By Kelly Shank – Thousands of people have visited Dorie’s Promise as part of our missions teams and many thousands more have been impacted by their stories after they returned home. Visiting our home and experiencing Guatemala firsthand is certainly one of the most impactful ways to learn about...
By Kelly Shank – For many of us August signals the end of summer vacation and beginning of a new school year. We’re busy scoping out back-to-school sales, shuttling kids to sports practices, and attending back-to-school nights as we ease back into our routines. We don’t question whether our...
By Kelly Shank – God has called us to passionately serve the world’s forgotten children through life-changing ministries. Heather Radu came to Guatemala seventeen years ago to serve children who were vulnerable and forgotten, helping hundreds of orphans be placed in loving families through...
By Naomi Beazely – Even though summer is barely under way, it’s time for mission teams, families and church groups to start thinking about the possibilities of a fall mission trip. From mid-October through early December, groups can take advantage of a discounted price, with the per-person...
By Alejandra Diaz – Guatemala’s Independence Day observance doesn’t arrive until Sept. 15. However, many of our mission teams and financial supporters live in the United States. So at Dorie’s Promise, we feel a special kinship with Americans celebrating their independence this week. We...
By Alejandra Diaz – Early last year we included a blog on our website about our older students who are receiving tutoring in English from Paul Stickland, an Englishman who has been living in Guatemala for eight years. I am happy to report that Paul is still coming twice a week, and the...
By Alejandra Diaz – Even though Guatemala just passed the halfway point of the 2017 school year, our girls are already looking forward to their Gymnastics Vacation Course this fall. A dozen of our girls participated in last fall’s course. About 100 students overall were involved in the...
By Heather Radu – One of the most joyous occasions of this spring was honoring—and saying thanks to—all the employees who have been with Dorie’s Promise for 10 years or longer. We couldn’t have done it without them. They have stayed with us through the years and even in the most difficult of...
By Heather Radu – Many generous donors sponsor children, conduct fund-raising events, and give to keep Dorie’s Promise running. But we recently learned about the most unique fund-raising effort conducted in 2016: a former resident organized it. Nine-year-old Maria* was one of our last...
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...