December - 2014: Dec. 2014 - April 2015

Dec.
2014 April 2015

Reichard House
Dave and Deborah Reichard
Their 28 children
Love and Hope House

Dawn Zimmerman
0-5 yrs old
Sister home
Esther House
Jorge and Betty
11-15 yrs old
abused girls
New Beginings House
Ron and Rhonda Hedricks
0-4 yrs old
We made it to June! We have had our share of trials these past few months, but the Lord has been providing
for our needs and even some of our wants. We now have house parents for our girls home. Over the past
months we have learned a lot through the struggles we have had. Please consider looking at our prayer
request page, page five, to see how you can help us with your prayers.
December -2014
Heart Surgery Mateo, a little boy in the Love and Hope Home, had heart surgery this
month. It was successful and he is doing great now!
Nana Lou comes to visit Daves mom came to visit
this month. Good to see you mom!
Girls home trip to the states Some of the girls from
the Esther house went to the states to visit with the
previous house parents, the Zimmermans.
Caroling for Christmas In an effort to share the
Gospel and make some new friends, we went caroling
in town. We also handed out cookies.
January -2015
Oh deer We took care of a baby deer for a few months. The kids had a lot of
fun bottle feeding him until we could place him with a neighboring farmer.
A new arrival Seven year old Julian came to our home. He is in the Reichard
house. He has an audience in July.
A new fence and more ORI came and put a fence up around one of the new
properties. They also did a bunch of cleaning and other things. Thanks a
bunch!
U.S.VISAS We got em! Visas for
Lucia, Josue, Maria, Isaac,
Mercedes and Jacob.
First batch of coffee Our major harvest was this month. This
coffee year we harvested about 450 lbs of roasted coffee.
School started again Its that time of year again. The school
year in Guatemala is from mid January thru beginning of
October. This year we have ten preschool/kindergarteners, six
first graders, seven primary and six highschoolers. This keeps us
busy to say the least.
February
Grandpa and Grandma Deborahs parents came down to help for
about two and a half months. Thanks so much!
Stateside We were blessed to be able to travel to FL, AL, TN, IN, and
PA this trip. We brought with us Lucia, Josue, and Jacob as well as
David, Peter, and Felicity. We visited friends, families, and churches.
We had a wonderful time.
Runaways The day after leaving for the U.S. four of our children
decided to run away resulting
in two of them getting
kidnapped. We managed to
get all of them back, but not
before emotional and some
physical damage was done.
Three are living in different orphanages. One at our counselors
house working on being healed from his very bad decisions he
made. This has been a great heart ache for our whole family.
Yeni complications Twenty month old Yeni has been having
seizures after completing her TB medications. She also has had a
bit of mucus in her lungs. Please pray for her healing.
March
Family Vacation We were blessed to
be able to take the kids to the beach
again for three days. We had lots of fun
and Tom and Sue Stukenberg, Grandma
and Grandpa, went with!
Martinas new wheel chair Martina
got two new wheel chairs. One for at
home and one for travel.
Troubles that come with the job A
very common issue when dealing with
sexually abused children is sexual based
problems. Most of our children that come older than two have been abused. We
have been having more issues than normal in this area and covet your prayers for wisdom, protection for
the younger children, and encouragement.
Baptized A few of the girls from the Esther house were baptized this month. Congrats Virginia, Carla, and
Cecilia.
April
House parents found The new house parents will be starting May 31st. They
are a Guatemalan couple that has been doing house parenting for over 15yrs
now. We are excited to see what God does and praying that we can work well
together.
Emilio arrived A little 2 yr old arrived here this
month. He is in the New Beginnings home.
New Beginnings home started This home was
started because of Emilio. This home is ran by Ron
and Rhonda Hedricks, missionary friends of ours
who live next to the airstrip. As of now it is for
children 0-4 yrs old with a max of 3 kids. We look
forward to seeing this home grow.
Please see bottom 2 pages.
Child Highlight
Name: Mynor Fernando Tzac Ecomac

Age: 5 yrs
Sex: Male
Home Town: Santa Clara La Laguna
Arrival Date: May 2010
Story: Six month old Mynor was found in the dark, in the rain, in a
graveyard strapped to his biological moms back while she was passed out
from drinking. For this reason he was brought to us. Both of his
biological parents are alcoholics. Mynor has struggled with effects of
fetal alcohol syndrome as well as other generational issues. Please pray
for complete healing from Jesus. He is a very active, goofy, pensative
boy. He has always loved books,even as a baby. Mynor loves to ride
bikes, play with cars, help dad in the shed, swim and help mom. He is
studying kindergarten. He is permanent in our family and has bonded
well. Mynor got to travel to Wisconsin with us last summer and really
did well having so much one on one time with mom and dad.
Prayer Requests
PRAISE GOD!!!
House parents for the Esther house are coming on May 30th!
God has kept us safe on the roads and at the house
Our finances have been good enough to get some extra projects done on top of our
daily needs
Tom and Sue came to watch the rest of our kids while we were gone
The new guest room will be done soon
The foundation for Love and Hope home is started!
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good

Psalm 136:1
Please Pray
For safety rainy season has started which makes road travel a little more dangerous and
unpredictable.
That the transition of the new house parents goes well.
For wisdom, encouragement, and joy as we continue to work with abused children
That finances will continue to come in for our needs
That God will provide just the right couple to cover for us for two weeks in August while we are in
Wisconsin
That our family would be stable thru all of the trials and changes going on lately
That the judges would obey God and stop making bad choices in the lives of our children
Pray our children would get closer to God and become strong, Godly leaders
Pray we can lead our family in the ways of God
Pray for our family as we lead the other three homes
Pray for our biological children, that they would flourish in stability as they learn to serve and share
their parents
And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith
Matt. 21:22
Please keep all of us in your prayers. Feel free to e - mail us at [email protected] or call at 011-5024407-0519 or 011-502-4407-1480. We would love to hear from people. If you would like to support us on a
monthly basis or to give one time gifts please see the information below on page 4. Please do not write our
names on checks. Attach a not with the check as to who it is for. Thank you all for your support and your emails. God Bless.
Contact Info Below
How to Contact us
Our Address in Guatemala for letters and packages:
Dave and Deborah Reichard
APDO POSTAL #35
San Lucas, Sacatepequez, Guatemala.
For those who wish to contribute and want a tax receipt, please make check out to
and send to:
Harvest Fellowship of Colebrookdale
584 Colebrookdale Road
Boyertown , PA 19512.
Contribute online @
harvestfellowshipchurch.org
FACEBOOK Our Facebook page - Manos de Compasion

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Web site Our web sire is finally done! Check it out!
guatemalaministry.com
Blog We have a blog where we post the newsletters and write about what is going on.
gua-ministry.blogspot.com
Skype Our Skype name is - david.e.reichard

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Love and Hope House

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Name: Mynor Fernando Tzac Ecomac

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good

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