05/26/2026
In 2000, EMC Project Builders sent a work team to Nicaragua to construct a kitchen for Maranatha Camp. One team member, Dennis Kroeker, met a young man named Javier. Javier had recently committed his life to Jesus and was hired for his first construction job to help oversee a Canadian team.
When the project concluded, Dennis gave Javier his tool belt, including a hammer and many other tools. Javier was emotional but accepted the gift. Twenty-five years later, Gerald Reimer, Director of Global Outreach, and Mo Friesen, Next Generation Director, had a chance to sit with Javier and hear about how Dennis impacted his life.