Asbury Spring Break Mission Trip 1 John 2:14 I have written to you who are God’s children because you know the Father. I have written to you who are mature in the faith because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning.I have written to you who are young in the faith because you are strong. […]
Schools are a bridge to the community. The Paraíso Neighborhood has four elementary schools with different levels of need. By investing in the children we are helping them grow towards a brighter future. The academic school year in Guatemala starts in January and ends in October. Whether it be a single parent or there are […]
Newspring Church, Anderson, SC Spirit of Service, that is a good way to describe the the personality of every Newspring team member. On Monday morning they started by giving ESL conversational classes at the GIF English Academy. GIF comes to the Engadi Center every week to teach English to our Derek Boys. Guatemala is known […]
Mom’s Retreat As you know a lot of the women here are beaten down, abused, neglected and never taken into account. Many of them are single moms with lots of kids doing all she can to get ahead. No one ever encourages them or focuses on them. We’ve felt the burden to do something. Engadi’s […]
Avenue Men’s Team This title sounds like a squad of special forces! In fact, they are SPECIAL FORCES. They are spearheading all the projects we have this year at Engadi . Our friends from Avenue Church in Waxahachie TX sent their brave and always willing Men’s Team. This time they took on the challenge of […]
It can feel like the start of the year is a big, bad, wolf chasing you down with its mouth open full of sharp teeth. With the assorted challenges awaiting ahead this kind of image was pounding in the minds and hearts of the boys we work with. Engadi had the chance to spend those […]
This year felt chaotic to many people around the world. Confusion. Division. Fear. Did you feel the same way? With that feeling in mind, try for a moment to imagine the oppressive sense of chaos, confusion, and fear that a child living in Zone 18 of Guatemala City endures. We’ve been heartbroken this year as […]
His name is Ántoni. But you can call him “Tony.” He was supposed to be one of the lucky ones. Unlike the overwhelming majority in Paradise’s virtually fatherless culture, Tony and his four siblings had a father who cared for them. Then he was killed. One fateful night four years ago, a drunk driver careened into him, […]
He goes by “Juanes.” He’s now 15 years old, but until today he has never been to school. It’s a common story. For one thing, 72 percent of the slum’s population has no access to education. (Police don’t even enter here after dark. In this “fatherless” culture, gangs appear to many boys as their only “family” — their only viable […]
Thank you for your commitment to “Enter Paradise” and help us share the stories of these amazing young men! More to come SOON… Click the VIDEO BELOW to watch an introduction. If you would like to receive the Enter Paradise story series, too, make sure to sign up for the Engadi Newsletter (right column of […]