Clinic construction & fundraising full-steam-ahead

You know that feeling you get when something you've been working on begins to really look like it's going to come to fruition? Like it's really gonna happen?! Well, this clinic in Ocosingo IS REALLY GONNA HAPPEN! Things are changing there practically every day.

• Roof finished? Check!
• Windows installed? Check!
• Stucco smooth finished? Check!
  
• Plumbing? In progress...targeted for completion soon
  
• Front doors? In progress....targeted for completion soon
  
• Electrical? Soon to come....stay tuned
  
• Interior framing of walls? Soon to come....stay tuned

It's an exciting time to be a part of this project. The only problem is - the funds are running out. Hebron USA is in the midst of a huge fund-raising effort. We've been blessed by another matching gift from an individual donor from Boone, NC, and letters, emails and Change.Org invitations are flying. Here's the plan to raise the $65K needed to finish and open Phase I.....

# Stewards responding to the call	Level of Giving	Money raised to serve indigenous people in Chiapas
40 people	$250	$10,000
20 people	$500	$10,000
10 people	$1,000	$10,000
4 people	$2,500	$10,000
1 challenge grant	$25,000	$25,000
75 people		$65,000

There are all kinds of ways we're trying to use the internet to help folks share in the excitement. Check out the Change.org site to see the embedded slide show with photo updates every few days. See a video thank you from the officers of the Tzeltal synod on Change.org too. It's a cool site and just one of the ways we're keeping folks involved. Just click on the link below...

Hebron USA at Change.org

If you're following this blog and didn't receive one of the many solicitations that have gone out, please consider going to the Change.org link and making your own contribution. Every penny counts!

These are exciting times in Chiapas! With the completion of Las Manos de Cristo, we have a chance to make a meaningful difference in the lives of over 1 million people who do not access formalized health care. Lives will be saved...pain will be avoided....babies and families will grow and know that they experienced professional, non-discriminatory health care at Las Manos de Cristo.