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High 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 working on collaborative craft projects, playing soccer at Jocofut and serving together at Casa Maria,…
High 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 old and a recent high school graduate. “I don’t have to work to provide for…
St. 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 excitement about the days ahead. “I heard a lot about the school from other people…
Our 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 experience beautiful Antigua and Escuela Integrada as a family and learn Spanish in one of…
New 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 arrive. I started working when I was 10 years old in farming and then in…