
The Widows Project
Direct support for widows in the Canillá community — meeting practical needs that often fall through the cracks of formal aid. Routed through AIM's local team on the ground.
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8th Annual · Saturday, September 12, 2026 · Edwardsville, IL
A four-person golf scramble in Edwardsville supporting a hospital and medical mission in the highlands of Guatemala.
Volunteer-run. Lean by design. Your gift goes straight to the work in Canillá.
A Letter From Tim


I was eighteen. Duane and Leslie Ficker had only recently begun their work in the highlands, and it was my first time truly experiencing a third-world country up close. It put everything in perspective in a way that never left me.
Years later, Nicci and I started Aid for Adonai so we could keep that work going. We held our first event at the end of 2019, and in early 2020 we went back to see it for ourselves. What I saw stunned me — they had built an entire hospital from scratch, even sourcing the materials for the concrete out of the local river.
"Watching that come up out of the ground, in a place that once had almost no medical care at all, is something I'll never forget."
Aid for Adonai is run entirely by volunteers, and AIM operates as leanly as a mission possibly can. Your gift goes about as directly to care in Canillá as giving gets — funding the Widows Project and the Nurse Scholarship. Come be part of it.
— Tim Grotefendt
Who AIM Is
Adonai International Ministries was founded in 2001 by Duane and Leslie Ficker, a registered nurse, after they had been living in Guatemala since 1999. What began as a single outpatient clinic with Leslie as the only nurse now sees more than 300 patients a week across five days of clinic — serving largely Mayan Quiché communities who historically had almost no access to healthcare.
Founded by the Fickers
Marine, IL · 501(c)(3)
Patients seen weekly
Across 5 days of clinic
Hospital opened
Land purchased 2014
Serving Canillá
El Quiché highlands
Source: Adonai International Ministries — adonaiinternationalministries.org
"Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did unto Me."
Matthew 25:40 · AIM's anchor verse
Source: Adonai International Ministries, adonaiinternationalministries.org
Built By Hand




Inside The Clinic
Five days of clinic. Stocked cabinets, a microscope, a working consultation room — care that simply did not exist here a generation ago. Your gift keeps the lights on and the door open.




Where Your Money Goes
Aid for Adonai is run entirely by volunteers, and AIM operates as leanly as a mission possibly can. Your gift goes about as directly to care in Canillá as giving gets — funding the Widows Project and the Nurse Scholarship, not a layer of administration.

Direct support for widows in the Canillá community — meeting practical needs that often fall through the cracks of formal aid. Routed through AIM's local team on the ground.
Give to this Project
A two-year program that trains local women to become nurses — investing in the people who will care for their own communities long after the building is finished.
Give to this ProjectEvent Day
On The Hill Golf Course — American Legion Post 199 — Edwardsville, IL. Two flights, food vendors on site, 50/50 raffle, and on-course golf games with cash prizes.
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$200
Four players · 9-hole scramble
$400
Best value · save $50
$250
Brand-only · no golfers required
Prefer to just give? Any-amount donations to the Widows Project or Nurse Scholarship are welcome below — no golf required.
Past Years on the Course
A look back at the scramble at American Legion Post 199 — the same course, the same crew, the same cause.



From a past event
A quick clip from the morning briefing — carts loaded, teams gathered, ready to roll. Eight years in, this is what it looks like.
Frequently Asked
Aid for Adonai is run entirely by volunteers, and Adonai International Ministries operates as leanly as a mission possibly can. Your gift goes about as directly to care in Canillá as giving gets — funding the Widows Project and the Nurse Scholarship, not a layer of administration.
A four-person team gets nine holes of scramble golf with a cart, one meal per player from the on-site food vendors, two drink tickets per player, and a swag bag. Each golfer also has the chance to win cash through our on-course games and the 50/50 raffle.
For $250 you get your business on a sign at a hole, plus recognition announced throughout the event. A team-plus-sponsorship package is available for $400 (a $50 savings).
Absolutely. You can give a direct donation of any amount to the Widows Project or the Nurse Scholarship, or sponsor a hole. Every gift is routed to AIM.
There is no online payment on this site. Once you submit the form, Tim will personally reach out within one business day to arrange payment — check, cash, or another option that works for you. Checks are made payable to Adonai International Ministries.
Two flights go out — the first at 10:00 AM and the second at 12:30 PM — with awards following the second flight. It's a nine-hole, four-person scramble at On The Hill Golf Course in Edwardsville.
There's no set deadline, but spots are limited to the number of team slots available, so teams are reserved first-come, first-served until we're full.
Yes. Adonai International Ministries is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Contact us for details.
Canillá, El Quiché




Saturday, September 12, 2026