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Potter's House (Casa del Alfarero)

Serve families in Guatemala City with Potter's House

A Guatemalan organization working with children and families who live around the Guatemala City garbage dump, providing health care, meals, classrooms and safe homes in three regions. It has a Serve With Us page for individuals and teams.

ProvisionalBenevolence & reliefBroadly evangelical
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Why this is listed

Long-running, locally led and explicit about faith, with a defined path for visiting volunteers.

How to start

  1. Open pottershouse.org.gt (opens an external site) and read what Potter's House (Casa del Alfarero) says about itself before you read anything else.
  2. Check the time it asks for: ongoing.
  3. Look at the filings below, then decide. Numbers are context, not a verdict.
  4. Tell your church. Going out is rarely meant to be done alone.

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