A SPECIAL PLACE
Ever since I began my career as a speech-language pathologist, I knew that God had given me a passion for working with children with special needs. I spent the first four and a half years working for a school system where I gained invaluable training and knowledge in special education. I loved my job and am so glad I had the opportunity to work there.
I never realized how much more I would love my job in a place like Santa Maria de Jesus, Guatemala. Every day I am greeted by so many sweet faces giving me hugs galore and saying “Buenos Dias, Seño “Jennifer!” I am also surrounded by teachers and workers who all have a Christian faith and see their
job as a ministry. Each Tuesday, we have a staff Bible study where we can share openly and pray for the
students at the school. I also get the opportunity to pray with each one of my students and with the mothers of the children I am seeing in the afternoon.
This school is indeed special in many ways! I have been amazed to see how God has been working to bring about his purpose for the people of Santa Maria de Jesus. This village is filled with so much darkness and evil, and the Nueva Vida School is truly a shining light amidst it all. I thank God for bringing me out of my comfort zone and surrounding me in a place where I can see him at work so clearly. Thank you to all of you who have made this a reality for me and the children of Nueva Vida.
I never realized how much more I would love my job in a place like Santa Maria de Jesus, Guatemala. Every day I am greeted by so many sweet faces giving me hugs galore and saying “Buenos Dias, Seño “Jennifer!” I am also surrounded by teachers and workers who all have a Christian faith and see their
job as a ministry. Each Tuesday, we have a staff Bible study where we can share openly and pray for the
students at the school. I also get the opportunity to pray with each one of my students and with the mothers of the children I am seeing in the afternoon.
This school is indeed special in many ways! I have been amazed to see how God has been working to bring about his purpose for the people of Santa Maria de Jesus. This village is filled with so much darkness and evil, and the Nueva Vida School is truly a shining light amidst it all. I thank God for bringing me out of my comfort zone and surrounding me in a place where I can see him at work so clearly. Thank you to all of you who have made this a reality for me and the children of Nueva Vida.
