Final Day for prepping! Is everything at the school perfect–No! Are the classrooms ready–Yes! We have been working to prepare the school for opening on January 8th. Ready or not, the children will be at the school at 7:30 tomorrow. Everyone is excited! I have heard “Tomorrow” as an answer to a lot … More One More Day!
We have lights!!! Juan Marcos receives all of the credit for countless hours at Energuate attempting to get electricity at the school. He definitely has the gift of determination! We are grateful to have this checked off of the list. Soy and I traveled back earlier than our girls in order to work at the … More We Have Lights!!!
You can’t have a great school without great teachers. Last May, we began the interviewing process to choose teachers for Colegio JET. We prayed God would provide teachers with a desire to love and serve these children unconditionally. Our teachers understand you must reach a child’s heart before you can reach their mind. We … More Great Teachers!
The most effective way for us to communicate is by email. However, some people do not check their email on a regular basis. Every current sponsor should have received an email this past week. Some current sponsors received 2 emails. Every prospective sponsor (name placed on the waiting list) received an email within the … More Calling All Sponsors!
In the midst of the commercialism, there are ways you can invest this Christmas for a long-term impact. On January 8th, we will have 160 precious children walk through our doors at Colegio J.E.T. (Jesus & Education Transform). This is not possible without the love and compassion shown by teachers. Teachers who care about … More Christmas Gift Investments!
We had a good weekend visiting Rosebud Baptist in Georgia on Sunday morning and Motlow Creek in South Carolina on Sunday evening. We always enjoy the fellowship with Bro. Lloyd and Bro. Terry. December is a busy month for all churches so we appreciate them spending some time with us. They have been … More Motlow & Rosebud
My dad and I are sitting in the Guatemala airport waiting on our flight to Atlanta. We will drive back to Mobile tonight. It has been a busy, but good week of work. The paint team, led by Bernard Suthoff, did an excellent job at painting the classrooms. They spent hours making sure the … More A Week of Work!
Yesterday was a productive day for the team. The day involved painting, organizing lots of school items, house visits, delivering gifts, and dinner for another 100+ people. Everyone on the team has an excellent attitude to do whatever is needed to get the job done. One of my absolute favorite things is watching a sponsor … More December GRACE Team!
The December trip is structured different from other trips because it ministers to the families of the feeding center. In addition to cooking dinner each night for 100 people, the team is painting the classrooms of the school. On Thursday and Friday, the team spent the day painting the ceilings and walls of the classrooms. … More December GRACE Team!
I just looked back at my November blogs, and I quickly realized the updates have been very few! I promise we have been very busy and I will update everything within the next couple of weeks. Last Wednesday, we landed at the Mobile airport around midnight. My girls are extremely excited about being able … More Sweet Home Alabama!
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