Proyecto Juan Diego will soon have a new home! After much prayer and discernment, the board of PJD decided to purchase a 32 X 76 mobile home unit for our offices and four three year old classroom units from a local high school. It is not what we had envisioned in the beginning, we had hoped to build offices, classrooms, as well as some dorms for potential volunteers. But it seemed that Divine Providence had something else in mind for ‘the project.’ Our new offices (the mobile home unit) will have ample space for our 6 staff members, a kitchen, a waiting area, storage, 2 bathrooms and a meeting area. It
seems to be exactly what we need and is just the right price! The classroom units are roomy, slightly larger than the rooms we use now. Two of the classroom units will sit next to one another and bathrooms and showers, for men and women, will be constructed between them. These two rooms will be used as dorms for future volunteers while the other two classrooms will always be free for educational programs and community meetings.
Although we will miss being on the complex of San Felipe de Jesus Parish, we will remain closely tied to the parish through collaborative projects. Our staff at PJD will continue to work closely with the parish staff and programs: Fronetras de Salud, Youth, and referrals. The relationship between us has made a positive impact on the community.
Remember the Provincial Meeting 2005? That is when the members of the province were first introduced to Proyecto Juan Diego. It was proposed that ‘the project’ would become a sponsored work of the WCP. We are happy to tell you that Proyecto Juan Diego has been approved by the council as a sponsored work of the Daughters of Charity of the West Central Province. The by-laws were approved by the board of PJD in June of 2006.