Demolition work in San Marcos

The Service team spent another day working on a demolition project at the home of Pastor Neri of our host church in San Marcos. The house is located on an acreage outside of town. Pastor Neri dreams of building a home for his church on the property, along with a medical clinic. The church is ministering to children, young mothers and gang members.

One large project was to disassemble a clay tile roof and rafters on an adobe mud brick building. A concrete overhang proved to be a difficult part of the structure to remove. But the team finally pulled down the wall with the help of Pastor Neri, a small but strong man who represented Guatemala in the Olympics in Los Angeles in 1984 and in Seoul in 1988 as a weightlifter. Pastor Neri has often used sports in his ministry to reach people with the good news of Jesus.