Greetings, May, 2008

Every little house we build is a house that's needed and every house has it's story. This little house was especially built for a single older lady named Maria and her teenager.

Maria found little Gonzalo as an abandoned baby, took him home and cleaned him up. He became hers and she has been very good to him. I remember even as a child he was always clean and dressed in clean clothing. For years I have dug into my pocket for money to buy pampers for Gonzalo. That's my personal contribution. He's thirteen now and still using pampers. You see, Gonzalo, though an attractive boy, is severely autistic. He doesn't know her, nor will he ever know her. He doesn't speak. His attention and eyes are always focused on a something he is playing with or eating. Autistic!

No question about it, she and Gonzalo needed a house. It was to be built and furnished in a day. One thing was different. This was a Spectrum project to be built by our Mexican teenagers. It was a great opportunity for our missionaries to teach these street kids how to construct a house and they were as eager to help out as they were to learn.

Take a look at one of the many little houses that you and these kids made possible by your generous gifts to our general fund. It's sitting there today in barrio Trinchirasso, a community of very poor people.

Thanks one more time for your prayers of safety. Fourteen more people were killed a few days ago.