Newsletter - June, 2013
| June, 2013 Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me." Matt. 25:40 Published by the Society of the Good Shepherd, P. O. Box 122, Amberson, PA 17210. (717) 349-7033 |
You no doubt have read many of the Society’s newsletters about various new loan recipients. But… what happens after they pay off their loans? How does their life change? How are their businesses doing years later? I’ve asked those same questions myself, so I decided to visit some of our former loan recipients to see how their businesses are doing years later. What I found is very encouraging. So I thought I would share what I found in both this newsletter and in some future ones. In this newsletter, we’re going to look at Juana Delcid and Antonio Alberto. Juana and Antonio both have businesses alongside the main highway that comes by Siguatepeque and crosses much of Honduras. As you might remember from previous newsletters, both Juana and Antonio sell Honduran crafts like pottery, hammocks, woodwork, and others.
Juana Delcid Juana received her first loan in September of 2007. She already had a souvenir stand, but she wanted to have more products to sell. Two years later, because of highway construction, she had to move her store to a stand that was built by the government. Soon that stand became too small, so she received a second loan from the Society to build a barred enclosure near the government stand. This new enclosure served two purposes: It provided security, and it gave her the extra space she needed.
During this time, two of Juana’s children graduated from high school and started their own souvenir businesses. Her youngest son is about to graduate, and her two oldest children are now married.
Last year Juana decided to move her business back to where she had it at first (in front of her house), and it continues to grow! She is still serving and working hard in her congregation and was faithful in paying back her loans and attending our Society meetings. She paid off her second loan in December of 2012.
Antonio AlbertoAntonio’s story is very similar. When he first received a Society loan in March of 2010, he just had a few things to sell on an open stand he had built, with no walls. He has gone a long way since then… His business is now three or four times as big! He continues to help his widowed mother, and he continues to serve in his local congregation.
Antonio received his second loan from the Society last year after paying off his first loan. He used this second loan to repair his stand and put up shelves and tables to display his products. He also got married last year to Juana’s daughter. His wife already owned a small stand, so now they are working together managing two stands! We are overjoyed to see how God has blessed both Juana and Antonio. God has truly rewarded their faithfulness, commitment, and hard work! In future newsletters, I’ll bring you up-to-date on some of our other past loan recipients. Nancy Barahona
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