Team El Salvador

The Fathers Heart Foundation/Fundacin Corazon Del Padre Team Opportunities 2012

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GO to the People; Live among them; Love them; Learn from them; Start from where they are; Work with them; Build on what they have. But of the best leaders, When the task is accomplished, The work completed, The people all remark: 'We have done it ourselves ~ Lao Tsu

Catch the Vision! Join a Team! Serve in El Salvador! The Fathers Heart Foundation (TFHF) or Function Corazon Del Padre (our Spanish name by which we are registered) is establishing a sustainable Childrens Center and Community Outreach Program in the impoverished community of Quetzaltepeque, El Salvador, Central America. In order to make this vision a reality, we are looking for partners around the globe who can lend their time, expertise and resources through joining a team to El Salvador. Team members who come to El Salvador in 2012 will work alongside both national people and foreign missionaries to break ground and lay a foundation for a sustainable future. Team Opportunities Include: 1. Establishing sustainability projects: I. II. III. IV. Aquaculture Aquaponics Poultry Traditional Organic Farming

3. Build pavilion for the community kids programmes 4. Fencing of Ministry property 5. Laying a Foundation for and building the First Family House, where 12 orphans will be given family. 6. Community Outreach like food and clothing distributions, door- to- door evangelism, organized events such as preaching and skits 7.Childcare and Childrens Ministry including kids club (or VBS) visiting and serving in other orphanages. 8. Tourism: teams who come to El Salvador will also have the unique opportunity of touring this beautiful country, full of natural and historical beauty. El Salvador was listed as one of the Top Ten countries to visit, by Lonely Planet in 2010. Be part of a Team to El Salvador and make a difference for generations to come!!

2. Sports: help prepare the football/soccer field and use sports as way of reaching youth who are at risk of joining gangs
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What to expect from your Team El Salvador Experience

Accommodation: Teams will be hosted by the Okurut family in a secure, gated residency about 20 kilometers away from TFHF property and 25 Km outside of San Salvador. The Okuruts live in a small 3.5 bedroom townhouse, with 2.5 bedrooms and two full bathrooms available to teams. Accommodation includes bedding, towels and food as well as access to a swimming pool and gym. Depending on the team size and how it is divided into genders, teams will be divided into 2 or 3 rooms with bunk beds. There is a possible room for one married couple or 2 team leaders of the same gender. Food: Teams will enjoy 3 complete meals a day, as well as snacks and clean drinking water. Our menu includes typical El Salvadoran Food such as rice, beans, plantain, eggs and meat as well as International Food such as Italian, African, Indian and Asian. Teams will also have at least one opportunity to eat out at a typical restaurant and to try famous Salvadoran Pupusas (rice or corn flour stuffed tortillas). Transportation: Depending on your team size, one or two vehicles and drivers will be provided for all of your transportation needs, including airport pickup and drop off, ministry, tourism and any free time arranged by your team leaders. What to Pack: Bring modest clothing suitable for warm and humid weather. Men/boys should bring at least one pair of dressy trousers and dress shirt (tie optional). Women/girls in El Salvador typically wear skirts/dresses, but it is not a rule and trousers, capris and jeans are fine, especially for working on the farm. However, no tight or short shorts or skirts (knee length is fine) are allowed. Tank tops or sleeveless tops are fine as long as they are modest (no cleavage showing and not skin-tight). We advise you to bring sandals, dress shoes and work/play /hiking shoes (please bring flip-flops for wearing in the house). Depending on length of stay and your teams project focus, we will give you more specifics on what to bring. Language: Most communication in El Salvador is done in Spanish. Please let us know if you need one or more part-time or full-time translators! Teams coming for more than 2 weeks will have the opportunity to attend both an English Speaking Church and a Spanish Speaking Church. Tourism: As your team comes to serve in El Salvador, we will make sure that you are able to enjoy some of the beauty and culture of this beautiful country and will cater for the tourism portion of your trip to meet your needs. Your team may enjoy: hiking the Itzalco Volcano, seeing the crater of the San Salvador Volcano, visiting Mayan Ruins, spending time at a beach, going to a craft market, seeing downtown, visiting a coffee plantation, going to a museum, surfing, zip-lining, 3

Cost:
Cost varies, depending on the size of your team, the length of your stay, your transportation and translator needs, etc. However, most teams can expect to pay $15/day/person, which includes: Room and Board, and most transport , Translating and Tourism.

The Fathers Heart Foundation was established in 2009 as a non-profit organization in El Salvador.
We are working from the ground up to establish a Sustainable Childrens Center where 84 orphans will be placed into seven family groups who will care for their holistic needs.
We have 5 acres of land in Quezaltepeque, La Libertad, El Salvador, where we will build 7 homes and a large multipurpose building for the care of 84 orphans and to serve the surrounding communities. Approximately one acre of land is for our sustainability farm and we will be purchasing another 4 acres to expand the sustainability farm and provide all of the food needed for the center. As we are in the beginning stages of developing this land, we are looking forward to hosting teams who can help with the sustainability farm, land clearing, construction and community outreach. In the future, team opportunities will be expanded to include childcare, serving in the multipurpose building (working in medical clinic, dental clinic, teaching and counseling, sports, music, etc.). The Fathers Heart Foundation has also networked with other organizations in El Salvador, where teams may also serve, including: three Childrens Homes, YWAM El Salvador, projects for gangs, prisons and homeless people. A Guest House is included in the Master Plan of the Childrens Center, but the Okurut family will host teams coming in 2012-2013. The Okuruts are a unique missionary family from Uganda and Canada. Samuel and Charity Okurut founded the Fathers Heart Foundation. Samuel is the Managing Director of the foundation and Charity is the Director of Childcare. They have two children: Benjamin (born April 16, 2009) and Eleanora (born May 31, 2011). To read more about The Fathers Heart Foundation- our vision, mission, goals and projects, please go to our website: www.corazondelpadre.org

El Salvador Continent: Central America Capital: San Salvador (1.534 million ~2009) Government: Republic ~ President: Mauricio Funes (June 1, 2009) Independence: September 15, 1821 (from Spain) 1 4 D ep a rt me nts : (d ep artam ento s ) Ahua ch ap an, C ab anas , C hal aten ango , C usc a tl an, La Lib er ta d, La Pa z, L a U nio n, M o raz an, S an M iguel , San Sal va do r, Sa n V ic ent e, Sant a Ana , So nso na te, U s ulu tan Population: 6, 071, 774 (July 2011 est.) Age Structure: 0-14 yrs. 30.6%, 15-64 yrs. 63%, 65+ yrs. 6.4% Nationality: Salvadoran(s) Ethnic Groups: Mestizo 90%, White 9%, Amerindian 1% Languages: Spanish (official), Nahua (1-2%) Religion: Roman Catholic 57.1%, Protestant 21.2%, Jehovahs Witness 1.9%, Mormon 0.7%, other 2.3%, none 16.8% Agriculture/Products: coffee, sugar, corn, rice, beans, oilseed, cotton, sorghum, beef, and dairy products Industries: food processing, beverages, petroleum, chemicals, fertilizer, textiles, furniture and light metals Currency: United States of America Dollar (foreign currency is not accepted or exchanged within the boarders of El Salvador)

El Salvador means the Saviour and is known as the Land of Volcanoes. Salvadoran culture revolves around language, food and religion. Over 50% of the population is Catholic. With a population of about 7 million people there are close to 2 million who identify themselves as evangelical Christians. There is very little impact on the culture by those who would call themselves Christian (whether Evangelical or Catholic) and there is a surprisingly low moral standard/values. To read about El Salvador as a tourist destination, go here: www.lonelyplanet.com/el-salvador.

Team El Salvador
Prepare to Give and to Receive: As you come to serve alongside TFHF we are excited to learn from you and know that you will be a blessing. It is also our desire that you would learn and grow during your time here and that we would bless you too. We are here to serve you and your team and if there is anything that you need (before, during or after your stay here), please let us know! Contact us today to book your team to El Salvador!

The Fathers Heart Foundation

www.corazondelpadre.org info@corazondelpadre.org the.okuruts@live.com +(503) 2306 2867