Ministerio Casa Verde 2010 - 2025
Paul Tonetti, a Youth with a Mission, missionary, moved to Guatemala in 2006 permanently in order to open up a ministry to evangelize the youth. Paul formed Shofar Ministries ( ministerios shofar ) in 2006 in order to run a Christian Radio station in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala.
In 2010 after Paul and Hilda were married we changed the name to Ministerio Casa Verde. Which literally means green colored house ministry as we were living in a green colored house at the time. Because Shofar Ministries was set up only to run a radio station, we had to split into two different organizations set up to co-exist.
Ministerio Casa Verde –> for all aspects of the outreach ministry, evangelism, Children feeding programs, children’s Sunday school programs, child sponsorship, youth programs, ministry camps, & retreats. This was all run by Hilda.
Producciones Casa Verde –> for all aspects of the radio station ministry, including radio, TV production, and services such as publicity sales and social media, including audio streaming and website development for other Christian radios and ministries in Guatemala. This was all managed by Paul
On September 21, 2020, When Hilda passed away, the quorum for Ministerio Casa Verde ceased to exist as 3 others involved in the ministry had also passed away during the pandemic. Several months later all the operations of Ministerio Casa Verde were shut down and as a testimony there were actually no more children living in the city dump.
It is our desire at some point in the future to include school sponsorship and help families with groceries.
In 2022 a property was purchased that is currently being developed as a youth camp and missionary house, we will include a multi-use salon with a vocational school and a building for overnight retreats and missionary groups.
In November 2025 the vision continues and a new ministry was formed so that legal operations can exist in Guatemala.
We are now a non-profit organization register in Guatemala and have a new board of directors and are now to be known as “Youth Connect Ministry”
So, what has changed? Pretty much, just the name. We are the same staff, plus a few new people and will still manage the radio and our outreach projects. However, the current focus right now will be the development of the ministry property alongside several ministry projects.
All of our ministry projects will be outlined in the next communication, and will include options on how you can help or be involved.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me,
-Paul
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