Our Story
Imagine not being able to attend school because the river is flooded and you cannot cross it or simply because your parents do not have enough funds to pay for your school supplies. This is the story of many children around the world. It is an unfortunate reality that occurs too often. We know we… Continue reading Our Story
Our Mission
Our purpose is to provide a fun, safe environment and quality educational opportunities to children 1st through 6th grade in La Esperanza Peñitas Izabal, Guatemala La Esperanza means Hope. We named the school New Hope because this is exactly what we are doing; we are bringing New Hope to the lives of the children in… Continue reading Our Mission
2022 Updates…and Plans for 2023
Hello, our dear friends, CUMC church family, and partners! We are grateful for another blessed year. We’ve had many ups and downs but we’re still here, and we continue to work hard for New Hope School kids. Below is a summary of what we have been up to this past year and our goals for… Continue reading 2022 Updates…and Plans for 2023
Fundraiser Lunch – March 2020
Friends, thank you all who joined us at Central United Methodist Church for the fundraiser luncheon held on March 1, 2020. We are so grateful for all the donations and help we received to prepare, cook and clean up! It takes so much work to put this event together, it has only been possible with… Continue reading Fundraiser Lunch – March 2020
2020 Plans…and 2021
Starting the year 2020 was exciting! we had so many plans. On March 1 we held the Fundraiser Lunch at CUMC in Oskaloosa. The goal was to complete the school expansion that had started back in 2019. It was fulfilling to finally raise enough funds to complete the school expansion. Unfortunately, everything changed when on… Continue reading 2020 Plans…and 2021
School Expansion Update – January 2020
Friends, we continue to work on the school expansion, throughout 2019 we worked on various tasks, we would like to share our progress so far! These photos are from June through October of 2019. We have come far, the additional structure was built attached to the existing structure, we added two new restrooms, a small… Continue reading School Expansion Update – January 2020
School Expansion Update – May 2019
We continue to move forward at New Hope School! We still need additional funding to complete this project, let us know if you can help! Any amount will help us accomplish our goal!
Welcome to Our New Website! ¡Bienvenidos!
We are excited to launch a branch new website!