MEET OUR STAFF
Kurt Ackermann
President of the Foundation
Worst Missionary Ever. I came to El Salvador on my first Mission trip in 2000. Moved my family to El Salvador in 2003. I have been working in the government orphanages since my first trip. My family consists of Shayna, her husband Cesar, Landon and baby Mia, Kameron, Claudia my daughter in law and my grandson Konnor and my girls Chandler and Kylie. I never imagined the pain I would experience in ministry, but I am blessed that I listened to Him.
Kameron Mark Ackermann
Graduate of SCARTS Culinary School here in El Salvador. I have paid my dues working for the foundation with translating in my younger years, cooking for the mission teams and being the head Chef at the States Diner. Now I am currently the project manager of the States Diner for His Children for the last 4 years. I am married to a beautiful wife named Claudia and have a son named Konnor. I love my 1970 Cutlass Supreme also!
José Peraza
Only God knows the where, when and how; I started in the Foundation as a volunteer in early 2019 and I fell in love with what God is doing with the foundation and the way that he uses every staff member, volunteer and any other person to fulfill His promises, I am certain that God is in control to bring hope to the children and youth we work with. Started as the Operations Manager in February 2020 and I’m excited about it. I know I am just starting, but… I love my job!
Daniel Palma Solis
My philosophy is that psychology is not to make money but to help people who need to have an emotional and psychological well-being; I am satisfied with the fact that I know that I am working with young people who have had everything against them and that all their rights have been violated.
José Dario Palacios
I have worked since I was 9 years old. The last two years I have worked directly with Sus Hijos taking care of vehicle maintenance and transportation for the missionaries that visit the foundation. I like everything that the foundation does because it helps people who have limited resources.
Luis Mata
My name is Luis Armando Mata, I lived in three different orphanages from the age of 6 until I was 21, I grew up with other orphans, abandoned and poor children. I have had two jobs, the first as a warehouse assistant in a textile factory and the second as an educator at the “Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos” (Our little brothers) Foundation, where I spent 6 years as an intern previously. I am married and I have a daughter and God in my heart, I am grateful to belong to a foundation such as Sus Hijos / His Children and to carry out my responsibilities as coordinator of the male young adults transition home.
Check out our projects!
Bible Study
Also known as CBS program short for "Community Bible Studies" through this program we've been able to share the gospel in many different orphanages both government and private ones. We visit them at least once a week, teaching them about the love and grace of Jesus. We also include our transition houses in this program, we have a weekly devotional with all of them on Sundays.
Centers we minister in
We work with the main orphanages in El Salvador, like CISNA, San Martin (Special Needs), San Vicente de Paul, Guirola and many more centers, both public and private. We also minister in juvenile prisons. We share the word of God with them, we do fun activities, sometimes we even get to take them out on a fun trip to places like the beach, bowling, movies or whatever we know they will like.
Transition Homes
The project began in 2012, as one of the projects for Sus Hijos / His Children Foundation, supporting young adults and teenagers from both public and private children protection centers across El Salvador. When these teenagers turn eighteen, they are required to leave the centers where they have been most of their lives, forcing them into independence and a reality very different from what they are used to.
House Building Program
The main objective of the project is to provide a wood House or a concrete House for a family at risk of separating; when the government determines that a family doesn't meet the minimum criteria for good living conditions for the Child, he or she is considered to be taken away from their family to live in the orphanages.
That's when we come in.
We build house thanks to the donations we receive from our donors, which God has always used to bless these lives.
Feeding the Homeless
It is our desire to see this ministry nourish not only the physical needs, but the spiritual needs of those who are often forgotten. Many of these are children who have run away or have reached the limit age to remain in the government centers and didn’t have elsewhere to go.
We feed around 200 people in a run, we feed everyone on the streets: prostitutes, children, drunk and addicts. We don’t hold back, you shouldn’t either.
Cosmetology School
The cosmetology school project, born in the heart of our founder, was named to honor his mother's salon: “You're someone special” in Hampton, Virginia and was named after the phrase she always used when evangelizing.
This project teaches 6 different foster care centers. They receive classes throughout the week in 8 different classes, depending on the level of practice they have. They start from the very basics from how to use a hairdryer, wash hair, cut hair to a lot more.
Mission Trips
Come serve with us, we work for the Lord, we work for His Children. We take short- and long-term missioners, sometimes is a team from a Church, School or just a group of friends. You’ll serve along Sus Hijos / His Children Foundation staff and help us with the orphans, communities and our programs in El Salvador. We can help you come and set up a budget or maybe even help you on a fundraiser for your mission trip.
Events
Our foundation prepares different events during the whole year, one day we would be making animal balloons with the kids or another day we would be all dressing up to celebrate a special moment. While most of these events are for the orphans in the centers, we would also have special celebrations for specific times of the year where we would have the States Diner restaurant prepare something special for its customers.
Culinary Program
This is our biggest program so far, is a culinary school which includes States Diner restaurant, States Bakes Bakery, States Cafe Cafeteria that allow us to provide a job and most of the times a first job experience for these young boys and girls between the ages of 18 to 22 at risk who aged out of ISNA care (government institution) that are interested in culinary skills.