Heidy is our kindergarten teacher. She has such a sweet, calm spirit about her. For many of our students, kindergarten is the first time for them to enter a classroom so it is important for them to be greeted with a huge smile. Heidy’s smile and hugs make the children feel safe and welcomed. … More Meet the Colegio JET Workers 1
Several weeks ago, Teddy and Eddie landed in Guatemala on a Monday and they hit the ground running. As they were waiting for their connection, my dad called and told me about a really nice couple he met in the Atlanta airport. They were on their honeymoon and traveling to Guatemala for the first … More Teachers of Colegio JET
Happy Children’s Day in Guatemala! Today we traded reading and math for a lot of fun. We had a day filled with nachos, ice cream, popcorn, cokes, and Taco Bell! I wish you could’ve seen the faces of the children as they chose a combo from Taco Bell. It was like looking … More Celebrating Children’s Day & Chickens
Our Normalcy… In March, we watched R grab his chest in pain while tears streamed down his face. This was extremely abnormal for the 13 year old boy who is always full of life and energy. The teachers calmed him down and provided him with some food and drink. A couple of hours later he … More “Our Normalcy” 4
Our Normalcy… One Saturday night, I received a text from Soy that stated, “S is crying uncontrollably and she is complaining of chest pains.” She had come to the youth group at the church, but started complaining of chest pains when she started to leave. In true dramatic fashion, the local fire station came … More “Our Normalcy” 3
And so our night began… Without hesitation, Daisy immediately volunteered to take care of the boys. After one phone call, Telma volunteered to help take care of the boys. Chino, Eric, and Ronaldo volunteered to help also. Three Grace workers and 2 Colegio JET students willingly jumped to serve the children. I came … More “Our Normalcy” Part 2
Since I was raised in a pastor’s home, I realize there is no such thing as a normal day in ministry. There is not an 8 hour shift. There is not an uninterrupted day off. There is not a phone call to be returned during normal office hours. Thankfully, God has always prepared us to … More “Normalcy” Part 1
Our days are filled with various ways of serving people, but our main priority is always our children. We spend a lot of time focusing on the physical, emotional, spiritual, and academic needs of the students. We are asking God to use us to be part of breaking the physical and spiritual darkness among the … More What Have We Been Doing?
With all of the craziness in the world, the easy thing for our school to do is to simply pass out homework and to give the children a bag of basic food. However, we know this is not the best for most of our children. God has been so faithful in showing us favor with … More We Will Not Eat Today!
“Blessed are the flexible for they shall not be bent out of shape!” Vriesland Church has always been very, very gracious to GRACE Ministries in many more ways than one. Once again, they were going to allow us to use their building tonight for our meeting. However, they lost electricity today and are told it … More Michigan Meeting Location!
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