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Updated July 30, 2008-- I posted an update from Richard to the Blog and two new updates from Emily to Emily's Page..

Richard is now Richard is now back in San Cristobal de las Casas.

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Welcome to the Bishop Ruiz Project

We are a nonprofit organization registered with the State of Texas. Our mission is to support subsistance level, sustainable agriculture projects among the worlds poorest people. We are not affiliated with any other organization or group.
While we are pursuing tax exempt (503(c)) status we do not currently have that status and any donation made to the Project will not be tax deductible.

Richard and Bishop Samuel Ruiz

Richard's first carpentry class with their families.

The Mayan people of southern Mexico are some of the poorest people in the hemisphere. Victims of widespread discrimination, high levels of unemployment, disease and malnutrition there is little reason for hope. It is here that Richard Flamer and Araceli have committed themselves to changing this bleak outlook through their Catholic Worker farm Casa de Camillo Torres, . Through their rabbit raising project, a developing flock of chickens and an emerging fruit orchard they are already making a difference. But Richard's dream has been to develop a foundation herd of dairy goats so that the local women can build small herds of goats for milk and to make cheese. The Groff family; Jim, Pat and Chris as well as daughters Anna and Ruth have committed to help them in this project. The Bishop Ruiz Project is the tool for accomplishing this.

Richard

Araceli

San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

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