Serving in Guatemala
In 2010, Aulick Engineering’s founder, Jennifer Aulick Etheridge, traveled to an impoverished region in Guatemala to visit a friend supporting Servant Ministries. The experience — witnessing a community with so little yet so much joy — planted a lasting seed of faith and commitment to serving others. She returned the following year with her father, and their support for Servant Ministries never wavered.
Thirteen years later, that commitment became action. In 2024, Aulick Engineering launched its Aulick Cares Program with a company service trip to that same region, partnering with Servant Ministries to provide necessities to a community whose needs remain great. The trip deepened team bonds and left a mark on everyone who went. Aulick returned again in 2026 — because some commitments only grow stronger with time.
The legacy continues…
Challenges in the region
The Camotán region of Guatemala faces severe humanitarian challenges — contaminated water, chronic malnutrition, unreliable shelter, and unsafe cooking conditions. This drought-prone stretch of Guatemala’s “dry corridor” is a community where limited water sources frequently run dry and basic needs often go unmet.
During our 2024 trip, our team met with the Mayor of Camotán, who shared his priorities for the region: expanding water access, implementing purification systems, maintaining infrastructure, and improving health sanitation. That same year, Aulick and our partners funded 50 water filtration systems for local families — but it was clear a longer-term solution was needed.
That search led us to The Living Water Project, a Brentwood, Tennessee-based organization dedicated to bringing clean, accessible water to impoverished communities worldwide. We are excited about the potential of partnering with them to bring a sustainable clean water solution to Tular, a community near Camotán.
Aulick Making a Difference
The embrace child sponsorship program
In Guatemala’s Camotán region — home to 70% of the country’s malnourished children — Servant Ministries’ Embrace Child Sponsorship Program provides monthly 50-pound food packages to 86 families, along with health education, medical care, and dental services. Families often walk for hours to receive supplies and attend sessions on hygiene, nutrition, farming, and parenting. The program is funded through U.S. churches, community groups, and individual sponsors. During both trips in 2024 and 2026, our team visited with children on the waiting list, providing them with a fun day of games, swimming, shopping, and lunch.
SERVING CHILDREN THROUGH THE LOCAL SCHOOLS
Food insecurity is a significant barrier to learning in the Camotán region. To help, Servant Ministries delivers food packages directly to schools for students to take home. Aulick provided funding for food packages and playground toys for four schools, and our client partners assisted by sending soccer balls, jump ropes, and craft supplies. Our team visited each school, connecting with students through sports and activities — and as we left, children lined both sides of the road cheering us off, a moment none of us will forget.
On both trips, our team helped to package school supplies during our week there. Servant Ministries provides school supplies for over 12,000 students.
eco stoves
In Camotán, cooking over open indoor fires is a daily reality — one that causes serious health risks including pneumonia, lung disease, and cardiovascular illness. Eco-stoves with exterior ventilation eliminate harmful smoke exposure and require 50% less wood, reducing both the burden of fuel collection and local deforestation. Through funding from Aulick and contributions from our clients, seven eco-stoves have been provided for families in need.
SAMARITAN PROJECTS
Servant Ministries’ Samaritan Program partners with local churches to identify widows, single parents, and families in need of home repairs or shelter. Between our two trips in 2024 and 2026, our teams have built four shelters for families in need. The majority of these shelters are being used as kitchens for cooking outdoors to alleviate the health risks of indoor cooking fires
