embark on these endeavors. Thank you for considering contributing to our cause.
As we prepare for the rest of October, our team of Pastors and Leaders from The Prayer Room church leave this Saturday to take the teenagers of Pat’s Place on a 4 day trip to Cajamarca, Peru. This trip is needed as we protect and guide the next generation. The only way we can make sure that our youth do not fall into the same abuse that their parents have is to help guide them with the knowledge of Christ. Our theme for this week is Made for More. The team will be guiding our youth through Relationship in Jesus, Overcoming Temptations, Faithfulness, Life as a Child of God, and The Resurrection of Life through Jesus.
Below are pictures of our students and leaders who will be joining the trip next week. We are fortunate to have our leadership team from The Prayer Room Church accompanying us. This includes Pastor Robert and Jennifer Walker, Pastor Alex Compton (Youth Pastor), and Youth Leaders Brendan and Maddie Barnett. Additionally, Laura Ali (Director of Pat’s Place), our Senior Board Member Tim Koenning (Director of Missions), and our long-time house building coordinator Maile Popp will be with the team to assist with translation. Please be in prayer for the entire team, staff, travel, and our families at home. Our families back in the states will need your prayers as the team is gone for an entire week.
We would greatly appreciate your support for our day-to-day needs. If you are interested in supporting our efforts, please know that we cannot do this without your help. All money donated to Amor Real goes directly to Pat's Place. Here are some wonderful ways you can help.
Through your partnership, families find “P” (“paz”=peace), “A” (“amor”=love) and “T” (“transformacion”=transformation) at P.A.T.’s Place.
We invite you to partner with us in the following ways…
1. $10 - Feeds 5 kids for a day.
2. $30 - Supports Christmas for 1 Person at Pat's Place
3. $50 - Feeds all 30 women and kids for a day.
4. $100 - Supports a person for a month or all 30 women and kids for food for 2 days. (Sponsorship covers housing, food, medical needs, counseling/therapy, and everyday supplies that families need).
5. $400 - Supports 1 Student for our Biannual Amor Real Youth Camp. We have 12 going to camp this year.
6. $500 - Supports 5 people which could be 2 families or 1 family of 5 for a month.
7. $1500 - Supports Christmas for Pat's Place
8. $3200 - Supports the entire house for a month which covers food, medical supplies, housing, schooling, counseling, and therapy.