HERO Makers built an air-conditioned Guest Workers Dorm that can currently sleep 28 team members in 14 bunk beds (with pillow-top mattresses). Ten bathrooms (5 on each side) are already in place.
Teams working at the children’s home whether they are HERO Makers or not may make reservations with Angels of God Director Linda Richards.
Currently the space is split between sleeping, meeting and food prep areas, but as soon as the multipurpose building is built, the entire building becomes a dorm designed to accommodate 56 people, with two separate but identical sides.
The construction of the multipurpose building is scheduled to begin in Winter 2019. Plans include a large kitchen, meeting room, restrooms, and an attached apartment. Teams will be able to use it for meetings and meals and Angels of God will also use it for their large gatherings and special celebrations. In combination with the Guest Workers Dorm the property becomes an ideal base for mission teams to work at the ranch and in the surrounding area.
Guest Workers Dorm. Click for video of HERO Makers Jan 2014 Men's Trip - Week 1, where much of the construction of the dorm is included.
Team just arriving and organizing groceries. Notice shelving and triple commercial fridge in rear.
Fireman brigade to unload the trucks and get the groceries put away. An ice machine and chest freezer are also on this side of the dorm.
Internet is slow and expensive. Airplane mode is best until you have to use your phone.
Rocky giving orientation.
Rocky Rhoades and Salomon, Linda's "son" and Rocky's right hand man
Keith welcomes the group as the team administrator for the week.
Must be first night; everyone's in different colored shirts.
Could be team business or men's ministry
Devotion is given each day by a team member
Could be team business or men's ministry
Another group's first night
Beds were designed by a man for men. No head-bumping when sitting on your bunk.
Guys are moving in. Young guys on upper bunks.
Family trip 2017. In 2016 we built the beds we slept in on this trip. How cool is that?
David is a tall man. Note the headspace in that bunk!
Dorm is the team HQ while on campus
Hanging out during a family trip
Salomon and Topo Chico soda. Gotta try it!
David gives a devotional.
Rafael in worship. Raf lives in Alberta, Canada and has been on international ministry teams with both Rocky and Sheri Rhoades.
Rock holds court re the breaker box
The basketball court is between the Guest Workers Dorm and the elementary school. The children's houses and ministry buildings are beyond the tree line deeper into the property.
Fajita night for EV. Beef and chicken. Peppers, onions, and homemade Pico de Gallo! Yum!
Click on this image to watch the cooking team make fajitas in 39 seconds!
The new dorm also benefits from the brand new waste water system, which supports all the buildings. The multipurpose building will be in this general area and will also tie into the system.
