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The word ‘VBS’ brings images of a church filled with children all ready for the Bible stories, energizing music, creative crafts and snacks. Leaders have been trained to deliver a power packed program, with spaces decorated to help transport kids to another world – any place you can imagine. The program is filled with allRead more

A New House for Karina Since the very beginning of Global Shore’s ministry, providing housing for families in need has been a big part of our work on the ground in Guatemala. When we started working in the town of Tizate in 2004, many of the families were living in houses patched together by cornRead more

Here in Guatemala the school year runs from the beginning of January to the middle of October, so this past Wednesday (October 15th) marked the end of the 2014 school year. The school celebrated with their yearly Clausura, a giant extravaganza of a year-end ceremony. It was a time of honouring the students for theirRead more

 A week ago was “Día de Independencia” (Independence Day) in Guatemala. Though the actual day of Independence falls on September 15th, it truly was a weeklong celebration, putting July 4th and Canada Day to shame.Read more

For many of us getting a new car would be a pretty big deal, but for two of our staff, Jervin and Jasmin Ruano, and their kids, getting a new car took on a whole new meaning. Jervin and Jasmin are two of our longest serving staff members. Jervin is our school pastor and Jasmin isRead more

Campamento is one of the big highlights of the school year for the kids and its packed full of what you would expect from camp – ridiculous games and relays involving copious amounts of water and soap, energetic team cheers, late night tomfoolery with your best friends when you are supposed to be sleeping andRead more

One of my first impressions of Guatemala: lots and lots of mountains.  Upon our arrival in the country I couldn’t help but notice the stark contrast to our Canadian roads back home; winding up, down and through the rolling mountains was one of the first moments of “culture shock” that I experienced. The fact thatRead more

We are so thankful for our sponsors: individuals who are really invested in the lives of the students at the school in Guatemala. There are many touching stories of connection between sponsors and their students, and below is one that just transpired this past week.Read more

Each year the judiciary system of Guatemala gets together with the Ministry of Education and invites the public and private schools to participate in a contest called “One Day of Justice.”  The purpose of the contest is to evaluate the knowledge of the judiciary system in the new and coming generations.  For this day, theRead more

Friday (February 15th) was our very first “día de adoración” born in reality in Karina’s heart (our school principal). She has been involved in the fasts at church and thought, “what would happen if we dedicated a whole day to worship with our kids?” We made it semi-optional; kids had an hour that their classesRead more