Farm Of the Child Overview Brochure

The Farm helpsmeet the spiritualneeds of our childrenand our community.It’s Love that Grows Atthe Farm of the Child.Honduras is the poorest and least developednation in Central America. Poverty and hungerprevail, leading to disease, violence, crime, andsubstance abuse. As a result, many families areweakened and destroyed. Their children are leftorphaned and abandoned.“Whoever welcomes a child suchas this for my sake welcomes me.And whoever welcomes me welcomes,not me, but Him who sent me.”United States:Farm of the Child1616 Nottingham Knoll DriveJacksonville, FL 32225(727) 475-4459Honduras:Finca del NiñoApartado Postal 110Trujillo, ColónHonduras, Central Americae-mail: farmofthechild_usa@yahoo.comwww.farmofthechild.orgAll brochure design & production services were donated.Jose was malnourishedand withdrawn whenhe came to live at theFarm. Now he is happy,healthy and full of life.— Mark 9:37At the Farm of the Child our answer isfamily-style homes for these orphans. With theHoly Family as a model, our Honduran houseparents lovingly raise eight to ten children in eachorphan home. With the support of the larger Farmcommunity of volunteers and staff, the houseparents raise the orphan children along side theirown children. The orphan children range in agefrom one to seventeen, with a roughly equivalentnumber of boys and girls.Each child arrives with his or her own story andchallenges. They come from all over the country ofHonduras with widely varying family backgrounds.Some children have lost both parents, some havebeen abandoned by family members, while stillothers have parents who are temporarily unable tocare for them due to illness, incarceration, mentalinstability, or family difficulties. The children arenurtured in this family setting until they are readyfor independent living, taking with them the giftsof faith and education to begin a productive life.

Needs Met At The Farm Of The Child:• Homes for orphaned children• Primary school on-site• Junior high school on-siteThe Impact Of Your Financial,Volunteer & Prayer Support IsTruly Immeasurable.Mission StatementIn gratitude for the greatlove that Jesus Christ givesto us, we decide to uniteourselves to form a• Opportunities for further education/vocational training• Healthcare for Farm children & community• Outreach to surrounding area• Religious & spiritual developmentMotivated by love for Christ and the desire to follow God’swill, Vincent and Zulena Pescatore founded the first Farm ofthe Child, first in the remote rainforests of El Petén,Guatemala in 1987. After establishing an orphanage, clinic,and school in El Petén, Vincent and Zulena felt they werebeing called to begin an orphanage in Honduras. In 1993,they began construction outside of the town of Trujillo onthe northern coast of Honduras. The Farm is currently runby the Sisters of St. Francis of Central America inconjunction with a team of international volunteers.We all expect donations to charities to be used toefficiently fulfill the mission of the organization receivingthe gift. Your financial help is particularly significantto the Farm of the Child. Even a modest gift can make asignificant difference. We support over 150 orphans,dayschoolers, and staff members with an annualoperating budget under $225,000. Over 90¢ of everybudget dollar goes directly to supporting our mission.We believe you will be pleased indeed with how yoursupport is utilized at the Farm of the Child.SCHOOL,CLINIC &OUTREACH21%FARMMAINTENANCE &OPERATIONS25%ADMINISTRATION10%ORPHANHOMES41%“There is much fulfillment inwatching the children graduallytransform and realizing that theirlives have been radically alteredby the Farm.”— Tricia Zackrisson (Social Worker)community to care forneedy children and topromote the developmentof a productive society ofdevout Christians.“Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord,because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain”—1 Corinthians 15:58The Farm of the Child is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the InternalRevenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitabledonations for federal income tax purposes.“One would never guess the lives thatlive behind the sparkling eyes ofthese children. This is a magic placewhere an angry, abused boy becomesa caring, big brother; where scared,malnutritioned orphans find a familyto care for them.”— Cameo Schad (Teacher and Social Worker)