Stoa Solomontos Gallery
In this gallery, everyone can follow the progress of the Stoa Solomontos Ministry.
Here we seek to record various moments in our journey.
Feel free to travel through our past, present, and future using these images.
You are invited to be inspired by each one of these moments.
The initial blueprint
It all started with the design of a small house for our residence and the plan for an initial 20 ft long container, but also dreaming of a 40 ft one.
The land
This was the land that God blessed us to find.
It's located in Residencial Arezzo, one of Maringá's newest neighborhoods.
It has an area of 4983 ft², and as soon as we acquired it, we envisioned how many lives could be touched.
Construction beginning
With the help of a couple of friends, experienced home builders, on January 6th, 2026, we began laying the foundation for our small 645 ft² house.
Walls growing
It's a great feeling when you see a plan becoming a reality.
Taking shape
Construction progressed faster than we expected, thanks to the management of our builder friends and because we were blessed to find two excellent bricklayers.
We have a roof!
Having a roof means you can hide from rain and hail! 😄
The plans have changed
In our first blueprint we never imagined receiving the 40 foot container this quickly, so all of our plans were based on the small, 20 foot one. But since God is providing so quickly for this calling, we have had to play catch up!
The container arrival
On April 24th, the container arrived!
When a Brazilian couple in Portugal discovered the direction God had given us, they knew instantly it was what God was calling them to do. They immediately offered to pay for the 40-foot container in full, plus shipping!
The container set down
The challenging moment of setting the container on the footings built to support its weight of 22,000 pounds!
It looks beautiful!
The container was put in front of our house.
With a vibrant turquoise color, our neighbors started to wonder what in the world will we do with this container on our property.
Well, God knows the plan!
It feels fun and funny 😄
In the whole process of building this ministry, our friend Junior was ahead of every single step.
In many moments we enjoyed and celebrated our friendship through fun and funny moments!
Enjoyment
Our relatives know what we will be doing, and even Layra, our granddaughter, is enjoying it.
Perimeter advancing
Beginning of May
Almost ready for paint
Perimeter wall finalized on June 5th.
The first one
We brought her from the shelter to visit us on May 19th and invited her to live with us after she turns 18.
She said YES.
She will be the first.
Her name is Maria Gabriela.
