The New Habanero Pre-School and Kindergarten was a vision of the founder of Evergeen Ministries back in 2005. At that time, no other pre-school options were available for these children, and consequently, when they were old enough to go to the grade-school in the next town, they were often times too far behind the other children academically to catch up. Brenda consulted with Roberto in the planning stage as they worked together to visualize God's plan for this small village. Roberto is a local Dominican. At the age of six years old, Roberto and his mother moved to the United States where he learned English and eventually his trade as an artist and electrician. The Habanero Pre-School and Kindergarten is a simple, very functionally designed brick block building with three classrooms for teaching. The floor layout plan was designed by Brenda Backes and Roberto Gonzalez, literally on the back of a napkin. With running water and restrooms, this building is considered very state of the art for its accomodations in this area. The school currently accomodates 45 children in three classes - 3-year olds, 4-year olds, and kindergarten. Many of the villagers, children included, helped in the building of the school. Construction started the first week of December 2005 and was completed on-schedule and just in time for the next school year. The first classes were held the last week of August 2006.  The school is located in the newer part of the village. It is surrounded by fields and trees. In the morning and the evening you can watch as a local farmer herds his cattle through the school yard to a nearby grazing area. The colors of the school were chosen by Roberto Gonzalez. Painting day was one of the most exciting days of the project and everyone watched the grey bricks transform into a beautiful yellow, white, pink and salmon school house. There is not another more beautiful building for miles around. The finished school is a beautiful addition to this small village - and a constant, visual reminder to the people of the love and caring of those that God has called to minister to THEM! The school serves as the heart of the community and it is a source of pride for the people of Habanero..

Founded in
March 2005,
Evergreen Ministries/
Evergreen4Kids
is a State of Oregon, Non-Profit organization.

The registry number is # 276265-97
Evergreen Ministries/
Evergreen4Kids is a Federal 501(c)3
non-profit organization

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