News from GRACES

Escuela Integrada staff members will hold regular prayer meetings the last Tuesday of every month at 4pm EST. They want this to be a global effort and have asked if you would also come alongside them in prayer. If you are interested in becoming a prayer partner and receiving updates on prayer request that are being prayed over, please sign up below:

At the beginning of last year, Sergio, a father of one of the students at Escuela Integrada, handed his sons teacher a bag of school supplies saying that it was for Maria. Maria’s family simply could not afford the small amount of additional school supplies that families are supposed to provide for their children. Instead of putting the burden back on the school, Sergio took it upon himself to purchase…

When I first met Oliver, he was young and timid.  It was his first time in a new school with new kids and new faces. He was one of the children at Escuela Integrada who needed someone to sponsor his education. Morgan and I knew we wanted to sponsor one of the children, but there was a small problem… There were so many kids that needed a sponsor. How were…

Last week, I went to the toy store with a young boy that I’ve known for a long time. It was his birthday in November so I told him he could pick out two gifts: one for his birthday and one for Christmas. I won’t lie, it felt amazing to be able to offer this young boy something that he never gets to do. When I was a child, I…

We’ve all got that one person on our list this season who’s just impossible to shop for so why not give them a blessing? During the Supporter’s Gathering and planning meeting in Guatemala this year a couple visiting the school for the first time joined us.  During the planning meeting seasoned supporters and staff were struggling with how to promote and fundraise for the work we are all passionate about…