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historic\u2019 o \u2018alienates\u2019 the minds of the poor and the marginalised, 44 per cent of the population under study showed interest in \u2018social concerns\u2019 (1993:36). Petersen says that the Central American Pentecostals are not only interested in social issues but have projects where they seek to transform society (1995). Neo-Pentecostal projects that are described next fall into Sider\u2019s second category of social responsibility (1993). These are promoted by IVC and the ESH churches.\u000A1. The Casa Bernab\u00E9 orphanage (CB)\u000AThe researcher had the opportunity to visit this Project on two occasions where he was able to get to know and to observe the services they give and talk to the programme\u2019s director. He also had the opportunity to participate in the graduation of the school year and hear how the children had advanced and talk to some of the members of the national council of Casa Bernab\u00E9. One of the members of the council is a dentist who for many years led the Christian Medical Association and has contributed in a significant way to Guatemala and the rest of Central America for more than twenty years.\u000AFoundation and philosophy\u000ACB is a project of ICV that takes care of children and young people in risk of being mistreated, abandoned or in extreme poverty. It was started in the 1980s by a North American missionary after the 1976 earthquake. Along with missionaries of the Gospel Outreach Mission they arrived in Guatemala with the idea of beginning missionary work through giving aid to the victims. The Protective Foundation for Orphans (FUNPRONI) was founded to help children whom the earthquake left as orphans and thus CB was born. Its vision is \u2018to honour God by means of a commitment to excellence to improve the quality of life of marginalized children and in situations of risk\u2019 (L7ICV).\u000AObjetives of Casa Bernab\u00E9\u000ACB works under the coordination and supervision of a National Board of directors integrated by members of these churches. They take care of orphaned or abandoned children referred to them by the Court of Minors. Its ministry includes three main areas: a) 142\u000A