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Vision and strategy\u000AIts vision is \u2018To see Guatemala transformed by the love of God based on biblical truth and principles, making her the light for the nations\u2019. This mission tries \u2018 to answer the call of God demonstrating his love reaching the needy with aid and restoring the spirit, soul and body, thus transforming people, villages, communities and nations\u2019 (propaganda FMA). Manos de Amor adopted the municipality of Tucur\u00FA located in the department of Verapaz at a distance of some 400 kilometres from Guatemala City. The village of Secanal 1 where the project started is in the mountains of the municipality of Tucur\u00FA. Their strategic plan consisted of three stages of action, to determine biblical values and principles which will change the Guatemalans and then society through the work of Jesus Christ.\u000ATheir plan was to reach the rural villages, which are poor and at risk, with the love and the mercy of Jesus Christ, providing medical services, food, clothes, preaching and teaching. Their aim was to establish a holistic plan of development that included programmes and projects of social and rural development, with the participation of all the community, but especially promoting the participation of women. The FMA budget depends on donations of members of ESH, people who wish to be a part of the project, and contributions from the churches and donation of medicines from local pharmaceutical companies.\u000AOperation of the project\u000AFMA works under the direction of a board of directors integrated by people of other Neo- Pentecostal churches, a national director, a central team of eight coordinators, and the team of volunteers. FMA chose the municipality of Tucur\u00FA because it was in a zone of conflict, little developed and because of the prophetic word that they had received. After a journey of five hours, the village of Senacal 1 can be found in the middle of the mountains. Previously an old military regiment had worked in the municipality. FMA began with the idea of providing days of medical service once a month, followed once a fortnight and later\u000A146\u000A