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A YEAR OF RESTITUTION Why does the Lord restore us? The purpose of restoration is to get back to the original vision, the purpose we were called to. Last year we started a season of restoration, and this year we’re focusing on our vision so we can run in what God is calling us to.Read more

Although Noemi only attended our school for the last three years of her education, those were years of transformation where God worked powerfully in her life. Read Noemi’s story below in her own words as she is drawn in by the love of God, and that love changes her life forever. We choose to buildRead more

Paola Alvarez enrolled in our school in Junior Kindergarten, walking across the main road with her mother every day to attend classes at the new Christian school in El Tizate. Thirteen years later, Paola still walked across the road to attend our school. The new building is further up the hill, our school population grewRead more

In a recent interview, Julianna (our Executive Director in Guatemala), emphasized again the importance of unity between Canada and Guatemala in our organization. In the founding years of our ministry, we received several words that within our ministry there was a profound connection between Canada and Guatemala. “It’s hard to know all of what thatRead more

Lisseth Castañeda has been a teacher at our school since early 2012, when she stepped in to cover a temporary position. Her daughter, Karina, was already our elementary school principal at that time, and remembers what it was like to approach her mother about the teaching position. “I was worried because I was still livingRead more

As we near the halfway point in school year, we asked the staff for stories of how they’ve seen God working. We’re always humbled by what the Lord is doing, and wanted to share a few glimpses of what’s been going on in our schools. Our high school director, Jasmin, shared her perspective from devotions,Read more

A SEASON OF RESTORATION As we start the 2019 year, we hear from Julianna, our Executive Director of Global Shore Opportunities in Guatemala. Calling our staff to unity and focus, she invites us all to pray together for the ministry that the Lord has given us in Guatemala. “I still remember when we first learnedRead more

This November, our first Grade 12 students graduate. Several of them have been with us since the beginning of our ministry, like Raúl. The story of Raúl and his brothers shows the hope we have for each student: that God would move in our students, in our community, and that those students would be builtRead more

The vision of CCAF, our principal ministry in Guatemala, is to see students transformed by God, his word and his presence. Without the enthusiastic participation of our Guatemalan staff, we would not be able to see this vision fulfilled. Samuel has taught at our school since 2012, and is a leader on our staff whoRead more

In October of last year, we celebrated and sent out the first graduates from our school: our six students from second year Graphic Design. This is the first chance we’ve had to see the vision fulfilled in the lives of our students, and our prayer is that the seeds that were planted in their livesRead more