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Interview with Two Guatemala Program Coordinators About Discipleship and Mental Health During the Pandemic

Enjoy this interview with Andrea Mazariegos and Jose Carlos Ramos, two Guatemala CarePoint Coordinators with backgrounds in psychology. To support children’s emotional health and provide discipleship during a season of lockdowns in Guatemala, they created an innovative program called a TEC Moment.

Carolina standing with girl who chose friend

Rethinking Traditional Child Sponsorship is Teaching Children Their Voice and Choice Matters

Guatemala, Sponsorship, Stories of Hope / By Carolina Cardona

Earlier this year, Children’s HopeChest expanded the Friendship Model, which empowers children to choose their own sponsor. Today we are hearing from Carolina Cardona, HopeChest Guatemala’s Country Director, about the excitement she feels toward seeing children’s faces light up with joy when they get to choose their own HopeChest Friend.

Look for the Helpers

Guatemala, Stories of Hope / By Dana Owens

It’s good to be reminded that there is light when you intentionally look for it. All around the world, there are people igniting fires of hope. Those are the people we are focusing on in today’s blog. We are looking for the helpers.

Exciting Prizes for Four Children in Guatemala!

Blog, Guatemala, Stories of Hope / By Samuel Montero

Four children at Pueblo Modelo CarePoint won exciting prizes for their memorization skills! These children are holding the word of the Lord close to their hearts, and their parents are incredibly proud of their accomplishments.

This HopeChest CarePoint Made Over 1,500 Masks to Protect People from Coronavirus

Guatemala, News / By Samuel Montero

The sewing group at Children’s HopeChest’s Pueblo Modelo CarePoint in Guatemala has become the light of Christ in their community, recently sewing over 1,500 masks to help protect people from coronavirus. All Guatemalan citizens have been ordered by the President to wear masks in public to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. If you want …

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What Happens When Children Choose Their Sponsors?

Guatemala, Stories of Hope / By Dana Owens

During the Ceiba Blanca Launch in Guatemala, one boy named Romeo had an especially impactful experience choosing his HopeChest Friend. Read about how a devastating event in 2019 influenced who he chose to be his Friend.

Build Relationships. Break Poverty. | Interview with Samuel Montero, Program Manager in Guatemala

Guatemala, Podcast / By Dana Owens

In this month’s episode, Sam (Program Manager in Guatemala) shares how a focus on restoring dignity to children, their families, and their entire communities will transform Guatemala.

A mother in Guatemala holds a basket of eggs while smiling with her family

This Mother’s Dreams are Fueled by…Eggs!

Guatemala, Stories of Hope / By Dana Owens

In a community where most children have to work in fields so their family can get by, Maria has bigger dreams for her children.

A girl in Guatemala hangs on a playground, smiling

CarePoints are Teaching Us How to Be Good Neighbors

Guatemala, Stories of Hope / By Dana Owens

Nuevo Reto (New Challenge) CarePoint is a ministry of hope for children who have experienced some sort of trauma, abuse, or other difficult situations in their childhood. These children also lack spiritual, moral, and economic support from their families. The ministry serves children to 22-year-olds, and provides a safe place where children have resources to …

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