Books for Guatemala

Hello everyone,
Today I am posting to you on behalf of a project that I have decided to take part in. I have been praying for some time for something that I could do to "give back" to Guatemala. A family friend and her husband are going to Guatemala to serve for a couple of years at New Life Childrens Home in Villa Nueva. This is an excellent Christian facility that houses boys and girls from ages 9 mo to 24 years. The children are not available for adoption, but have been relinquished, abandoned or taken out of their homes for various reasons. You can look at their website at www.nlch.nlai.org I was overwhelmed when I read that one in eight girls that start 1st grade will only finish to 6th grade. The illiteracy rate in Guatemala is about 50%. I cringe to think that our little Hudson could have been among the percentage that would have never made it to school or never learned to read or write. So, I am heading up a book drive to send with our family friend to Guatemala in May. Here is the invitation and link if you want to donate a book!

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