THE VIEJA SCHOOL PROJECT

Below is an e-mail from our friend and "miracle worker" in Guatemala, Mayra Garcia. Mayra is the wonderful individual we have hired to assist with our case. She is an amazing lady, and though I have not had the privilege of meeting her face-to-face, Emily and Lee Anne have and can attest to how amazing this lady is.

When we make our pick up trip (hopefully soon), we are planning on working with Mayra to help feed the children (something she does weekly or more) or anything else she is in need of. We're very much looking forward to it.

I've told everyone in previous posts how I feel God is calling me to help in Guatemala. It's amazing that Mayra has come into our lives and does amazing things for the children of Guatemala. Greg and I are planning on supporting her in any way we can and hope that this will be something we can continue to do for a very long time.

This e-mail touched me and I wanted to share it with all of you. Education is something the children of Guatemala need so very badly. I'm thrilled to be part of something so amazing and to be working with such an awesome Christian lady who is not afraid to stand up for these beautiful children.

Hello everybody!!! hope this letter finds you well.

As most of you know, we have been working in a feeding program project in Ciudad vieja (5 kmts away from Antigua) and our vision has been to open up an school for these kids, since most of them are not currently attending school.

We strongly believe that education is a key factor for development in any country and that is why we don`t just want to feed their bellies, but also their minds and their hearts since we do not only need for them to be good professionals, but also proffessionals who fear and love God to start breaking up the corruption in our country.

We have spotted the perfect piece of land for this shcool to start in January, but need to come up with an offer next Wednesday October the 22nd. We are trusting God will touch the hearts He needs to touch so that we can come up with a really good offer in order to be able to buy this land.

We have some friends who have opened up a non proffit organization in Lousiana and any donation will be task deductible. Any donation, from $1.00 up will be highly appreciated.

The account no. Is 716622548. The Bank is Whitney National Bank in Louisiana
beneficiary (Wendy A. Smith). address is 1120 North White Street, New Orleans Louisiana, 70119
The official name on the account reads...THE VIEJA SCHOOL PROJECT.

Also, we have a friend (Mary Margaret) who is working on a web page for the project. Eventhough is not finished, I would like to add the links to this mail, so that you can get an idea of what we are doing and that you can keep up with any updates done to it.

http://ontheirbehalf.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2002278&id=1530915043&saved (here are the picitures of most of the kids who would be attending the school).

Thank you and blessings to all