The Plan

Rebuilding Homes for Families in Need

From July 11–17, 2026, our team is traveling to El Salvador to come alongside Pastor George and the area's churches — this year with a hands-on focus: repairing the homes of in-need families connected to those congregations.

The community is poor, and these homes fall far below the standards most of us know. Walls are made of corrugated metal — and in some cases, plastic tarps. Roofs leak. Structures need reinforcement to stay standing through the rainy season. Yet the families are proud of what they have, and they are deeply loved by their local pastors.

Our goal is simple: make needed repairs that keep families safe and dry, and in doing so, show them tangibly that they are loved — by the church and by Jesus. The candidate homes below were identified by Pastor George across three of the area's churches; he recorded a short walkthrough of each so we could see the conditions and plan the work.

The Homes We're Considering

Three Candidate Homes

Pastor George, our partner in El Salvador, identified some of the most in-need homes across three of the area's churches we will be visiting and recorded these walkthroughs for us. In each short video he walks through the home and describes the condition and the repairs it needs. These are the top candidates — the final list will be confirmed with the local pastors and could change based on current needs.

House 1 The outer shell is badly rusted and rain seeps in during storms. The main frame is still sound — the work is mostly new roofing sheets and replacing the worst sections. It sits near Pastor Mike's church, where past teams added the front porch.
House 2 The home of a member of Pastor Alfredo's church — dirt floor and plastic sheeting for walls, with water coming in during storms. The need is solid walls and new roofing sheets.
House 3 · Most Urgent Home to members of Pastor Herbert's church and the largest of the three. Pastor George determined this house by far is the most in-need home in the neighborhood — it needs roofing sheets and the most structural work.

Our 2026 Goal

Help Us Reach the Goal

One goal covers the full 2026 trip and all the home repairs. Every gift gets us closer — and goes straight to work for these families.

$15,000 raised so far
$19,500 goal
77%

About $4,500 to go.

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From the Field

Photos of the candidate homes Pastor George identified show the conditions we're preparing to repair. Photos from past trips (2023–2025) show why this partnership matters — and what your giving makes possible.

The Candidate Homes — Scouted by Pastor George

A small corrugated-metal home in El Salvador with a rusted exterior and a rough cut-out window, a candidate for 2026 repairs
A candidate home — rusted metal walls and a makeshift window.
A home with corrugated metal walls and a plastic tarp serving as part of the wall, in a rural El Salvador yard
Plastic tarps stand in for walls on this family's home.
A heavily rusted corrugated metal roof with exposed wiring, in need of replacement and reinforcement
Rusted roofing that lets water in — a top repair priority.
The underside of a sagging metal roof held up by rough timber posts, showing structural weakness
Roof framing that needs reinforcement to stay standing.

Why We Go Back — Past Trips, 2023–2025

A Pleasant Grove team member holding a young El Salvadoran child on a village street
Loving people, one family at a time.
Team members handing out supplies to children beside a church banner in El Salvador
Coming alongside the local churches and their kids.
A Pleasant Grove team member playing soccer with children on a grass field in El Salvador
Building friendships through children's ministry.
Team members working outdoors alongside local children on a hillside in El Salvador
Serving side by side with the community.
Two team members preparing food together in a church kitchen in El Salvador
Hands busy, hearts willing.
A team member kneeling on the grass with a smiling young child in El Salvador
The relationships are what keep us coming back.

"Let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth."

Will You Pray With Us?

Cover This Trip in Prayer

Giving funds the work, but prayer carries it. Please pray for safe travel for our team; for the three families and their homes; for Pastor George, Pastor Alfredo, and Pastor Herbert and their congregations; and that every repair would point to the love of Jesus. Lift up the work from July 11–17, 2026 — and the families long after we've come home.

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