our purpose

1) Eliminate Dirt Floors in Guatemala

One in four families in Guatemala live on a dirt floor. Switching from dirt to a concrete floor has a huge positive impact. More than 1.8 million people are killed by diarrhea each year, but a hard floor can reduce the risk of childhood diarrhea by 49% and parasitic infections by 78%. In addition to diarrhea, non-dirt floors improve malnutrition, asthma, and pneumonia incidences. 

2) Help men discover their purpose

We at Terra Firma are excited to offer men an opportunity to join other men on an exciting adventure to Central America where we can serve God by serving our fellow man and developing a rich, purposeful life.

our Story

In 2020, good friends Richard Green, David Young, and Buzz Hill were in the middle of a Rick Warren devotional on Living with Purpose. The devotional discussed ways God communicates His purpose for your life. At this same time, Buzz revealed that after returning from a mission trip to Nicaragua with Compassion International he had been haunted by the dirt floors that families and children lived on. Richard, David, and Buzz realized that God was guiding them to create the nonprofit Terra Firma Floors to eliminate dirt floors in Latin America and help men find their Purpose. Terra Firma translates to “solid ground“ in Spanish and we hope to provide a foundation for God’s purposes. Please join us!

At Terra Firma Floors, we ask each family to select their favorite Bible verse to place underneath the concrete as a blessing to the house and their family.

And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.

Matthew 7:25