The Challenge

The United Nations World Food Program has reported that the chronic under-nutrition rate for Guatemalan children under five​ is 49.8 percent, the highest in the region and fourth highest in the world. Their report included the following information:

• Guatemala is one of the 36 countries which account for 90 percent of stunting in the world and is very evident in Tactic
• Chronic under-nutrition in indigenous areas is 69.5 percent
• Despite living in a climate that is well-suited for growing a variety of vegetables and tropical fruits, most communities grow only corn and eat a diet of tortillas and beans​​

The Opportunity

Agriculture will be a cornerstone in the efforts to enable the ministry in Guatemala to sustain itself.  Impact Ministries is able to use the produce in the daily nutrition program in the schools and sell surplus produce to sustain the ministry. Christian Guatemalan leaders are training the next generation of men and women in sound agricultural practice and nutrition.

The Goal

The Impact Ministries Greenhouse officially opened and was dedicated to the Lord on September 30, 2013. Our most sincere gratitude to Casey Houweling from Houweling’s Tomatoes, KUBO Greenhouse Projects, and the many generous donors in the Impact Ministries family for making this possible.  This was just the beginning! The irrigation system supporting this project was installed in 2014 and we now have adequate water for irrigation and the entire Chisac property!!

The Results

​The Agricultural Project, facilitated by the Seeds of Tomorrow Project, the water pumping and purification system, and the solar energy project have been significant contributors to reaching our sustainability targets.

The Future

While the funds generated by this harvest cannot replace the financial support we receive from the many generous donors in North America, they will support the ongoing work in the schools and medical clinic. We strive to please the Lord with our service to His children in Guatemala and invite you to partner with us in the continued growth of our sustainability initiatives.​​  Help with the ongoing infrastructure improvements as we expand our agri sustainability program.

“The King will answer and say to them,
‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine,
even the least of them, you did it to Me.” Matthew 25:40

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