IT’S A NEW SEASON! After something like a pandemic, it is often difficult to determine when things are back to normal. One becomes stuck between nostalgia for how things were and the inevitability of new patterns emerging. We here at Global Shore have felt this tension as much as anyone this year, as our studentsRead more
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RAISING UP A GENERATION IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD The town of Poptún sits on the edge of an elevated plateau of land in the northeast of Guatemala, about 500 meters above sea level. It’s a relatively young municipality—about 50 years old with a population of approximately 70,000. This is where Jervin and Jasmin movedRead more
Students are back (Again!) At the start of this year, we were so thankful for the resumption of in-person classes, which was something we had longed for since March of 2020. It felt like a return to normalcy after two years of shutdowns. We were getting back into the swing of things when the ministryRead more
On January 12, 2022, after being locked out for 670 days, our students finally returned to the classroom. The gates were opened, the buses pulled through, and the kids stumbled out, masks and all. The chaos of the first day of school—kids trying to find their classroom, their bus, the learning of new names andRead more
Greetings from the Board of Directors of Global Shore Opportunities, In light of the recent changes in Canadian directorship, the GSO board has been meeting regularly, praying and asking for the Lord’s guidance for direction. God has been speaking to us about the importance of this time of transition and we have decided to makeRead more
Greetings to the Global Shore extended family, We are writing to you to provide an update on our ministry and to ask you to join us in prayer as we plan for the future. Our Canadian Executive Director Cathy Penelton shared with us recently that God has led her to a new opportunity outside ofRead more
TAKING PASTORAL CARE INTO HOMES As the months have passed in Guatemala, students are still at home. Teachers come to the school each week to film videos, make worksheets, host Zoom classes and connect with parents. Coronavirus numbers in Guatemala continue to fluctuate, and it’s unclear when something will change. Through the year, our schoolRead more
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STARTING THE SCHOOL YEAR IN A PANDEMICFROM JULIANNA KONRAD DE PELAEZ, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN GUATEMALA I want to say goodbye to 2020 the same way that everybody does… but I was listening to a sermon that said if we do that, then we’ll miss the lessons God had for us. So instead I thinkRead more
Luis Fernando joined our staff in November 2019 and is teaching Grade 2 this year. He’s one of 40+ staff members working to transform Guatemala through Christ-centred education. I started hearing about CCAF at church, that it was the best school, that it’s really strict, that they teach really well and have really good English.Read more