Home of Blessings (“Casa Bendicion” in Spanish) is the name of a special ministry centre (non-profit organization) based in the Suchitoto municipality of El Salvador. 

This ministry is closely aligned with the local organization Seeds of New Creation, a partner organization of Resonate Global Mission (formerly Christian Reformed World Missions). 

This ministry has the purpose of contributing to the Christian outreach, training and support of leaders, and quality of life and integral community development in Central America.  The ministry is founded on, guided by and engaged in promoting Christian transformation and values, reconciled relationships and the Kingdom of God. 

The strategies employed by the ministry include:

*integral, asset based community development training,

*dialogue, contemplation and prayer about Christian church and mission,

*social business promotion,

*organic agriculture,

*appropriate technology demonstration and sales,

*retreat facilities,

*microfinance capacity building and monitoring 

Director:  Roland Vanderburg

Roland has been involved in NGO and Christian mission development work for more than 25 years. 

For almost a decade, Roland was the International Program Director for CAUSE Canada, a Christian community development organization based in Alberta, with programs in Central America and West Africa. 

Roland has an economics degree from the University of Calgary, and a Master’s Degree in development studies and microfinance from Eastern University in Pennsylvania. 

Roland has worked with Christian missions, community development, social enterprise and microfinance projects and organizations for over 22 years.  He lived in Latin America for 12 years, including more than four years in Nicaragua with microfinance giant Opportunity International.