EMBRACE UPDATE FOR AUGUST 2025
Another month has come and gone! This month we weighed each child and did the evaluation of their nutritional levels; this is done 4 times a year to track their health. It was also the month that we did our bi-annual parasite treatment of every child and also their parents, if they wanted it! This […]
EMBRACE UPDATE FOR JULY 2025
July was a busy month for our Embrace families. We started each of our monthly meetings by interviewing the families about a number of things. We wanted to know how their home gardens were doing, whether they had any issues with their water filters and how their eco stoves were working for those that have […]
EMBRACE UPDATE FOR JUNE 2025
June was a busy month for Embrace. We celebrated the second quarter of birthdays; honoring those with birthdays in the months of April, May and June. We sing Happy Birthday to the children, pray over them, give each child a small toy and a coupon provided by their sponsor to purchase something at the ministry’s […]
EMBRACE UPDATE FOR MAY 2025
May was a pretty quiet month; with not a lot of extra things going on for Embrace. Our weather has been very hot in Guatemala and we are awaiting the rainy season to begin so that the people can plant. The big item in May was giving each family their “Garden in a Bag”. Every […]
EMBRACE UPDATE FOR APRIL 2025
We had a registration in April and signed up 7 more children to enter into the Embrace program. We gave a training session in our April meetings to all of our families to prepare them for our annual “Garden in a Bag” project that will be implemented in May. Families were instructed how to prepare […]
EMBRACE UPDATE FOR MARCH 2025
March was a busy month for Embrace. We had our quarterly birthday celebration for the children who have their birthday during the months of January, February and March. Every child receives a small toy and we sing to them and pray over them. Everyone at the meetings enjoy some cake and drink. The children that […]
EMBRACE UPDATE FOR FEBRUARY 2025
February is our primary “health month”. Every Embrace child received a medical check-up at their monthly meeting plus the bi-annual parasite treatment and any other medicine that the doctors prescribed. Lab work was done in January and the doctors had the results of those reports to more accurately address the actual issues that each child […]
EMBRACE UPDATE FOR JANUARY 2025
January is one of our “health months” where we hone in on knowing the physical health status of each of our Embrace children. We weigh and measure them for their nutritional levels and compare with past readings. Every child gives both urine and stool samples and staff from a local laboratory are present to receive […]
EMBRACE UPDATE FOR DECEMBER 2024
December is always a fun month for our Embrace children and this year did not disappoint. Our sponsors were very generous to provide for their children and for those who do not have a sponsor yet. No child left empty handed and it was pure joy to see the smiles that it brought to the […]
EMBRACE UPDATE FOR NOVEMBER 2024
November was a busy month for the Embrace children. We took their annual photos; each child could pick their backdrop for their picture. We received their final report cards for those who were in school to know whether they passed and will advance to the next grade. We celebrated our quarterly birthday parties too so […]