Love Guatemala Blog

  • Values

    Each month our staff and student devotionals are centered around a certain value. Each value was thought of at the beginning of the year and based on a passage from the Bible. They are valued that we want our staff and students to live by.  Not only are the devotionals based on the values, but…

  • Online Exams

    This week our Bachillerato students had a special online exam. All of our classes are backed by the Ministry of Education. This means that when our students graduate they are able to continue on their education past Love Guatemala. That being said, there are, of course, special requirements that need to be met for the…

  • Cooking Class Exams

    This week our cooking students had their exams! Half of our cooking class presented their exams based on the culture of Zacapa and Magdalena. They began their cooking at 1 and had to finish their plates by 4. Afterwards, they were given one hour to plate their food and decorate their workstation.  We had the…

  • Anonymous Heroes

    Last week we had another wonderful community project by the Bachillerato students. These students decided to serve the firefighters of Magdalena.  The students organized a soccer tournaments for all the classes of Love Guatemala. Each class was able to present a team and play to win the tournament. All of the students had a blast!…

  • Gala Night

    Last Saturday, we had our annual gala night! Not only are we very excited for the turn out and the activity itself, but we are also very proud of our staff for working hard to make the event possible. The evening started at 6 o’clock with prayer brought to us by Rosario. Jose and Norita…

  • Upcoming Gala Night

    We are so excited for the upcoming Gala Night this year! Each year, the Gala Night not only helps raise money for the ministry, but also brings more potential students into Love Guatemala.  This year with our students and guests, we have almost 600 people coming to the event! What a blessing to not only…

  • Community Service with Bachillerato

    On Saturday, our bachillerato students did their community service project. Each class is working to help the surrounding communities, and to share the gospel with them. The Bachillerato students decided to do their project in a town called el Tablón.  While the students were there, they served snacks to all the children, brought piñata’s for…

  • The Search for a Cooking School Teacher.

    Since last year, we had been on the lookout for a cooking school teacher since last year. We knew that the cooking school would be reopening this year, but we hadn’t hired a teacher yet.  It was a challenge though, because this had to be a special kind of teacher. We interviewed a lot of…

  • Speech Therapy

    This past week we started our speech therapy classes at Love Guatemala. We are so excited about this program because we are already seeing just how much it is impacting the community. Speech therapy is something that so many children in our community and the surrounding communities are in need of but very few are…

  • Beginning Classes

    This past week we began classes at Love Guatemala! On Friday we began with the weekday classes and on Saturday with the weekend classes. This included kids who will be a part of our new speech therapy program. We are so thrilled for 2023! Both days started with a devotional and presentation of things that…