Impact Ministries has been doing great work in the area of Tactic, Guatemala since 2000. When they started, education was an enormous need as 80 percent of the adult population was illiterate. Now, they have built and continue to operate 10 schools in the area, where they educate and feed lunch to upwards of 1600 children five days each week.

In 2015, Impact Ministries leaders approached EMI about a new design project. They had noticed many babies abandoned at the local hospital over the years, and felt compelled to help. With both local and international adoption often not an option, they decided to start a Children's Home. They had the land, but needed a team of professionals to provide a phased master plan and building layout for Phase 1.

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I co-led a 12-person team that included multiple architects, civil engineers and surveyors, as well as a structural engineer, and an electrical engineer. Our team came up with an effective master plan that utilized the limited build-able space on the mountainous project site, with sufficient room for infrastructure as well.

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Early in 2020, I revisited the completed Phase 1 of the Vida Children's Home, which included staff housing and the infant house. I wrote an article and produced a video about the result: