Introducing Tim andDena Stromstad
Tim and Dena Stromstad are the founders of Hogar de Vida and have dedicated their lives to serving vulnerable children and following God’s call wherever He has led. What began as a step of faith many years ago has grown into a ministry that has impacted the lives of hundreds of children in Guatemala and Costa Rica.
Their story is not just about starting children’s homes, but about saying yes to God again and again, even when the path was uncertain.
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Dedicated to Serving God’s Children
Tim and Dena began their mission work in 1988 when they were sent to Haiti to help lay the foundation for ministry there. It was during these early years of ministry that God began to shape their calling to work with children and serve in Latin America.
In 1990, they moved to Guatemala where they studied Spanish and served at a children’s home. While there, they saw firsthand the great need for safe homes for children who had been abandoned, abused, or living in extreme poverty.
In 1992, they were given the opportunity to start a children’s home in San Andrés, Sajcabajá, Guatemala. What began as a small home for children became the beginning of what would later grow into Hogar de Vida.
In 1995, the Lord led them to Costa Rica to start another children’s home. What began as one small home eventually grew into multiple family-style homes on a campus in Atenas, Costa Rica, where children continue to be cared for today.
A Calling That Continues
For Tim and Dena, Hogar de Vida has never just been a project or organization—it has been a calling and a way of life. Over the years, they have watched children grow up, graduate, start families, and build new futures. They have also walked through difficult seasons, always trusting that God would continue to provide, guide, and sustain the ministry.
Today, they continue to oversee the ministry in both Guatemala and Costa Rica, working alongside staff, house parents, volunteers, churches, and supporters who make the work of Hogar de Vida possible. Please prayerfully consider supporting Dena and Tim as they facilitate God’s work here in Central America.
Their prayer has always been that Hogar de Vida would be more than just a place that meets physical needs—that it would be a place where children come to know they are loved by God, created with purpose, and never alone.