News from GRACES

Recently, we sat down with Sandra Hernandez, project and vision trips coordinator for GRACES, to ask how Escuela Integrada has impacted her life. She shared: “Escuela Integrada is what God wants every person to do—for us to serve, to love everyone, just as He commanded.” Your financial support during our year-end campaign allows us to continue serving and loving the children and families at Escuela Integrada. Together, you donated more…

“We hope in God it will continue this way” Maria Teodora Reyes Vasquez started working at Escuela Integrada the day it opened. She’s been serving the school for 20 years. She, like many of the teachers and staff, have been at the school since the beginning. Maria, Hernan, Sandra, Bradler, Glendy, Rafael, Mario, Francisco, Lidia, Lilly, Sonia—these teachers and staff have been the backbone of the school for the last…

It’s Giving Tuesday and we’re celebrating 20 years of education at Escuela Integrada! Escuela Integrada opened its doors nearly 20 years ago. In fact, we are celebrating the 20th birthday of the school in 2023! It is amazing to see what God can do in 20 years—kids who used to work on the streets are now educated adults with careers and families. What a testimony Escuela Integrada is of a…

Guatemalan coffee makes a great stocking stuffer! Support small business with a coffee purchase from Guatemala! Not only does your order support local coffee farmers in Guatemala, but $4 from every bag sold goes right back to Escuela Integrada to fund education for children who live in extreme poverty. The coffee for this project is from the Huehuetenango region of Guatemala, from a small family-run coffee farm in the village…

GRACES is empowering Escuela Integrada, a Guatemalan-led school to fulfill its purpose of primary education GRACES held its first in-person Supporters Gathering since 2019! It was such a blessing to have supporters from all over the country come to Guatemala for graduations, home visits, family night and planning meetings for the organization. Twenty-two people traveled from nine states for the week, with 10 of them coming to Guatemala for the…

This week, 24 GRACES supporters and board members will have a chance to reconnect for the first in-person Supporters Gathering since 2019. The week includes meetings with local partners, elementary graduation, junior high graduation, home visits, family night, cultural activities and more. “Being able to come together in Guatemala is really special,” said Hannah Nadeau Girón, executive director of GRACES “It allows our supporters and board members to see the…