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Mom, daughters serve together, grow in support for Escuela Integrada
Ann Faller and her daughters, Faith and Grace, spent a week serving the children and families of Escuela Integrada with a mission team from St. John’s Lutheran Church in Salisbury, North Carolina. This was the first trip for Grace, 16, and the second for Ann and Faith, 18, who came on a mission trip with…
Read MoreSt. John’s mission group installs eco-stoves, makes cooking safer for families
This week, a mission group from St. John’s Lutheran Church installed stoves in four families’ homes. The families, whose children attend Escuela Integrada, previously relied on inefficient wood stoves without a vent system. Exposure to smoke can cause respiratory illness and additional health problems. “The smoke isn’t good for our lungs,” said Hermalinda Salama, through…
Read MoreSecond mission team from St. John’s Lutheran Church helps children learn about dental hygiene
St. John’s second high school group arrived safely in Antigua on Sunday, July 9, ready to dive into mission work. They are spending the week helping the students and families of Escuela Integrada through projects at the school, the families homes and a nearby nursing home. “The poverty in other countries is worse than…
Read MoreEncountering the trap of poverty in Guatemala
“Woman in large parts of the civilized world has been forced back by war, by poverty, by collapse, by the sheer struggle to survive, into a smaller circle of immediate time and space, immediate family life, immediate problems of existence” — Anne Morrow Lindbergh Luis is nine years old. He is in third grade at Escuela Integrada.…
Read MoreHigh schoolers experience service of accompaniment
This week, 20 high schoolers and four chaperones from St. John’s Lutheran Church in Salisbury, North Carolina, helped the students and families of Escuela Integrada. At the school, they gave the second floor a fresh coat of paint and filled food bags for home visits. They also formed relationships with the students at Escuela Integrada by…
Read MoreStorify: St. John’s Social Media Story, Group 1
Check out this collective story from St. John’s first mission team in Antigua.* The group used the hashtag #guatemala17 to tag their stories on social media. More stories can be found by searching #guatemala17 on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.** *This story includes a sample of posts, but does not include all social media posts. Search…
Read MoreHigh school graduate Juliana Anderson will carry mission from Antigua to college
Juliana Anderson walked along Calle Ancha de los Herreros in Jocotenango, passing many children who were not going to school. Instead, those children carried shoe shine boxes or other things to sell and walked toward the center of town to work for the day. “It’s a totally humbling experience,” said Juliana, who is 17 years…
Read MoreSt. John’s mission group arrives in Antigua, eager to meet kids at Escuela Integrada
Twenty high schoolers from St. John’s Lutheran Church in Salisbury, North Carolina, arrived in Antigua on Sunday afternoon for a week-long mission with Escuela Integrada. The group met at St. John’s at 3:30 a.m. Eastern Time and traveled over 12 hours to Antigua. Though tired from a long travel day, members of the group expressed…
Read MoreOur Family’s Month in Guatemala
With each trip to Guatemala, we come here intending to make a difference. And each time we leave, we find that this place and these people are the ones who ultimately change us. This time was no different. On January 11th we headed south with our two children, Maddy (5) and Brecken (2) intending to…
Read MoreNew General Director at Escuela Integrada
My name is Bradler and I live in San Antonio Aguas Calientes in the department of Sacatepequez Guatemala. I am 32 years only and live with my wife, my mother and my sister and her baby. My wife and I are expecting a child in two months and we are very happy for him to…
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