‘The best Thanksgiving ever’
Not many families would willingly give up spending Thanksgiving with their friends and loved ones. But the Grganto family chose to travel overseas and enjoy last year’s holiday with people they’d never met. Erica and Bob Grganto believe in sharing their blessings...
The village of El Paraiso is looking a lot different these days
Nix and Linnea Daniel first heard about the needs in Guatemala when a friend invited them to a golf tournament sponsored by World Help supporters. Within a year, the family had traveled to the impoverished country to see the needs for themselves.Moved to action by...
Sarah’s calling wasn’t finished … neither is yours
Sarah’s first trip to Guatemala was more than just an exciting experience — it fulfilled a calling she had years ago, one she thought had been put on hold. Growing up, Sarah had been on a number of mission trips all around the world. She had traveled to Mexico, India,...
‘You’re like another father,’ Lusvin told his sponsor
Rich Boone doesn’t speak much Spanish, but he didn’t need to know the language to understand how significant it was when Lusvin, one of his sponsored children in Guatemala, handed him a homemade gift for Father’s Day. “My husband is a 6-foot-2, 200+ pound retired SWAT...
Taking a bite out of poverty
For the first time in quite a long while, Norma is able to smile. At the age of 43, she has already endured unspeakable tragedy — losing one of her children to leukemia. She worked hard in the midst of her sorrow, doing her best to provide for her remaining four...
Every day, I try to live my life in such a way that I accomplish at least one thing that will outlive me and last for eternity.