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CCAF CULTURE The end of December and the start of January, often clear and sunny, were colder and cloudier than usual this year in our region of Guatemala. The grey, overcast sky and the empty school campus evoked a sense of quiet expectation—the calm before the happy storm of a new school year. The greynessRead more

MISSIONARIES TO THEIR OWN COUNTRY Alex found himself in a large plot of land surrounded by little mountains. “The land was so huge, and the mountains were small—so small I thought I could be a professional mountain climber. I ran up one of them. In the middle of the land, there were giant pillars. IRead more

A PILLAR IN MY FAMILY Brayan is one of our grade 12 accounting students. He started attending our school six years ago, at the start of Grade 7, but it almost didn’t happen. “My parents fought hard to enroll me, but a couple of weeks before I registered, they came and spoke to me.” ForRead more

THE WAY THEY SHOULD GO Luis Fernando looks older than he is. His 6-foot frame and well-groomed black beard give him an air of fatherly warmth and dignity that betrays his youthfulness. In reality, he is almost 25  years old and has been married to his wife, Tania, for over two years. They also haveRead more

SHARING JESUS There’s nothing like the first day of school. The gates open, the buses roll in, and wide-eyed, smiling children file out, ready for a new year. Early morning light streams through the windows of the devotion hall with an iridescent glow unique to January. This light, combined with the dusty haze of theRead more

A SMALL SACRIFICE In this issue, we have a very special guest writer. Samantha Pelaez is one of our graduating students and has graciously agreed to share some of her story.  Hi! My name is Samantha. I imagine you’ve heard someone introduce themselves and then say, “My name is ___, but you can just callRead more

FATHER TO THE FATHERLESS Isaac, one of our grade 11 accounting students, has attended our school since 2013. He lives with his mom and many cousins (there are 18 of them in the house!) He’s a likable kid; he studies hard, serves in the church, and is a good friend to all his classmates. ARead more

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING A haziness in the air sets in at the end of the dry season here in Guatemala. The air gets heavy in the afternoons as we wait for the rains to return. In Biblical symbolism, the rain is synonymous with blessing; it is only fitting that the rainy season starts asRead more

THIS YEAR FEELS DIFFERENT On a bright, sunny morning in January, the blue gates opened, the buses came through, and the students filed out for the first day of another school year. Shouts of laughter rang through the halls as kids went to find their homerooms; teachers led their classes to the first devotions ofRead more

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