August brought the focused, unglamorous work that follows a breakthrough — and September is shaping up to be decisive! In Las Mercedes KM11, JASS recognition is one mayoral signature away from making the community the legal owner of its own water system. In Las Mercedes, a high-stakes legal meeting will determine the land rights path forward. In Totoral Bajo, full CAD maps of all six community sectors are in hand. Ricardo heads to Piura in the first week of September to push all three forward — and right now, every dollar given through our North Texas Giving Day campaign is matched! Read the full update.

July was VAVV's most significant month yet. Our largest mission team ever — 28 missionaries including eight engineers — broke ground on the Las Mercedes KM11 clean water system, advanced engineering design on two more active projects, delivered 1,200 care packages, and ran two full WASH + TOB education workshops across two communities. Then many continued into a pilgrimage that took them to the places Pope Leo XIV walked before his papacy. Read the full update.

June delivered the last major engineering milestone before construction begins in Las Mercedes KM11 — and the groundbreaking is now set for the fourth week of July, with VAVV missionaries on the ground. Meanwhile, Las Mercedes held its formal design kickoff for the community groundwater well, and Totoral Bajo kept laying the foundation for its future river-based system. The mission is moving. Read the full update.

This July, we’re advancing quickly with a new direction for our water projects in Las Mercedes KM11 since our 2024 Mission Trip. Discover how the community we empowered is implementing their own water solution and how our mission team brought vital care to communities in need. Read for detailed updates and photos from our recent trip!