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A SMALL SACRIFICE In this issue, we have a very special guest writer. Samantha Pelaez is one of our graduating students and has graciously agreed to share some of her story.  Hi! My name is Samantha. I imagine you’ve heard someone introduce themselves and then say, “My name is ___, but you can just callRead 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

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

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

Six students are graduating this year from our Carrera school, from our two-year Graphic Design career program. These are the first students to graduate from our school, so this is the first opportunity we have to see our vision truly fulfilled, completed. We spoke to Jasmin, the director of our carrera school, and asked her aboutRead 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