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Onward and Upward
(Above: VIM students work together to decorate for their graduation party.) This past year has seen another bittersweet turnover in our student populations at the Mayan Children’s Village (Villa Infantil […]
New School Year at VIM & CEM
The 2013-14 school year has kicked off this fall at the Villa Infantil Maya (VIM, Mayan Children’s Village) and Casa Estudiantil Merida (CEM, Merida Student House). Thank you to all […]
2013 Work Teams
Thank you work team volunteers!!! Because of you, Acción had another terrific year of work teams in 2013. We had nine teams from five different states, including some special […]
New staff roles for Oveth and Nico
Over the summer, Acción hired Omar Martinez as the new director for the Merida Student House (Casa Estudiantil Merida, CEM). Unfortunately, this fall Omar received a call from the presbytery […]
Visit to Charlotte, NC
Oscar and Roger are coming north for a visit to Charlotte, North Carolina 17-23 October 2012. You can visit them at Covenant Presbyterian Church at a class presentation on Wednesday […]
A New Acción Website
Welcome to the new Friends of Accion website. We hope you find it a useful and up-to-date tool to learn about Accion Ministries and keep in touch. Feel free to […]
Work Team builds new garden for the Mayan Children’s Village
In March 2012, a Work Team of dedicated gardeners from Covenant Presbyterian Church (Charlotte, North Carolina) came to the Mayan Children’s Village (Villa Infantil Maya–VIM) and built vegetable gardens to […]
Oscar and Patty visit Vienna, Virginia
In March 2012, Oscar and Patty Dorantes traveled to Virginia to attend the International Missions Weekend at Vienna Presbyterian Church. Oscar was invited to give a “minute for witness” talk during the […]