Category: Magdalena

  • God’s Blessings in this Difficult Time

    The numbers have continued to rise here in Guatemala as the virus spreads to different towns across the country. As that happens, the president continues to make the rules more and more strict. This weekend he ordered almost a 24 hour home quarantine. People are only allowed to leave their homes from 8-11 AM and…

  • Working Hard and Moving Forward

    With ever changing circumstances, we are so proud of the way our teachers, staff, and students are doing with classes from home. Each day, as we receive updates we are amazed at the motivation we see from everyone. Many students have sent in videos and photos to show what they have been working on. We…

  • Matching Gift Opportunity

    We are excited because God is still working through this time of COVID19 at Love Guatemala and around the world. Even though there are no classes in the Love Guatemala building, the expenses are still the same or more because we are doing classes from home, paying our staff and providing food for those that…

  • Learning from Home

    The students and teachers have been working hard in their classes since quarantine started. We are very proud of how the teachers have been working to make sure their students continue to receive the education they need. The students have also been very responsible with sending pictures and videos of what they have been working…

  • Our Cooking School Stars

    We are so excited to be able to highlight cooking school this month! They are a special group of students and we love being able to see them shine in what they love to do! Our goal for this month is to get five students sponsored. We love being able to connect students to sponsors.…

  • 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.…

  • 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…