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WORSHIP AS CONQUEST Starting a school from scratch can feel like a herculean task. When Jervin and Jasmin moved to Poptún in December 2021, they expected to open a new CCAF school after five years. And yet, they are in their third year of running CCAF Poptún. They began by tutoring one local student alongRead more

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

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

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

Our mission is to transform Guatemala through Christ-centred education, but this mission is only possible if we have quality teachers. Without staff who believe in our vision, we can’t influence our students. Alex Calí is one of our staff members who lives out this vision, transforming student lives at our school. But when Alex firstRead more