By Heather Radu – At long last, the school that Dorie’s Promise and more than 25 of our volunteer mission teams helped build is nearly complete. Located in Santa Elena, about an hour from Guatemala City, there are presently 100 children enrolled there. When the 2018 school year starts next...
By Dr. Francisco Castro (Medical Director) – Second of two parts In my last blog, I talked about our success last year with the child care program at Dorie’s Promise. Today, I want to relate personal stories about three children whose lives have been impacted dramatically by Forever Changed...
By Dr. Francisco Castro (Medical Director) – First of two parts Every year at Dorie’s Promise has been a special one, and this past year was no exception. During 2016, we provided shelter for dozens of kids, but much more than that as we met many other prerequisites for a happy life. Our...
Dear Friends, I am horrified and heartbroken for all the orphaned children who lost their lives in the fire in Guatemala as well as the hundreds who were made homeless. I visited this orphanage years ago and I remember thinking it was much like the one I grew up and was abused in. The worst of the...
The first of the orphans from the tragic fire at the Virgen de Asuncion Orphanage has arrived at Dorie’s Promise Guatemala. Her name is Mayra. She is 13. Both of her parents have passed away and no relatives have made a petition for her. Pray for her transition into our home. For more information...
By Bradley Burck You may have heard the horrible news coming out of Guatemala about a state run orphanage that caught on fire. We are trying to get all the details we can about what happened and how many perished in this tragedy. The details about the incident are coming out slowly and seem to...
Please consider a special gift to help us end 2016 strong. Your gift will help us make sure that we are able to send the children of Dorie’s Promise to the schools best fitted to their individual needs and learning abilities. The average cost of sending a child to a private school in...
By Heather Radu – Last week I gave you updates on Nayeli and Brayan (if you missed it, read that post here.) I’d really like you to know about Ana too. Because of your help, we have been able to get Ana into a wonderful Christian school called Shaddai. She is in the fourth grade. When she...
By Heather Radu – Take a moment to stop and remember what it was like to get ready for a new school year. The new shoes, new clothes, maybe a new backpack or even pee-chee folders. It was all so exciting — like a new adventure was about to start. I want to give you an update on Nayeli. As...
By Heather Radu – As we come to the Christmas season, I want to give you a vision for where we are headed together concerning the care of our children at Dorie’s Promise in Guatemala. Things have been slowly changing at our homes in Guatemala City for a few years now. You may have noticed....
By MJ Zelya- Brayan is attending a new school, a training/vocational school, to help him develop in other capacities and areas. It will provide him the tools he needs for his future. He loves both gastronomy and music. He does well at French cooking, and he loves to play the guitar. Someone...
By MJ Zelya – As a part of our child development sphere of care, the children at Dorie’s Promise participate in different extracurricular activities — things like karate, ballet, or tennis classes. And we have even such improvement! They share and communicate better with each other, and...