We are getting geared up for the 2015 school year. Our education program is growing and we are excited! For 2015 we will have 32-35 sponsored students in the Christian school and about 150 in the public schools! Amazing!
We are so thankful for the generous donations/gifts of teams throughout the year who have brought with them pencils, pens, rulers, etc, and for those who have raised money through their summer VBS program or Sunday school program to support education in rural Guatemala. Thank you so much!
The last team that was here from Michigan brought with them over 200 back packs along with a huge amount of supplies and they helped us pack 150 backpacks. They are just waiting for a few finishing touches and then, in January they will be distributed.
We are also excited and encouraged by the number of people wanting to sponsor children to attend the Christian school. We have seen first hand the impact this has, not only on the child, but on the entire family. What an amazing expression of love between a North American sponsor and a poor family in Guatemala. It is such an honour for us to be the ones helping to facilitate this. There is no way these kids would have the opportunity to attend a Christian school (perhaps no school at all) without the help of their sponsor. As this school year draws to a close, we are so proud to see many of our kids names on the honour roll; they recognize the gift they are being given and they are working hard.
Thank you, again, for being a part of the lives of children in Chisec.
Blessings!
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