During a sponsorship visit at New Hope, Gustavo’s Sponsors gave him Curious George (in Spanish), and he was so excited, he started reading it right away. Gustavo is in first grade, so he just recently learned to read. Pretty impressive!
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Krista and Ben meet Jackeline
Long-term volunteer Krista Lengacher finished up her year of service this summer. Before she and her husband Ben left Guatemala, however, they decided to start sponsoring a student. Below is Krista’s description of their first visit with Jackeline Elizabeth. With our house mostly packed up and get togethers with friends scheduled all week long, there [...]
Meet Marvin Asunción, aspiring firefighter
This week we will continue featuring students from San Miguel, which is one of the communities where Common Hope works that was most affected by tropical storm Agatha. Check back throughout the week to meet the remaining this students. Marvin Asunción, age 6, needs a Sponsor. If you can help ensure he stays in school by [...]
The case for choosing
by Lia Huber, Common Hope sponsor and founder of Nourish Network.
This weekend, I was flipping through the latest Food and Wine when something decidedly unappetizing caught my eye. “Be An Uncompromiser!” the ad’s headline shouted, and in the text below:
“Enjoy the Best of Both Worlds. The makers of Pepcid Complete understand the importance of never having to choose.”
Never having to choose? Hm. I see things a bit differently.
Whether we like or not, I believe our lives are an endless string of choices and that our fate is largely the ripple effect outcome of those choices. I’d even go so far as to say that our choices—whether what to make for dinner or which house to buy—are what define us, and I can point back to the precise moment that cemented my theory.
Ten years ago, on our way home from an extended road trip to Costa Rica, Christopher and I made a stop in Antigua, Guatemala. [...]
