It is hard to spend time in Cochabamba without coming face to face with the effects of domestic violence and poverty on the younger generation. Children live and sleep in the streets. Their lives are consumed with glue sniffing and drugs, and struggling to survive by stealing. Authorities here say that these children are beyond help and a menace to society.

Gustavo, Jose, and Rodrigo were once these kinds of children, but after two years of rehabilitation in a home called Mi Hogar (My Home), under the care of the Sanchez family, these three boys have made remarkable academic, moral and spiritual progress.

About four months ago, however, the Sanchez family and the four boys living with them wondered if they were all going to have to leave. They learned that the organization sponsoring the home was no longer able to provide financial support. They were asking, "How will we be able to stay together?"

Our church, although it is small in terms of numbers, sensed that God wanted us to respond. It seemed impossible since it would take nearly the entire church budget to support the ministry. But then again, isn't our God a God who does the impossible? So we as a church body have taken this step of faith and responsibility to support the ministry. Its name tells you of its importance to the boys who live there. It is called quite simply Mi Hogar, which means "My Home."

Please pray for Mi Hogar, which must function under a tight budget. Pray that God will help them to bring other boys into the program and that they will know the love of God and leave behind the destructive lifestyle of life on the streets.