Back to School

By MJ Zelya – The return to school after the holidays is a little difficult but exciting for the children of Dorie’s Promise. For some children they feel like they are “big kids” now because they will begin primary school. For others they are excited because they will attend to school for...

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Educational Accomplishments in 2015

By Lucrecia “Lucky” Perez  – How do you fundamentally change a society? Education. It is a fundamental human right and will be the basis for building a better future for Guatemala. Education opens doors to being a better person, a person who will help make our world better. It...

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Special Tax-Free IRA Gifts

Congress did it again and this time it’s permanent!  You may remember that we mentioned this special giving opportunity last year, but this December Congress passed legislation retroactively extending the charitable IRA rollover for 2015 and makes this provision permanent for future years....

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A Fun Day Out At the Tennis Club!

By Omar David – I have been visiting Dorie’s Promise for four years and still come once a week to play with the kids.  You will find me there every Thursday afternoon for about 45 minutes. I got to know about Forever Changed International while playing tennis with Dr. Castro.  A couple...

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Being Grateful

By MJ Zelya – If I think about what I am thankful for this year a myriad of things come to mind—a big list. Especially all the good things received from our Heavenly Father. He has been watching over us and did not abandon us despite storms and circumstances, in which we live daily. What we...

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Good Health & Relationships at Dorie’s Promise

By Dr. Francisco Castro – We believe that good health depends on dynamic but stable relationships among biological, psychological, social and spiritual factors. A comprehensive and integral health system should become involved in attending to such factors. Our system utilizes four health...

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Minds At Work

What a difference a few years can make in the life of a child. Now just multiply that change by the number of children at Dorie’s Promise whose lives are changed daily through the gift of attending a private school! The transformation in their young lives is truly amazing. What started with only...

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A New School in Palencia: Built by Our Missions Teams!

By FCI Team – Dorie’s Promise is making history! Thanks to numerous mission teams that helped us throughout the summer, we are close to completing a new school in Palencia, about an hour from Guatemala City. Thanks to volunteer labor from our missionaries, we will be able to build the school...

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A Pleasant Surprise

  By FCI Team – We recently received a pleasant surprise: a gift of approximately $1,800 in sponsorship money for four of our children, enough to sponsor each of the four for a year. The gift came from Antelope Hills Christian Church in Canby, Minnesota, which raised the funds during...

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A Birthday Party to Remember!

On Sunday, July 19, Ana turned 9 and had a very special birthday celebration with her friends — one she will always remember. Her party included pizza, cupcakes, and colorful balloon crowns that her dad made for her and all the guests. But there was something missing — birthday gifts. Instead of...

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