Banco Mundial de la Mujer

We wanted to update you that we had another really great meeting with

Banco Mundial de la Mujer this morning and are excited to be partnering with them. Recently, Chris and I listened to a talk that Steve Jobs gave at a Stanford commencement ceremony and one of his points was that you can’t always connect the dots on things that happen in your life. However, he said, in hindsight sometimes you can.

The work we’ll be doing is designing and conducting a survey for Banco Mundial’s current (450 people) and prior clients to find out what other services they would like/need in addition to the loans being given. (Currently, they only give loans.) They really want to do more for their clients, but have not had the financial resources to do anything more. We will be able to get to know 450 micro-business owners! Additionally, we’ll get acquainted with the barrios they live and work in. After the survey is over and the results are calculated, we will be able to begin creating systems to implement these other services (micro-insurance, health classes, basic business principles courses etc.) that the clients express interest in.

 

It also felt really good to tell Gabriela that we came here to share the love of Christ. We explained to her that our idea is to show God’s love to all different types of people and that working with her and the foundation will enable us to do that. We also told her how much we appreciate what they have been doing for the past 20 years and think it’s very admirable and necessary in the alleviation of poverty.

We wanted to share our excitement and thank you for walking this road with us. It sure has been a process and we know it will continue to be (it’s life!), but we’re thankful for the way we can see God’s hand connecting the dots for us.

Have a great weekend!