Cincinnati Christian School team

Project Mañana was honored to host a team of 32 students and teachers from Cincinnati Christian School (CCS) over spring break.

This team was very special, as CCS has officially been named as Project Mañana's sister school in the United States. Together the two schools are teaching their students about international culture, service, and giving.

During their 8-day mission trip, student and teachers from CCS joined Project Mañana's in-country team to serve the students of Project Mañana's private school in San Pablo, Dominican Republic. They also did a lot of community outreach, built relationships, helped with the construction projects, hosted children's activities, and distributed clean water filters throughout the community.

Thanks to the CCS team, Project Mañana is happy to report the following:

• Construction on the new school building was advanced
• A vegetable garden & walkway were installed at Project Mañana's retreat center
• 89+ students participated in workshops, including: robotics, English, crafts, & sports
• 35 families received clean water filtration systems
• 150+ children learned bible stories through drama & crafts
• 10 sponsors met their sponsored children
• 215 nutritious meals were served each day to the impoverished children

The team getting ready to distribute water filters	Ben Gillens & Diohanes collect water for mixing cement
Anna Holder serves a plate of food at the Nutrition Center	The team sang and played games with the children

New school building (left) next to exisiting school building

After nearly two years of prayer and fundraising, Project Mañana is very excited to announce that we broke ground on a brand new 6-classroom building at our school in early March 2016.

This 2-story building will allow space for another 100 students to attend Project Mañana's private school!

Thanks to the efforts of Project Mañana's construction team and the help from a recent mission trip of 32 people from Project Mañana's sister school (Cincinnati Christian School), progress is moving along on the building.

As for today, the first and second floor walls and ceilings are complete. This week the construction team will build the stairs, pour the floors, add smooth cement, and install doors/windows.

"This is truly a dream come true! I'm amazed every time I come to the school to see this beautiful building that will provide an education to so many children in this community. Now, I can't wait to raise another $50,000 to build the next building [6-more classrooms], so we can again increase capacity at our school," said Nebraska Berman, Project Mañana's executive director.

Project Mañana's private school currently has 89 students enrolled. Our desire and hope is to increase capacity to 150+ students in the upcoming 2016/2017 school year. However, to make this dream a reality, we need YOUR help. Would you please consider sponsoring a child? Starting at less than $1 per day, you can send a child to school and provide them with a daily nutritious meal.

If you would like to learn more about child sponsorship, please visit our website.

Graduating inmates with Regional Supervisor, Guillermo Torres

This past weekend was busy for Project Mañana's Institute for Authentic Manhood™ with graduations in two Dominican prisons: Rafey (located in Santiago) and Puerta Plata.

And, on April 23rd, a third graduation will take place in the prison located in San Cristobal.

Inmates who have successfully completed one or both of the Institute for Authentic Manhood™ courses (Authentic Manhood and Malachi Dads) are eligible to participate in the graduation where their families are permitted to enter the prison and sit with them during the graduation ceremony.

Project Mañana's Institute for Authentic Manhood™ has hosted over 100 graduation ceremonies over the years, however each one is unique and special. Inmates often reconcile with their parents, wife, children, and families during the graduation; making the day a true celebration of new beginnings and a changed heart for many of these inmates.

Project Mañana would like to extend a special thanks and recognition to its hard-working Institute for Authentic Manhood™ team:

• William Gomez, National Director
• Juan Rodriguez, Assistant to the National Director
• David Klein, Regional Supervisor (Nayajo & San Cristobal)
• Guillermo Torres, Regional Supervisor (Rafey/Santiago)
• William Miller, Regional Supervisor (La Vega & Moca)
• Gabriel Polanco, Regional Assistant (La Vega & Moca)
• Francisco Rosario, Regional Supervisor (Puerta Plata)
• German Polanco, Regional Supervisor (Prison Training Academy)

A personal message from Brian Berman (President, Project Mañana), William Gomez (Director, Institute for Authentic Manhood™) and German de Jesus Lion Polanco (Regional Supervisor, Institute for Authentic Manhood™).