Project History

In 1993, during a Maranatha trip to El Salvador, a group of North American businessmen came across a small orphanage called Hogar-Escuela Adventista (Adventist Home-School). The orphanage housed only 12 children despite the country's influx of orphans in the aftermath of the 12-year civil war (1980-1992), which took an estimated 75,000 lives.

Inspired by the need, Don Kirkman, Garwin McNeilus, and Don Noble began discussing the possibility of building a home-school campus in El Salvador, capable of sheltering at least 100 children.

After securing financial support through the generosity of several donors, Maranatha Volunteers International began construction immediately. In 1995, the Children's Village officially opened to 13 children. The number steadily grew and in just a few years, they where taking care of 120 children.

ICC added the El Salvador Children's Village to our family September 30, 2005 and will be working closely with Maranatha and the loyal donors and sponsors to make the transition as smooth as possible.

Take A Tour

Click here for a tour of the project.

Student Website
Click here to view a website made by one of our student missionaries to El Salvador.