On Friday, we welcomed Rebekah to the mountain as she will spend the next two months working at the feeding center. Rebekah is no stranger to Guatemala as her family has been involved for years. She just completed her first year of college at UAB. Although her primary focus is the children at the feeding … More Meet Rebekah
Happy Friday from these cuties! These children are some of our younger students. The only thing we tell the students is they can’t all say, “I like the computers!” We have learned some interesting things about what the kids like most about the center. For example, Andy is a very shy child, but he loves … More Happy Friday!
On Monday, I watched Soy drive up to the construction site. The workers starting yelling for each other to come and Soy became really popular. He was passing out energy drinks! He doesn’t want them to slow down in the construction so he is supplying them with energy drinks (no worries–the energy drinks are not … More Construction Update!
A few weeks ago we decided to bribe Sydney. If she agreed to actually try to learn Spanish then we would allow her to participate in gymnastics. She happily agreed so we enrolled all three girls into a gymnastics class close by. After the first session, Sydney’s first comment was “Well, I learned a lot … More Saturday Fun!
Here is a short video with a few of the older kids telling about their favorite things about the center. Enjoy! Click on the Link: What’s Your Favorite Thing?
We are grateful when my parents are able to visit them. We went from seeing family on a daily basis to seeing them every 3 months, 6 months, or 12 months. Big change for my girls, but we are grateful God has blessed us to live close enough for family to visit. However, it … More No Rest!
We are praying for teachers who love the Lord. Teachers who seek the Lord. Teachers who embrace allowing the Lord to constantly mold and share their lives to resemble a life led by Christ. We want teachers who see each child created in HIs image and made for a purpose in life. A purpose … More Teachers who Love the Lord
We are praying for teachers who give grace. Grace is defined by. “the love and mercy given to us by God because God desires us to have it, not because of anything we have done to earn it”. We all like for grace to be given to us but many times we do not offer … More Teachers Who Give Grace
We are now in the beginning process of interviewing teachers. The process will be a 3 step process over the next several months to find teachers we believe are called to teach at the school. There will be decision made after months of prayer and asking the Lord to clearly speak to us about who … More Teachers Who Protect Unity
This afternoon, the children from the center were invited by Luis Marroquin (My Special Treasure School) to participate in an event hosted by Samaritan’s Purse. About 100 of our children received a box filled with toys, clothes, colors, etc. The children and parents listened to the Gospel and sang songs before receiving the … More Samaritan’s Purse
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