Author: benkunkel

  • Valentine’s Day

    In Guatemala in February we celebrate the day of love and friendship. Valentine’s Day or “Dia del Cariño” is a celebration with gifts, food, and many more things. In Love Guatemala, we celebrated today! This day was a time to share in each classroom, eat, open gifts and to bring closer together all the students.…

  • Denilson’s Testimony

    This past Saturday, we had a very exciting moment. In the student devotional, one of the student’s accepted Christ! We are so excited when we can witness this and are so excited for this student’s future following God. He told us a little bit about his life and testimony and why he chose to make…

  • Patty

    In December, we lost someone very special. We lost not only a staff member, but a part of the Love Guatemala family. Patty was such a special part of our family and we will miss her dearly. We are so grateful for the years God allowed her to make an impact on so many lives.…

  • Board Visit and Celebration

    This past week we have had the privilege of having some of our board members here with us! It has been great to have Kim, Jainie, and Amy here to see all the new things happening in Love Guatemala. In the morning on Friday, we all had a staff meeting and presented our plans for…

  • Starting A New Year

    This past Friday, all of the staff of Love Guatemala came back from Christmas break to begin getting ready for this school year. It was such a blessing because we were able to take the first half of the morning to be in God’s Word, pray, and worship together. Carlos gave the message about how…

  • Allen’s Changed Life

    Allen is currently in the carpentry school at Love Guatemala. He is a great student who shows much promise in his future as a carpenter. That being said, life has not always been easy for Allen. When he was just three years old, his father left his family. It was a very hard day for…

  • Walter’s Story:A Changed Life

    Walter is a graduated student of the English school. This year he was able to be a helper in the English school while being able to practice the English that he has learned. He has always said, “Love Guatemala is a huge support for me because they help me learn English and they help me…

  • The Gift

    Happy Holidays! We are grateful to each of you for your support and prayers in 2019. We have seen some incredible things in 2019. We graduated 28 students this. 28 people who lives have changed through your support. Not only do our students learn a valuable trade but also hear the life changing message of…

  • Urgent Financial Need

    We continue to see the Lord use Love Guatemala to change lives and give hope. This year we had over 20 graduates. We saw many students lives changed through their training and the gospel. I wanted to make you aware of a significant financial need as we finish up 2019. We are about $46,000 behind…

  • Vacation Bible School 2019

    These past two weeks we had our vacation Bible school. It was so wonderful to be able to have all the kids there and watch as they learned not only crafts and skills, but also more importantly about the word of God.  We also had the privilege of having a team from Virginia here with…