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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

As we started our new school year in January and reconnected with our staff who were freshly back from vacation, we gave a special welcome to our new staff! Although some of them are familiar to our ministry, we’re grateful to have each of them committed with us for the 2018 school year! Read belowRead more

On September 15th, Guatemala celebrated its 196th anniversary of independence—and our school joined in! With two parades, a special assembly and a school-wide breakfast (and a day to recuperate afterwards), our students performed their civic duties with aplomb. During the first parade, our youngest students were asked to dress in traje típico (“TRA-hey TEEP-ee-co”), traditionalRead more

“My name is Haydee and I’ve been a teacher here for nine years now, and I’ve had many beautiful experiences here with students like one girl I remember, Lety. When she started studying here in Grade 2, I was her teacher. I remember that she wouldn’t come near me. She was afraid of being closeRead more

A decade ago, when the school was just a small kindergarten class, we were told by some development workers in the area that we were wasting our time and that we could expect most of our students to drop out by grade six. It was sensible advice; many families in the communities we work inRead 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

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