Matthew 22:36-40
36 "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?"
37Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’38This is the first and greatest commandment.39And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’40All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
A few months ago I helped a friend who is a missionary in Guatemala organize an education sponsorship project. I was just the person on the ground in the states keeping things (semi) organized. Really, we're just 2 moms that don't like to see kids out of school. Especially for reasons such as the family not having money for uniforms (required for public school in Guatemala), or the family needing the child to work to help put food on the table (that is just a crapfest every way you look at it). Don't get me started about how kids need to learn to read because READING IS EVERYTHING, because I will not come back from that tangent. :)
Anyway, there was an overwhelming response from people to love these kids and provide educational opportunities. So all of them were sponsored! Some were even sponsored for private schools (which are way less expensive than here in the states, and also at times necessary because public schools in Guat do not have any kind of programs for kids with special needs. And surprise....there are kids with special needs all over the world.).
Because I'm awesome at technology, here is the link to Holly's blog where she posted the wrap up video with the good news that a bunch of kids are going to school! It's a really great 2 minute video where you get to see some of the kids and a bit of their stories. God is so awesome!
