Love Guatemala Blog

  • An Exemplary Teacher

    All of our teachers are doing an extraordinary job with not only their classes, but really staying on top of keeping connected with their students. One teacher that is doing a wonderful job is our primary and basicos teacher, Leyli! She has always done a good job of keeping learning interesting, and this time doing…

  • Wonderful Work Done By Our Staff

    The Love Guatemala staff has been working hard in this time working from home. The teachers as usual have been doing a great job with their students. There is also a group of staff that has formed especially for COVID-19 to plan for the transition back to school, to check on all the students, and…

  • Final Exam Week

    This past week our students were in their semester final exams! They all did a wonderful job and they proved that with hard work, they can succeed even in these strange circumstances. Depending on the exam, some students sent in paper exams and others sent in videos. Each exam was graded based on the requirements…

  • Sharing Hope with our Feeding Center Families

    This past Friday we were able to visit our feeding center families again! Each time that we are able to see them it brings us new joy. We have kids from not only Magdalena. but from the surrounding towns as well. The kids faces are so happy to see people from Love Guatemala coming to…

  • Sharing the Blessings God Gives Us

    This time is very difficult, but God is blessing us and allowing us to bless others. There are many people in severe need in our community of Magdalena and the surrounding communities. The closure of so many businesses and jobs have affected families in a major way.There are many people who do not have enough…

  • Feeding Center Visits

      We are so excited to be able to continue staying in communication with our feeding center kids! A couple of weeks ago we were able to visit some of the kids that were with us each week. Many of the families are not able to work in this time and are struggling. It was…

  • Restrictions in Guatemala

        The restrictions continue to increase here in Guatemala as time goes on. As you may know, this last weekend the president required small stores only to be open from 8-11 AM and no vehicle use. Now this weekend, the rules have become even more strict. This weekend, nothing will be allowed open and…

  • 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…