Dental Health

Sponsorship does so much more than just send a child to school. It also allows us to help keep the children in the best health possible. Just recently all of our children in Guatemala and the Philippines were taken for their first-ever dental appointments. Some of the girls had seriously problems that the dentist was able to treat for them, and they say their mouths are feeling so much better! Thank you for making this possible!!

School Shoes

This past weekend Edgardo and Yenyen with the help of some of the children's parents took 50 girls out shopping for school shoes!

These 4 girls had never been in a store before this day. They'd never  owned a pair of new  shoes.

Happy Feet

A Huge Thank You to Marcia Talbott for buying new shoes for all of the Ninos con Bendicion!

Chores

Novah watches as her father repairs his fishing net and then helps her mother wash clothes.

Congratulations to our Littlest Stars!

Your Gift of Learning, Our Tool for Nation Building

On March 24th the Obod-Obod Christian Learning Center held their closing exercises for the year. Seventeen girls graduated from Kinder 2 and will be moving on to Grade 1 in the fall.

The children and parents arrive for the ceremony.

Receiving Certificates of Completion.

Part of the Graduating Class

Congratulations to our 1st Grade Scholars!

In the Philippines, Her Star Scholars' seven 1st Grade students have completed their year successfully.

Several of them even won special honors.

Congratulations to all of the girls and a Huge Thank You to all of our sponsors!

Presents in the Philippines

Several sponsors gathered presents for the children in Her Star's Philippine project. They didn't make it in time for Christmas, but the children were so excited when they did arrive!

Presents unpacked

Waiting is so hard!

A Huge Thank You to Everyone Who Helped Make This Such a  Special Day!

Ninos con Bendicion Christmas Party Pictures

More Party Pictures

 

 

 

Ninos Con Bendicion Christmas Celebration

Last week our sponsored children in Guatemala had the opportunity to celebrate the Christmas holiday together! 


They took a 45 min walk/hike from San Antonio Aguas Calientes to Santiago Zamora, up over the hills.  Their destination was a private residence that is still in process, building an area for  folks to enjoy.  Right now there are 2 shallow pools, swings, a see-saw and the dirt area they used to play soccer.  More pools are being constructed and there is no bathroom, so we got a very reduced price!

Nancy bought lunch and a snack for everyone and put in their backpacks !


They left Lesbi's house at 10:30am, then left the pools at 3pm and headed back.

The kids then played soccer at a (private) synthetic field from 4:30 - 5:30pm which was another  big treat for them !

A few of the kids did not play soccer and instead, showered and helped prepare for dinner.  When the rest of the kids arrived, they showered and everyone got dinner together. There was loganiza (pork sausage) and adobado (marinated pork fillets), as well as soda, avocados for guacamole and a lentil salad.  


For dessert the kids later enjoyed marshmallows  and Lesbi rented some videos for the sleep over.  She also bought cereal and milk for the next morning.  


After dinner, they had a gift swap - each child chose the name of another child so everyone received a gift !   Nancy had given everyone money so they could also buy something meaningful.

The kids were up until after midnight and by 7am were asking for breakfast ! :-) 


By 10am they were all out of the house -



This was such a special day to them and we are so grateful to all of the donors who helped create this special memory for the children!

More Pictures to Come!

Program Success!

One Meal at a Time

We started off the school year in the Philippines with 50% of the pre-school girls classified as malnourished. As of yesterday, the most recent medical exam shows no malnutrition among the girls who started class in June.

Thank you to everyone who has made this possible!

United Nations Parade

Philippines

Vietnam

On October 21 the children from the Obod-Obod Christian Learning Center celebrated United Nations Day. They learned about different cultures and then had a parade and program.

Libya

USA 

Japan and Hungary