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“SHARING THE CHANGE” PROGRAM

PHONE: 502‐4475‐0843 or 502‐4853‐6221|E‐MAIL: [email protected]

ConventoCarmelodeNazaret,SanAndrésItzapa,Chimaltenango.

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Jan 2014 General Report

In pursuit of His Steps:

We have started a new year in hopes to keep up after His footsteps. Being aware of the huge

challenge ahead I appeal to His love and guidance to face it,

When it comes to teaching someone any type of skill, the teacher has to get the students’

interest if it is aimed that the student really learns it, however when we pursuit to share His footsteps

along the walk with the others who may have lost faith, who may have given up on His loving care and

on top that have no willingness to try at all, definitely our efforts needs to reach sacrifice.

However this is the normal process to give abundant fruit, a seed must die to bear abundant

fruit as He taught us on the Holy Cross.

Therefore no effort will be in vain if His love and guidance is requested. Despite of all the

obstacles, He is leading the way and we should only hang on to His hands tightly.

So below I would like to share with you some of the efforts accomplished during this past month

relying on God’s perfect plan. I beg your prayers in order that His love amends the mistakes I had in each

of the efforts made and His grace allows me to recognize them with humility and His wisdom enlighten

me to correct my acts.

Here are the stories that inspired our efforts in January:

Visitors:

We had the pleasure and the great experience to meet Ben Anderson, a Jesuit from Minnesota

who came to stay at the convent for a little over a month to study Spanish and learn from our

community. Just like a servant of His, Ben shared with the convent, with the people of the community

and with many others here in San Andres a very humble, simple and very kind friendship that has

enriched our lives and our community. His stay will always last in our memories.

Sharing with the Institutions:

We were able to accomplish a visit with the Rockhurst 2014 friends to Los Gozosos Orphanage &

to NPH Boarding School.

The time we spent at los Gozosos allowed us to get closer to the most living presence of God

among us: children with special needs and playing with them is like playing with God.

Our tour around the NPH Boarding school has given us an opportunity to learn more about their

mission to educate those with troublesome lives for a better future.

We have been able to accompany the convent in their needs in gratitude all their love, care and

support thru: Donation of funds, Vegetable garden, Maintenance in general for the facility.




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We had the opportunity to meet with SHARE Foundation, the school authorities from San

Andres, the Authorities from the villages of San Andres and Parents from the communities. Our goal was

to communicate our proposals for this year and inform them that SHARE Foundation and SHARING THE

CHANGE program will be joining efforts to better serve them and provide them a more integral

accompaniment along the projects we reach an agreement to accomplish.

From the meeting we were able to obtain a list of requests that we have are using as a guide to

fulfill the visit to the schools and accomplish the first stage of our activity calendar for this year. I would

like to share with you the mentioned list:

Essay Synthesis about the needs in the Schools represented at Meeting to Communicate the SHARE Program to Support Education and SHARING THE CHANGE Projects for 2014 in the Sharing with the

Schools Area

School Name Needs Contact

Comunidad Caserio San Rafael Escuela Rural Mixta

Fix the top of the entrance door Change the glass to the windows Build the wall around the school Sport field for the children

Phone 5337.2910 Mardoqueo Lopez

Panimaquin School Playground for the Children School, doors and roof repairing Audio system for events Phone 4428.9913

Chimachoy School School Maintenance Change the wood post

No Contact provided

Chay Balam morning School

Paint Gardens School supplies for poor children (paper sheets, card board, pens, crayons, etc.)

Phone 7849.5173 Ana Luisa Phone 3412.7742 Lorena Taj

Escuela rural mixta Caserio los Encinos Pure Water, Electricity source and a Sink Playground and maintenance

Phone 4670.8621 Beatris Toj

Escuela oficial rural mixta Aldea Los Corrales Cajahualten

Gardens and playground, Bathrooms and warehouse, service improvements School supplies

Phone 5783.1326 Principal Esly Gutierrez

Escuea Aldea Xeparquiy Paint and desks for the students

No Contact provided

Escuela de Parvulos gardens and playground Service improvement School supplies

Phone: 5766.3221 Esperanza Meza

Escuela Cantonal San Antonio Las Conchitas gardens and playground Parents rep




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Escuela de Educacion Especial Valle del Durazno

Water and drainage Build wall around the school gardens and playground classroom locks library shelf

Phone: 5945.5789 Lesbia Ajquill

Escuela Aldea Chicazanga Paint, maintenance, toilet improvement, water source, first grade classroom

No Contact provided

Aldea Hierbabuena

Maintenance Paint gardens and playground service improvement supplies such as lamina, iron bars, gravel, sand, wood, cement, nails, powder soap, dish soap

phone 4685.6165 5973.7420 Laureano Matzul

Escuela Los Aposentos gardens and playground

phone: 4163.8176Miguel muñoz city hall repTel: 4098.2821Jose Boc School council president

Escuela 15 de Septiembre school painting service improvement (water source and bathroom)

phone: 4325.6993 Omar Gutierrez

Chay Balam Jornada Vespertina

School painting, Industrial stove, balls for PE ceramic floor for the kitchen

Phone: 4154.3206 Francisco Tataguin

Escuela oficial Rural Mixta Maintenance pure water

No Contact provided

Escuela 25 de Junio Pure water source improvement

No Contact provided

Sharing with the Schools:

The team work we can accomplish with SHARE foundation and the City Hall of the town will allow the

Program to be able to serve at least 12 schools during 2014 thru the 2 projects proposed for this area of

need and they are:

Clean Little School, Pretty little school, little school of the Change (school facility improvement

for 10 schools)

Little seeds of the Change (Education in Values in 2 schools)




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Sharing with the Children:

In the community of San Francisco, most of the parents have a lot of difficulties to raise their kids in a

way that they provide them skills for them to perform better when grown.

Also they get a hard time teaching them about values while trying to meet their material needs. It has

been an issue while achieving some of the projects to improve their lives.

Therefore this year 2014, we are proposing to develop the project Education in Values named Little

seeds of the Change for the children from this community.

We aim to provoke a leadership among the children based on the values to improve their community

living conditions.

Sharing with the Youth:

We had the opportunity to play a soccer game with a local team in a Short tournament they were

organizing to collect funds for their church. Our score wasn’t the winner however we won a great

experience sharing with the Youth from Rockhurst 2014 and the locals.

The education in the junior high schools from San Andres does not encourage the learning and practice

of the Values we promote in the Program; however it is really important to walk with these students

along this stage of their growth so they may become great people.

So in 2014, the project Education in Values is proposed to be developed in the junior high school 25 de

Junio with a different name “Run for the Change” based on adjustments to match the PE contents which

is addressed to a different type of population.

Sharing with the families:

Deep gratitude to the Mission Trip from Rockhurst 2014 for making possible to help the following

families thru their time, their commitment, their efforts and support to accomplish the projects

proposed for them.

Care Projects:

We continue to work on the Care Projects such as the Food service, Emergency Assistance, Stoves and

we were able to help 10 families:




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1. Albertina Patzan Xijur

2. Astrid Azucena Xetey Cujcuy

3. Blanca Elizabeth Socoy Puz




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4. Lesvia Leticia Acabal Puz

5. Reyes Sirin Quinac

6. Milagros Texaj de Segura




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7. Ilma Nohemi Ajpop Sinto

8. Dilia Esmeralda Zamora Chiroy

9. Olga Leticia Bay Vasquez




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10. Ceferina Salvajan Xicon

Productive projects:

Rockhurst allowed us the opportunity to start an ambitious vegetable project with 10 families in the

community of San Francisco in hopes of a sustainable benefit for the families thru the process of the

Capital seed. This project was originally the Family Garden project that proposed to give the families

fresh and healthy food plus an expertise on new types of vegetables. However the process to assure a

more substantial benefit was too complicated due to the time consuming tasks in each family.

Therefore new options were discussed with new beneficiaries and the Community of San Francisco was

the first to dare to become involve on this adventure that aims to produce 4 crops of String beans during

this year and we have committed to them to provide them the full support and accompaniment for the

first crop so they can continue with the remaining crops thru self‐management leaning on our partial

accompaniment.

Here is the list of the families benefited thru this project:

1. Enma Carolina Guche Cate




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2. Estefana Machan Popol

3. Faustina Santos Lopez

4. Irma Yolanda Machan Cujcuy

5. maria angela ajquill sirin

6. Maria Hilda Gonzales

7. Maria Gilda Velasquez Ajquiy

8. Maria Magdalena Azurdia Sal

9. Maria Marleny Guch Machan

10. Marta Odilia Calel Son

We continue to work on the laying hens’ projects, this time we achieve the hens’ houses for groups of

families who embraced the opportunity to not only get the benefits of the eggs but attempt to grow

thru the sales they may make.

We were able to complete 3 hen houses for the following groups:




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San Lorenzo Group:

Families benefited:

1. Ana Sanic Quino

2. Gilda Clemencia Bay Azurdia

3. Irma Jerez Melendrez

4. Leonor Jerez Melendrez

5. Rosaura Sarazua Sequen

6. Wendy Carolina Ajquiy

Vistas de San Lorenzo Group:

Families supported:




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7. Alejandra Popol Socon

8. Manuela Coj Gonzales

9. Maria Delfina Chun Popol

10. Maria Irene Popol Machan

11. Maria Victoria Azucena Salvajan Gonzales

12. Olga Ofelia Gonzales Machan

San Cristobal:

Families Supported:

13. Vilma Uzen Vazquez

14. Maria Luvia Elizabeth Chocon Uzen

15. Maria Esperanza Salvajan Siquinajay

Besides these families, we were able to benefit the following families individually:




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1. Ana Elcira Juarez Lopez

2. Carmela Machan Siquinajay

3. Matea Suy Machan

Sharing with the Sick

We experienced a great joy sharing with the sick, we were able to visit 20 families and provide these

families with a bag of goods that will support their economy and food supplies for their needs.

Besides the visits to the sick, we have provided the Follow up service to:

Eusebio Popol with a possible cancer in his stomach.




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Allan Anibla Ajquiy with brain paralysis

Ana Vaquiax malnutrition

Martina Health emergency

Angela Sal support for her to face her husband’s sickness.

Medicine for Carolina Guche’s child

All the good we have been able to accomplish for the community has been like an oasis in a dessert of

the many needs, we rely on God’s love and your support to keep up the good work.

May God reward you all for your immense generosity!

Thank you so much for making it possible,

Respectfully: Maynor Tagual

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