Guatemala Team: Goodbye for now…

On the team’s last day at the Learning Center, we hosted a Field Day to celebrate the end of the school year. We had a dozen stations–highlighted by dress-up photo shoot, face painting, tattoos, cup stacking and bowling. At the end of the shortened school...

Guatemala Team: Does Sponsorship Work?

Does sponsorship “work”? Our team can testify that it can make a tremendous impact in a child’s life. Rut, head of our partner VisionTrust Guatemala, told one of our team members a story about his sponsored child.  Carmencita’s attendance had...

Guatemala Team: Thrilled to be in Guatemala!

Our team is thrilled to be in Guatemala! Arriving in La Comunidad on Sunday, we headed into the community, where we visited several families. We got to know the children and their mothers, see their homes and pray for their needs. This week our team will support the...

Day 5 in Kenya

Today was filled with hugs and blessings. The teachers reviewed lessons that they shared and provided feedback. The winners were the spelling exercises that Kirsten and Elainna taught. They wanted more and the willingness of our teachers to engage with the children...

Day 4 in Kenya

Today was a day of cross-cultural collaboration between the teachers of the Missions of Hope Family Center at Madoya Huruma and Elainna and Kirsten. Kenyans and Americans were teaching common lessons to enthusiastic students–nearly 400 throughout the day. The...