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Chris’ perspective: Wow! Fifty…that came a lot quicker than I expected! Who knew that your body could age 30 years and leave your mind back in the ’80s? By the time you reach 50, you’ve blown out enough candles and received enough gifts that a) you are thankful for those single, numeric candles that sayRead 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

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

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