Banisteria: Plan de Flores
 Plan
de Flores: What’s New May ‘08 Lots of good things
are happening in Plan de Flores, the site of the first AHMEN
project, Woodworking School of Plan de Flores: “Banisteria”
Presently there are 12 students combined in both first and second year of school.
Something new: there are three graduates who are in a type of postgraduate work.
They spend time mentoring the
younger students, taking graduate work, and then making
a living at their trade.
The
graduates are:
Danielle Machado 23 y.o.
Mario
Gutierez 16 y.o.
Ronald
Palma 14
y.o.
An
exciting new addition to the program. Alfredo
and Marianna’s son, Jose, has returned from Tegu
where he has been learning sign language for the past several
years. He is 14 years old and has now
entered the woodworking classes.
In
addition, he has brought another fellow who cannot speak
or hear, Andro. Andro is 22 years old,
has been living in Tegu and also learning sign language. His
home is in the surrounding mountains of Honduras. He
would like to learn woodworking skills also. He
is living in the dorm at the woodworking school
Marianna
and Alfredo have both learned sign language to communicate
with their son and his friend. Marianna
would like to start a school in Sign Language at Plan de
Flores for the folks in the surrounding area. What
a great addition to the area that would be.
In
addition the new students are:
William
from Serenia – 14 years old
Harison
from Cosuna - ? Age
Three
other new students
All
five of the above need sponsors. A sponsorship
for the woodworking school cost $75/mo. This
covers books, tuition, food, housing, and transportation
to Limon for High School, and incidentals.
Marianna
says they could take up to 8 or 10 more students if they
had the sponsors.
Incidentally,
the professor is the brother-in-law of Pastor David Ventura
of Limon.
Anyone
interested in sponsoring a young man to learn to make a living
in woodworking or helping interested in being part of a brand
new school for deaf/mute – contact:
Jane
Cox: jcox@shelbyso.com
Sandy
at Cruzado: Cruzadas.Sandy@gmail.com
Dr.
Tom Camp: llamacamp@hughes.net |
