Jaqueline I
11 years old

Grade: 1
Date of Birth: 4/4/2013
Gender Female
Status: SPONSORED

Jaqueline's parents are separated and so she lives with her mother who supports her as a teacher. She does continue to get visits from her father. Jaqueline enjoys playing with balls, coloring and being apart of the majorettes for the school band. She hopes to become a teacher like her mother someday. At school, she likes PE and to learn about computers. At home, Jaqueline does whatever her mother ask. She is obedient. Jaqueline's favorite food is spaghetti with sausage. Her favorite Bible story is of Moses. Please pray for Jaqueline's academic success and for her mother and her job.

Febe T A
11 years old

Grade: 1
Date of Birth: 3/29/2013
Gender Female
Status: AVAILABLE

Febe lives with both parents and her younger sister. They are grateful for help so that Febe can go to school. Her mother works making inexpensive jewelry to help support her family. Febe enjoys coloring pictures and likes to compete with her classmates. At school, she likes PE and learning about computers. She hopes to become a lawyer someday. At home, Febe is a big help to her mother in the kitchen. Her favorite food is scrambled eggs and her favorite Bible story is the story of Jesus. Please pray for Febe's academic success and for her family's overall welfare. She would like for you to please pray for her parents.

Marta M
11 years old

Grade: 1
Date of Birth: 10/7/2012
Gender Female
Status: AVAILABLE

Marta now goes by her first name (she went by Sofia last year). Marta lives with both parents and her brother. Her father is a taxi driver. She lives outside of the school area so has to be driven in for school. Marta enjoys coloring, doing cutouts and drawing. At home, Marta likes to keep her grandmother company. At school, she likes learning about music and watching TV. Marta still hopes to become a teacher someday, although she talks also about being a doctor. Marta's favorite food is spaghetti with sauce and favorite Bible story is of Jonah and the whale. Please pray for Marta and for her family's welfare, especially for her mother.

Pedro C
11 years old

Grade: 1
Date of Birth: 8/3/2012
Gender Male
Status: AVAILABLE

Pedro now goes by his first name (he went by his middle name Samuel last year). Pedro lives with both parents. He enjoys running, playing ball and listening to stories. Pedro still hopes to become a doctor someday, although he also talks about being a fireman. At home, Pedro helps his mom by taking care of his room and making his bed. Pedro's favorite foods are fried chicken and french fries. At school, he likes PE and learning about computers. He loves to learn and hopes to be able to continue his studies. Pedro's favorite Bible story is of Jonah and the whale. Please pray for Pedro's academic success, for his school and for his family's well being.

Pedrito M
12 years old

Grade: 2
Date of Birth: 7/31/2011
Gender Male
Status: SPONSORED

Pedro likes to be referred to as Pedrito. Pedrito lives with both parents and older sister who are devoted Christians. His father is a preacher and Pedrito looks up to him. Pedrito enjoys music and playing the drums. He still hopes to become a musician someday and play in the church band. At home, he helps his mother by cleaning his room. At school, he likes learning about music and playing with friends. Pedrito's favorite food is fried chicken. Please pray for Pedrito's academic success, and for his family's well being, especially for his parents.

Yolanda T
13 years old

Grade: 3
Date of Birth: 3/9/2011
Gender Female
Status: SPONSORED

Micaela now prefers to go by her middle name, Yolanda. Yolanda lives with both parents and grandparents who are Christians and pray continuously for Yolanda to be able to continue her education. Yolanda enjoys reading, watching TV and playing with friends. At home,Yolanda helps her mother by cleaning her room. At school, she loves learning about computers, music and math. She still hopes to become a doctor someday, opening a clinic for children. Her favorite food is now scramble eggs and tortillas and her favorite Bible story is still of Jonah. Please pray for Yolanda's academic success, for her school as well as for her family's well being. Her hopes are to stay in school through high school.

Esdras E
13 years old

Grade: 3
Date of Birth: 3/2/2011
Gender Male
Status: SPONSORED

Esdras now goes by his first name. Esdras lives with both parents and younger brother. He enjoys playing with friends and now hopes to become a policeman someday to keep order in his town. At school, he likes a challenge and learn about numbers, making math his favorite subject. At home, Esdras helps his mother by making his bed and picking up his clothes. His favorite foods are fruit, and tortillas and loves Coca Cola. Esdras' favorite Bible story is of John the Baptist. Please pray for Esdras' academic success, as well as for his family's health and well being.

Kevin P
13 years old

Grade: 3
Date of Birth: 9/11/2010
Gender Male
Status: SPONSORED

Kevin lives with both parents and sister. With Kevin living outside the town, he has to get up early to catch a bus to take him to school. Kevin enjoys playing ball and with cars. In fact, he hopes to become a mechanic someday to work on cars. At school, Kevin likes his music and computer classes best. At home, his chores include helping his father with what is asked of him. His favorite foods are chicken and pizza and his favorite Bible story is the life of Jesus. Please pray for Kevin's academic success and for his family's well being.

Diego D
13 years old

Grade: 3
Date of Birth: 6/29/2010
Gender Male
Status: SPONSORED

Diego lives with both parents and his grandmother. He is an only child. He and his parents are very thankful for financial help with school. He enjoys running and playing soccer and hopes to become a police officer someday. At school, Diego likes PE because of all the physical activities. His favorite food is Chinese food, especially Chow mein. At home, he helps his mother by cleaning his room and completing his homework. Diego's favorite Bible story is of Noah. Please pray for Diego's academic success, and for protection for his school and his teachers as well.

Billi S
13 years old

Grade: 4
Date of Birth: 5/30/2010
Gender Male
Status: SPONSORED

Billi lives with both parents. He enjoys playing with his friends and telling stories and jokes. At home, Billi helps his mother keep his room clean. Computer class is his favorite subject now. Billi still hopes to become a doctor someday. His favorite food is shrimp cocktail and his favorite Bible story is of Moses. Please pray for Billi's academic success, for his family's well being and especially for his grandfather with health issues.

Susana Rosalia R
13 years old

Grade: 4
Date of Birth: 4/25/2010
Gender Female
Status: AVAILABLE

Susana now likes to be referred to by her middle name Rosalia. Rosalia lives with both parents and two sisters. Her glasses help with her nearsightedness. Rosalia enjoys painting and reading stories. At school, she likes math, music, and learning about computers. She now hopes to be a doctor someday like her aunt. At home, Rosalia's chores are sweeping and washing dishes. Her favorite foods are pizza and cheese, and her favorite Bible story is of Samson. Please pray for Rosalia's academic success, for her parents and for her brother.

Jessi 'Azael' L
14 years old

Grade: 4
Date of Birth: 2/25/2010
Gender Male
Status: SPONSORED

Jessi likes to be referred by his middle name, Azael. Azael lives with both parents and enjoys playing basketball with his classmates. At school, he enjoys learning about computers and the Bible. In fact, Azael hopes to become a preacher someday. He would also like to be a singer like his dad, owning his own guitar. Azael's favorite food is grilled chicken. At home, he likes to sing with his dad and listen to Bible stories. Azael's favorite Bible story is of David and Goliath. Please pray for Azael's academic success, his desire to become a pastor and his family's well being.

Dorcas Belen R
14 years old

Grade: 3
Date of Birth: 12/19/2009
Gender Female
Status: SPONSORED

Dorcas prefers to go by her middle name Belen. Belen lives with her parents and younger brother. She enjoys working with color which is why she likes coloring and at school, Math is her favorite subject. Belen hopes to become a doctor someday. At home, her chores include helping her mom take care of her younger brother while her mom cooks and completing her homework. Belen's favorite food is fish and her favorite Bible story is of Daniel and the lion's den. Please pray for Belen, her younger brother to be in good health and for her family's well being.

Leslie A
14 years old

Grade: 4
Date of Birth: 11/22/2009
Gender Female
Status: SPONSORED

Leslie lives with her mother, sister and aunt who is an orphan. Her father abandoned her and her mother works part time to support them. Leslie enjoys playing, going to church and watching TV. Leslie hopes to become a lawyer someday and have her own office. At school, her favorite subjects are Tzutujil (native language) and Bible class. Leslie's favorite food is fried chicken and french fries. Her favorite Bible story is of Daniel. Please pray for Leslie's academic success, for her mother and for her school.

Liria P
14 years old

Grade: 5
Date of Birth: 9/3/2009
Gender Female
Status: SPONSORED

Josefa now likes to be referred to by her middle name, Liria. Liria lives with both parents. She enjoys playing with dolls at home and with her friends. At home, her chores include helping her mom with the housework everyday. At school, Liria likes Math, especially addition and PE classes. She still hopes to become a doctor someday. Liria's favorite food is Chow mein and her favorite Bible story is of Joshua and the promised land. Please pray for Liria's academic success, for her to be able to continue her education into high school to have a job and help her family financially and for her family's well being.

Esteban P
14 years old

Grade: 4
Date of Birth: 7/24/2009
Gender Male
Status: AVAILABLE

Esteban lives with both parents. He still enjoys playing with toys and hopes to become a police officer someday. At school, his favorite classes are PE and computers. At home, Esteban helps his mother in the kitchen. His favorite foods are fried chicken and french fries and his favorite Bible story is of Moses. Please pray for Esteban's academic success and for his family's well being.

Linda S
15 years old

Grade: 5
Date of Birth: 4/14/2009
Gender Female
Status: SPONSORED

Linda lives with both parents and siblings. She enjoys playing the musical instrument called the lyre and is in the school band. She loves animals and so hopes to become a veterinarian someday. At school, her favorite subjects are natural science and math. At home, Linda helps her mother with cleaning the house. Linda's favorite food is chow mein and her favorite Bible story is the story of Jonah. Please pray for Linda's academic success and for her parents.

Sara 'Cefora' T
15 years old

Grade: 5
Date of Birth: 1/29/2009
Gender Female
Status: SPONSORED

Sara likes to go by her middle name Cefora. Cefora lives with her mother and grandmother. She enjoys playing with friends and likes coloring, computer class and Bible class at school. She hopes to become a lawyer someday. At home, she helps her mother clean house. Cefora's favorite food is spaghetti with beef and her favorite Bible story is of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Please pray for Cefora, her family and for her academic success.

Dolores C
15 years old

Grade: 4
Date of Birth: 12/31/2008
Gender Female
Status: SPONSORED

Dolores lives with her brother and single mother who works as an artisanal embroiderer. At home, Dolores likes helping her mother with her jewelry crafts. She also enjoys drawing and playing with dolls. Dolores favorite food is shredded stewed beef. She hopes to become a lawyer in the future. Dolores' favorite Bible story is Noah's Ark. Her prayers are for her school and teachers. Please pray for them to be patient and for Dolores' academic success. She loves learning about God!

Daniel I
15 years old

Grade: 5
Date of Birth: 10/18/2008
Gender Male
Status: SPONSORED

Daniel lives with both parents. His family attends church regularly. He enjoys playing soccer and would like to become a professional soccer player someday and be apart of his country's team. Daniel has a birth defect of only having one ear. He was bullied as a younger child but has learned to accept his disability as well as his friends. He is a very punctual child and enjoys his math and reading classes at school. At home, his chores include doing his homework, cleaning his room and making his bed. Daniel's favorite food is fried chicken. His favorite Bible story is of King David. Please pray for Daniel's grandfather, for the ability to continue studying after elementary school and to find good friends.

Diego 'Lucas' C
15 years old

Grade: 5
Date of Birth: 10/17/2008
Gender Male
Status: SPONSORED

Diego prefers to go by his middle name Lucas. Lucas lives with his parents, siblings, and grandparents. He enjoys playing soccer with friends. At school, Lucas' favorite subject is Math. Lucas hopes to become a doctor someday so that he can help his friends. At home, he helps his mother by cleaning his room. His favorite food is beef with tomato sauce and his favorite Bible story is of Moses. Please pray for Lucas' academic success, for his health so he doesn't miss school and for his family's well being.

Josue 'Jacobo' Q
15 years old

Grade: 5
Date of Birth: 9/28/2008
Gender Male
Status: SPONSORED

Josue likes to be referred to by his middle name Jacobo. Jacobo lives with both parents and enjoys playing soccer with his friends in the afternoon. He is a very funny child and likes telling jokes. At school, he likes learning about math. Jacobo hopes to become a a doctor someday and take care of elderly people. At home, Jacobo's chores include making his bed and sweeping the patio. His favorite food is fried chicken with salad and his Bible story is of David and Goliath. Please pray for Jacobo's parents and his family's wellbeing.

Ilven Yulier M
15 years old

Grade: 3
Date of Birth: 7/17/2008
Gender Male
Status: SPONSORED

Ilven likes to be referred to by his middle name, Yulier. Yulier lives with his mother and siblings. He struggled with starting school as an older child. His classmates and teachers helped him learn how to enjoy school regardless of age and class, and so now he likes school. Yulier now likes playing ball, telling jokes and working with his teacher. He now hopes to be a professional soccer player someday. His chores at home consist of helping to care for his younger brother. At school, PE is his favorite class. Yulier likes fried chicken and his favorite Bible story is the story of Jesus. Please pray for Yulier and his family's health and for his academic success.

Lili P
15 years old

Grade: 5
Date of Birth: 7/1/2008
Gender Female
Status: SPONSORED

Lili lives with her mother and younger sister. Her mom works making tortillas. Lili enjoys playing basketball and would like to play a musical instrument. Her favorite class at school is Art Expression. She hopes to become a teacher one day because she likes to work with children. At home, Lili helps her mom with the housework including sweeping and washing dishes. Lili's favorite food is beef & vegetable soup and her favorite Bible verse is Hebrews 11:06. She requests prayer for her family, especially her mom because she has to provide for their family as a single parent.

Sandy C
15 years old

Grade: 6
Date of Birth: 6/2/2008
Gender Female
Status: SPONSORED

Sandy lives with her mother and grandmother. She enjoys playing with dolls and embroidering her clothes. At school, Sandy likes painting, computers and her Bible classes. She is learning a lot. Sandy hopes to become a teacher someday. Her favorite foods are fried chicken and fried fish. Sandy's favorite Bible story is of Moses and the promised land. Please pray for Sandy's mother and grandmother's health and for her academic success.

Eber P
15 years old

Grade: 4
Date of Birth: 5/16/2008
Gender Male
Status: SPONSORED

Eber lives with both parents and siblings. He enjoys playing soccer with his friends and learning about Math at school. At home, his chores include helping his mother by taking care of his younger brother as she cooks and completing his homework. Eber still hopes to become a police officer someday. His favorite food is now pizza and his favorite Bible story is now Daniel and the lions' den. Please pray for Eber's academic success and to become more patient. Please pray also for his family's well being.

Ingrid T
16 years old

Grade: 6
Date of Birth: 3/13/2008
Gender Female
Status: SPONSORED

Ingrid lives with both parents and two siblings. Since Ingrid lives in a remote area of town, she has to get up early to catch transportation to school. She enjoys playing basketball and still hopes to become a lawyer someday. At home, Ingrid helps her mom make inexpensive jewelry to sell. At school, she likes learning about the Bible and about computers. Her favorite food is still fish and her favorite Bible story is still Lazarus and the rich man. Please pray for Ingrid's academic success and for her family's well being.

Hellen M
16 years old

Grade: 6
Date of Birth: 3/5/2008
Gender Female
Status: AVAILABLE

Hellen lives with both parents, grandmother and siblings. Hellen enjoys playing basketball and participate in the Inter-school Olympics her school represents. At school, Hellen enjoys learning about computers and music and is part of the school band. Hellen loves children and so hopes to become a pediatrician someday. Her favorite food is a traditional salad with meats eaten on All Saints Day. At home, her chores include cleaning her room and helping in her family's small store. Hellen's favorite Bible story is of Joshua and the Promised Land. Please pray for Hellen, for her family, and for her academic success.

Keimy A
16 years old

Grade: 6
Date of Birth: 2/29/2008
Gender Female
Status: SPONSORED

Keimy lives with both parents and three siblings. They are a Christian family. She enjoys reading during her free time and hopes to become a great lawyer someday. At school, Keimy's likes her Communication and Language classes best. At home, she helps her mother with cleaning the house. Keimy's favorite foods are eggs. Her favorite Bible story is the life of Jesus. Please pray for Keimy's parents, their financial situation so that she may continue school, for her home and for her academic success.

Elena 'Barbara' T
16 years old

Grade: 5
Date of Birth: 1/6/2008
Gender Female
Status: SPONSORED

Elena likes to be referred to by her middle name Barbara. Barbara lives with both parents and two siblings. They are appreciative of the financial help for Barbara's academics success. She still enjoys playing with dolls and hopes to become a lawyer someday. Barbara enjoys learning Math as well as reading and learning about other countries. At home, she helps her mom in the kitchen. Barbara's favorite food is eggs and beans with black beans, cheese and tortillas. Her favorite Bible story is of David and Goliath. Please pray for Barbara, for her academic success and her family's well being and scholarship help for her siblings.

Micaela R
16 years old

Grade: 6
Date of Birth: 12/5/2007
Gender Female
Status: SPONSORED

Micaela lives with her mother, grandmother and siblings. Her dad works in Guatemala city. She enjoys playing with dolls and watching TV. At school, Micaela enjoys music and her favorite food is fried fish. She hopes to become an architect someday. Her favorite Bible story is about Lazarus and the rich man. Please pray for Micaela's mom, her grandmother and for her academic success.

Lea Dolores M
16 years old

Grade: 6
Date of Birth: 9/13/2007
Gender Female
Status: SPONSORED

Lea lives with her mother. She has never met her father. Lea enjoys playing with friends and watching TV. At school, she likes learning about music and computers. Technology fascinates her. Lea hopes to become a book keeper or an accountant someday. At home, Lea's chores now include helping her mother clean house. Her favorite food is still spaghetti and the story of Daniel is still her favorite Bible story. Please pray for Lea, for her mother and for her school so that God may watch over them.

Cefora C
16 years old

Grade: 6
Date of Birth: 9/9/2007
Gender Female
Status: SPONSORED

Cefora lives with both parents and sisters. Cefora has epilepsy. She is cared for by her parents at both home and school, administering medication. Cefora likes socializing at recess with her classmates and share their snacks. At home, she likes to cook with her mom and learn how to make tortillas. At school, Cefora enjoys Natural Science her class. Her favorite food is grilled steak. Cefora hopes to become a lawyer someday. Her favorite Bible story is of King David. Please pray for Cefora's health and for her faith and trust in God to help heal her from epilepsy.

Magda Q
16 years old

Grade: 5
Date of Birth: 4/24/2007
Gender Female
Status: SPONSORED

Magdalena likes to be referred to as Magda. Magda lives with her mother and brother who had to stop school to work since their father abandoning the family. Her mother does seasonal work to provide for her family. Magda enjoys playing basketball and still hopes to become a doctor one day. At school, she loves running so PE is her favorite class. At home, Magda's chore is to help her mother clean the house. Magda's favorite food is beef soup. Her favorite Bible story is of Moses. Please pray for Magda's academic success as well as for her mother and her brother.

Gimena R
17 years old

Grade: 6
Date of Birth: 3/10/2007
Gender Female
Status: SPONSORED

Yuliana likes to be referred to by her middle name Gimena. Gimena lives with both parents and brother. She enjoys playing the piano and playing with friends. At school, she likes both her English and Bible classes. She still hopes to become a nurse someday to help those in need. Gimena's favorite food is chow mein. At home, she enjoys helping her mother with the cooking. Her favorite Bible story is still of Cain and Abel. Please pray for Gimena, for her academic success, and for her family's health, especially for her father who recently went through heart surgery.