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Vacation Schools 2017
We have vacation schools each year after the school year ends. (The school year in Guatemala runs from January to October.) It gives us a chance to scope out new students for our coming year and it’s great for these kids to experience and learn what we can teach them in the short amount of…
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New Love Guatemala Babies…
Today we went to visit 3 families with newborn babies. The first baby we visited was born from Jaqui, a 14 year old girl who was a students here but just graduated. Her baby was born about 8 days ago and is very healthy! We brought her some gifts from her sponsors for her precious…
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2017 Graduation
We had a our 2017 graduation last weekend and we had 30 students graduate! This was a very special graduation for two reasons: The first, is that we are officially accredited by the Ministry of Education! This means that the diplomas we gave our students are stamped by the Ministry of Education and can help…
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Bridging The Gap
We had team here last week and they got to see the students they were sponsoring graduate. A few of the people that sponsor students here got to see where their love and money was going and what it was doing. Our sponsors helped some of our students graduate. That’s a big reason we love…
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Forming and Continuing Relationships…
One of the things we value at Love Guatemala is relationships. We know that it is through relationships that God’s love is shown and people come to know him. Relationship building is our focus when we have visitors and teams. This week we had some visitors here from Georgia. They are from one of…
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A Blessing in Disguise
Yesterday we had a baby shower for a girl that was fourteen. Her name is Jaqueline Jasmin Miranda Panameno but we call her Jaqui. Jaqui has five brothers but her father died a while ago and after that her mother no longer wanted her and her brothers to continue school. Soon after her mother left their…
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Carlos Lopez & His Visit to America!
As some of you may know, Carlos is traveling to the USA! Carlos will be going to America to visit friends, family, and churches. He is excited to share about his testimony, his new grandson, and Love Guatemala. This time, Pastor Ben will be traveling with him. Carlos was a little relieved because he isn’t…
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Business Training Presentations of 2017
Today we participated it the project presentations for business training that Carlos did this year with the graduates. This was the last session for the year. They have been learning different business techniques and ideas to improve their skills in the areas of marketing, selling and presenting their products. The project presentation is when the…
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2017 Graduation
The 2017 Graduation of Love Guatemala is coming up on October 19th and we are so thankful and excited for everyone who has helped these kids to be able to graduate and follow their dreams. There are 30 students graduating from Love Guatemala this year and we are beyond thankful to everyone of you that…
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Meet the New Intern: Kate Harman
My name is Kate Harman and I am the new intern at Love Guatemala. I am 17 and finished high school last year. In the future I hope to pursue a career in medicine. Love Guatemala is a great opportunity for me and I am excited to be helping out and learning from all the…
