A New Year Coming!

School is out for this year. The first year of the primary school at Nido del Aguila has ended. School starts again in Mid January. The transition in moving the school to Nido was taxing on students, parents and staff,but everyone believes that it was well worth the effort. Next year they plan for 90 primary school students plus they plan to extend the school into the higher grades, seven through nine. The extra effort by all has paid off and they have a solid base from which to expand. Praise God for His many Blessings!

Our six scholarship recipients all finished the year, some with more academic achievement than others. We have the grade reports for all six, complete with photos in an pdf format. If you would like to see the grade reports for Edy, Mayra, Rodin, David, Dennis and Esdras, drop us a note and we will e-mail them to you. These children were introduced in our last posting.

Although this last year was the first year that the government actually paid some of the child's expenses in public schools, the government does not pay any of the childrens' expenses in the private schools. At the primary level, the cost is about $450 for each student for the year at Nuevo Dia, our school. The cost is higher for the higher grades. We "awarded" six scholarships of $250 each last year which paid about 60% of the parents cost for their child. We would like to sponsor scholarships for four primary level children and a couple at the jr. high level.

We also donated $2500 this Fall for school equipment and teacher's supplies for the next year.
It is not a lot of money but it is a tremendous encouragement and has a great impact of those who receive the benefits, the students, parents and staff. Would you like to help sponsor a child next year for $250 or more? Your donation can be made in several payments over the year. Or a one time gift to help build the school and supply the teachers? We accept your tax deductible gifts of any size, anytime. Tell us how you want to direct your gift.

We are not likely to return to Guatemala and Nido del Aguila as Beverly's health is poor. However we were blessed to help at Nido del Aguila for the three years we were there. Now two full time younger couples have come to Nido del Aguila to help, Pedro and Feliz Patlan, and Lee and Angel Radford and their children. With their presence, the outreach of Nido del Aguila has a new and strong vitality. The school, Nuevo Dia, is only a part as we all are only a part of God's design.
God Bless you all,
Ron and Beverly