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Issue 5, Vol. 1

Serving In The Dominican Republic

July - September 2016

Mission Team Helps Prepare School & Serves Local Community

Team from Center Pointe Christian Church

Project Mañana was privileged to host a team of 12 missionaries from Center Pointe Christian Church and various other locations around Ohio at the end of July.

Some of the members in this team have been long-time supporters of Project Mañana and the San Pablo community -- and we were so grateful for their presence in the Dominican Republic! Their unbridled joy and familiar faces brought a smile to the children of San Pablo and Project Mañana's team.

During their 8-day trip, the team painted, sledgehammered, pickaxed, shoveled, and wheelbarrowed to prepare Project Mañana's private school grounds for the arrival of our students for the 2016/2017 school year.

By the end of their trip, the school was beautifully painted and the grounds were nicely covered in gravel. Project Mañana is also grateful that this team joined hands with the in-country staff in order to continue the work in the community of San Pablo by distributing clean water filters and deepening relationships with the children and the San Pablo community as a whole.

Thanks to God and this team, we are excited to report these advancements:

The 2-story private school building and bathrooms received its final coat of paint
7 families received clean water filtration systems
Many children had the awesome opportunity of meeting their sponsor
210 nutritious meals were served each day to the children of the community with the help of the team
More than 150 children attended two outreach activities with bible stories, songs, and arts/crafts
3 children were sponsored by team members visiting us for the first time!

On behalf of all the children and their families in San Pablo, Dominican Republic, Project Mañana would sincerely like to thank Center Pointe Christian Church and everyone on this team.

Interested in taking a trip to the Dominican Republic? Visit our website to learn more!

Back to School: 2016/2017

Project Mañana Students - 2nd Grade

We are very pleased to announce a major milestone for the community of San Pablo (located in Dominican Republic) and Project Mañana...

On September 1st, classes resumed at Project Mañana's private school with an official enrollment of 98 students (a 10% increase from last year)! Additionally, the school opened a 5th grade level for the first time.

Project Mañana also open the 2016/2017 school year with the inauguration of its brand new two-story, six-classroom school building. Beautifully constructed, this new building replaced the existing wooden school building. Each classroom is larger in size, has adequate ventilation, and offers a light/bright learning environment.

Words cannot express the significant impact this has on the community of San Pablo and 98 children who previously had to cross over a dangerous freeway (watch video) to the nearest public school or didn't attend at all.

If you would like to help provide an impoverished child with proper nutrition and a private education, please visit the Child Sponsorship section of our website.

New School Building

New School Office

100% of San Pablo Families Now Have Access To Clean Water

A Dominican woman with her new water filtration system

Project Mañana's Clean Water Project started because of a medical operative in the community of San Pablo, Dominican Republic.

After a team of 16 doctors, nurses, and medical professionals saw 675 patients in just two days, it was determined that 95% of the ailments being reported were related to the lack of access to clean water.

Brian Berman, president of Project Mañana, recalls that operative in 2013: "Other than the day my mother passed away, I've never cried so hard. It just seemed so simple and important... we needed to bring clean water to [San Pablo] right away."

Through the hard work and generous donations of many partners and mission teams, Project Mañana is exited to report that 100% of the families living in San Pablo now have a clean water filtration system. These systems are currently producing 15,658,500 gallons of clean water each year.

Achieving this milestone has also allowed Project Mañana to expand its Clean Water Project beyond the community of San Pablo. We will be making the first distribution of 100 clean water filtration systems to the community of El Copey in the coming weeks.

To learn more about the Clean Water Project, or to sponsor a clean water filter for an impoverished family, please visit our website.

Returning Hearts Celebration - Dominican Republic 2016

Awana Lifeline and Project Mañana teamed up to host the first-ever international Returning Hearts Celebration. This event was held at the Najayo Men's Prison in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic on July 9, 2016.

Throughout the day, 150 inmates, 225 children, and 45 volunteers came together with one mission... to restore families.

Learn more at:
http://awanalifeline.org
http://projectmanana.org

Help Reach the Phase 4 Hope Center Building Project Goal!

Progress on the fundraising campaign to build the Hope Center, a state-of-the-art community center in San Pablo, Dominican Republic, is moving along.

We are pleased to announce that Phase 1, Phase 2, and now Phase 3 of our campaign have been FULLY FUNDED -- that's $46,800 raised!

It's now time to work on funding Phase 4; putting us one step closer to completing the Hope Center building project. Once the Hope Center is complete, it will offer more space to provide hundreds of impoverished children in San Pablo with nutritious meals, clean water, medical clinics, and more.

Fundraising Progress: Phase 4
Goal: $25,000
Total Raised: $1,035
Needed to Complete Phase: $23,965

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The total project cost is estimated at $166,800 U.S. and construction can immediately begin once we've raised the funds.

The faster we're able to raise the money, the sooner we can extend aid to children who desperately need your help.

PLEASE DONATE TODAY: 100% of your tax-deductible donation will be allocated directly to the Hope Center building fund. Project Mañana does not take ANY administrative fees from your donation and we NEVER use your donation for anything besides the project in which it was intended.

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Project Mañana By The Numbers*

	204,960 Meals Since 2010, our Nutrition Project has provided impoverished children with more than 204,960 meals. [learn more]

	15,658,500 Gallons We have distributed 286 water purification systems; providing 15,658,500 gallons of clean water each year to highly impoverished families. [learn more]

	98 Students There are 98 students currently enrolled at Colegio Evangélico Dios Da La Sabiduría, Project Mañana's private school in San Pablo, Dominican Republic. [learn more]

	3,571 Graduates Project Mañana's Institute for Authentic Manhood™ has graduated 3,571 people; who now understand that an authentic man loves his wife, children, family, and others. [learn more]

	56,960 Hours Mission teams & individual visitors have provided more than 56,960 volunteer hours in the Dominican Republic. [learn more]

	26 Jobs Project Mañana has created 26 jobs for impoverished people in the Dominican Republic. [learn more]

* Data as of September 30, 2016

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Project Mañana is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to sharing the gospel and break the cycle of poverty by investing in impoverished children, their families and communities through clean water, nutrition, education, and discipling projects.

We achieve our goals through charitable donations and child sponsorship, which unites children in need with individual sponsors who wish to address the children's immediate and basic needs. Sponsorship gives poor children the tools and opportunities necessary for success by providing benefits and supporting programs for each child - primarily in the areas of education and nutrition.

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