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weekly. Doctors, dentists, veterinarians, biologists and other members of the church went on these days of service.\u000AAccording to one of the FMA volunteers this population which has an Evangelical majority in its population, faced isolation, shortage of food and deficiency in the system of education. According to a lay woman member of a high class family, the experience opened her eyes, touched her heart and she and her husband became completely involved with the progress of these villages. When asked about the impact of their participation in FMA she (L9ESH) commented,\u000AFor me it has been the best thing that could have happened. I was indolent before about the reality of my country and this touched my heart and has changed my life. I now want to serve independently before I did not have this vision, and I realized the need to bring to the church the needs of the community. When they go on the service days I see that this is what impacts the members of the church, the reality, and how people of the community with all their love accept the Lord, and how their lives are transformed. I cannot explain the amount of testimonies, whenever the teams return; there are testimonies after testimonies of how the love of God changes people. It shows how word and action go hand in hand [author\u2019s emphasis].\u000AFrom these days of service the idea arose to found schools in order to contribute in a more permanent way to the development in the rural area. A professor of education from the University of San Marcos, San Diego, California has helped in the implementation of the education proposal. She visited the villages and advised the ESH work party how to elaborate a curriculum, the direction of the school and the qualifications of the teachers. They use the schools built by the Governmental Foundation for Social investment (FIS). FMA works under the direction of a board of directors integrated by people from other Neo-Pentecostal churches, a national director, a central team of eight coordinators, and the team of volunteers.\u000AThe teachers are paid by the municipality of the place. According to them, the FMA trains teachers and parents when requested in the villages. The children receive first grade of primary, and parents receive instruction in nutrition, hygiene, adult literacy, and projects of development. According to them they offer the Program of Instrumental Enrichment (PEI) to higher the learning potential of the children.\u000A147\u000A