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Nancy’s Project
Right now we have an exciting project going on. One of our graduated students was greatly in need of a house. Nancy and her son had been living in a small house shared with some of her family members. It was not just crowded, but a complicated family situation that made it difficult to raise…
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Rosa’s Story
Something that we always feel so blessed by is working with the kids from the feeding center. It is such a privilege for us to be able to see them and be a part of their lives. Here is a story from one of our kids, sweet Rosa, that has been coming to the feeding…
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Leadership and Spiritual Growth
We recently started a wonderful leadership training classes with material from John Maxwell. We are overjoyed to see how it affects the teachers in their personal growth. With each new class and program, we know that the teachers are becoming better equipped to not only teach their students, but also be great leaders in their…
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From Primary to Middle School
Something that we have loved about our Basicos program(or middle school) is that we now have a place for our students from our primary school to continue on to afterwards. Before having Basicos available to our students, we had to have the students look at other schools to continue on with their education. Now, offering…
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Antonio’s Story
The feeding center has always been such a special program to us. It allows us to not only provide a meal for kids from the community, but also to get to know them and their families. One of our kids, whose name is Antonio, is 10 years old and has struggled with malnutrition. His family…
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Our English Graduates
This year, we do not have as many English graduates as usual, but none the less we are very proud of them. We have two ladies who will be graduating this year and they have been working very hard to improve each day. When the students start out, they have a very limited knowledge…
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Presentation Day
One of our favorite activities at Love Guatemala is seeing the graduating students work on their final presentations. Saturday, they presented the first draft of their projects. It is so wonderful to see how they have been working and their plans to continue to improve. Each presentation was based on a business proposition. Some businesses…
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Weekly Staff Devotional
Every Monday Morning our staff gathers at 7am to pray, study and worship together. We prepare the teachers to be able to take the topic of the week to their students. We also record the devotional and song we are using for the week so the students can learn and grow as their interact with…
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Stories that Inspire #1
All of us enjoy stories that inspire us. This is one such story… Meet Irma. She is a student in our middle school program. Here in Guatemala middle school is called “Basicos.” This lady had a desire to go back to school to finish her education since she, like many ladies her age on finished…
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Hurricane Relief
Recently, Hurricane Eta and Iota have devastated large parts of Central and South America. Many villages on the coast of Guatemala were completely submerged in water leaving families with nothing. It has been heartbreaking to see so many people losing everything. In an effort to help some of these families, Love Guatemala and Iglesia Nueva…
