“This School is My Blessing” “I went to Basicos [middle school] in Antigua and started Carrera [high school] there, but in Antigua it was too expensive to study, so my parents looked for a different place for me to go to school. We needed a school that was affordable, that they could afford, but theRead more
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Dave and Helen Suderman live in Port Rowan, Ontario and have been involved with Global Shore for over 7 years. This February, Dave, Helen and their children and grandchildren came down to serve with us for two weeks. Here is what Dave said about having his family with him in Guatemala: Two years agoRead more
Opening the doors to a new school building! The beginning of this 2017 school year marks a great milestone for Global Shore as we open the doors to our second school building: the Carrera school! (pictured below) As many of you already know, our 2016 goal was to complete and furnish the first floor ofRead more
From Heather: When we returned home it was a month before my big day. My oldest daughter Jenn and my sister Ruth planned a surprise open house for me at the end of November. It was an incredible afternoon shared with friends and family, some of whom I hadn’t seen for many years! They created fourRead more
From Maryann: Turning 30 was a huge milestone for me and one that I was not overly excited to face. I know it doesn’t seem old to many, but for me it was something I was not looking forward to celebrating. And then it came to me; Psalm 30:11, “You have turned my mourning intoRead more
Kieran is part of a beautiful campus community called UCM (University Campus Ministries) over at UBC in Vancouver, BC. The feel and sense of this community is one of real inclusion and love, and we were so fortunate here at GSO to establish a connection with them through some of our alumni of our Summer Program.Read more
The Ministry of Reconciliation “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.” (2 Corinthians 5:17-18) “The ministry of reconciliation.” This phrase is atRead more
From Luke: My parents asked me to think about asking for donations for a charity for my birthday instead of getting presents. Right away I thought about giving money to Guatemala because our church has been talking a lot about a school down there. I wanted to help out the school. I invited my basketballRead more
Connor: In 2013, I was blessed with the opportunity to go to Guatemala with my youth group from here in BC. This was an incredible experience, and I have been involved with the ministry in El Tizate through their child sponsorship program ever since. When approached about the 100 at a Hundred birthday campaign, IRead more
Finding God’s Family “A Father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families.” (Psalm 68:5-6) At our school we talk often about how God adopts us as His own when we surrender to Him and how His heart is always reaching out to bringRead more