Growing Godly Leaders

Marco quit school this year. It’s not that the 12-year-old didn’t like school. In fact, he’d been doing reasonably well in his sixth grade class. But Marco couldn’t concentrate. His mom was sick and he was worried. She was having trouble doing the washing she takes in and collecting firewood – their only income, since his father had abandoned them last year. So Marco came up with a solution. He went to the principal to tell him he wasn’t going to continue studying. He wanted to help his mother work to help her earn a little money. Yes, in Guatemala,…

María and Olga are not your typical Vida elementary school students. “When I was young, women were only kept at home to do household chores,” says María. “I’ve never gone to school before. It was not a priority for women to study.” Olga agrees. As a child, she didn’t learn how to read or write either. María and Olga are cooks at Vida Purulhá School. They feel blessed to prepare meals for children who are getting the educational opportunities that they never had growing up. But María and Olga are now also Vida students. The Vida Extension Program offers an accelerated…

Twenty-four years ago the Lord sent Les and Rita to Guatemala with the mission of raising godly leaders for His kingdom. We marvel at how He has allowed them to mentor young men and women, and we now see this dream being fulfilled. Today, we’re excited to share with you that Hector and Ericka Beb are transitioning into the role of Operations Managers in Guatemala! One of the goals of Impact Ministries is to train Guatemalans to take positions of leadership and influence their society for the Gospel. Hector and Ericka have been shining examples of this, along with so many…