What an amazing opportunity for 2 gringos to spend 6 weeks in Santiago, Guatemala teaching English to 72 TEN FE students. It was a win win situation, to say the least. Check out some of the pictures of Carl Reitz and Julia Kiep’s time in Guate.
It was such a wonderful trip with 10 people in June 2022 to return to our beloved Santiago to see the TEN FE students…the first time in 2.5 years because of Covid. So many great things are happening at the school, despite the financial and social setbacks of Covid. The love seen and felt in this school by the gringos this week was unbelievable. We definitely see the positive effects of the hard work and big hearts of the TEN FE teachers and administration. You guys are doing incredible things. Thank you for sharing this special week with us.
Last March, the TEN FE School was scheduled to have a water treatment centered put in at the school…it was two years in the making and a week before the Aguas Vivas team was supposed to come to Santiago, the world went on shut down. We are very pleased that this water purification system will be installed next week! This will make a huge difference for the school and the students!
Projects
Agua Viva means “Living Water” in English. Our water purification systems and our health and hygiene education programs are the heart of our efforts. Agua Viva has installed 8 systems in Guatemala and 7 systems in Ecuador. We have 2 systems operating in Honduras, 1 in Tanzania, and have plans to install pure water in Cuba in the near future. The hardware for each system costs approximately $7,500 USD and the design provides for a very efficient, low-maintenance, and low-operating cost installation for the communities we serve.
If you feel led to serve by volunteering or through your financial or prayerful gifts, we appreciate you more than you can ever imagine! Removing the weight of the financial burden for these trips allows us to focus on the quality of our program. It also allows us to focus on preparations so that we can make these trips more fun and meaningful to our host communities and volunteers.
If you would like to send a tax deductible donation by check, please make it out to Agua Viva International and mail it to:
Agua Viva International, Inc.
P.O. Box 8481
Kansas City, MO 64114
We are so excited to announce that despite COVID< we were able to get approval to add middle school grades (Basico) to the primary school. This means we will be able to educate students in 7, 8 and 9th grades in 2021!
We need 15 volunteers to help TEN FE hand out candy to runners in this race! It’s a fun time and TEN FE gets paid to be there! Hours are approximately 7:30-11:00 a.m., and you get a Tshirt. Please contact Julie at jluebbers@msn.com for more information about the event and how to register. Gracias!
Anyone interested in running on behalf of TEN FE (with a discount code to register) or help TEN FE by volunteering to work a station at the race, please email jluebbers@msn.com. Hours are Saturday, Oct. 6 from approximately 7:30-11:00. We need 20 volunteers. Thank you in advance for considering!
In June 11 high school students and 4 chaperones from Grace Fellowship Church in Florence went to TEN FE for 8 days. They spent time with the TEN FE kids, put on a VBS workshop, and helped work on the land, cleaning and preparing it for the school to soon be built. It was an amazing week of laughs, love, growth, and tears. Thank you for all of the wonderful memories and touching experiences.
Thank you to everyone who came out to the TEN FE TASTE at Master Provisions! It was such a great night! Your contributions helped raise over $16,000! Thank you for your continued support of TEN FE and our goal to educate poor and orphaned kids in Guatemala. We couldn't do it without you!
Be on the lookout for your invitations in the mail. Come out and meet don Romeo and Berta, our on the ground co-directors in Guatemala, and meet Warren Baker, TEN FE's newest board member. Have authentic Guatemalan cuisine and hear what's new with TEN FE, its plans for a school and community center, and its current students. This night will be interactive and engaging! Don't miss it!
9.1.17 at Master Provisions' SAVE Center in Florence, KY. 6-9 p.m.
For more info, or if you'd like to volunteer at this event, please contact Julie Luebbers at jluebbers@msn.com or 513-325-2118.
Be on the lookout soon for video footage of the TEN FE students, their families, and the land of the future TEN FE school and community center, all thanks to Master Provisions and our partnership with them. In August I will have the pleasure of traveling back to Santiago to conduct interviews and film footage for a promotional message about TEN FE and our mission as an organization. I am very grateful for this opportunity...I can't wait to see what comes out of this special effort. :)
Thank you to Warren Baker for joining our team and volunteering your services for the betterment of this organization and to the kids themselves. You have already impacted this organization tremendously and we look forward to working with you for years to come. Thank you in advance for your service and dedication. It is a pleasure having you on board.
Through a dynamic partnership between Master Provisions and TEN FE, PEI has joined us to make the TEN FE dream a reality. Thank you to the generosity, compassion, and boldness of Jeff Loy at PEI Logistics in Cincinnati/northern Kentucky for creating not only this partnership, but for creating opportunities for so many underprivileged kids in Guatemala. I am excited to roll out this new sponsorship program with you and see where it takes us. Thank you being bold and for taking a chance to touch the lives of many special kids that you haven't met yet. Get ready June 2017! Check out PEI at http://www.shippei.com/
Get ready to have some fun at O'Neals Tavern in Anderson, Ohio next Friday, January 13th from 5-??? Thank you to Them Carls, Lauren Pellecchia, and O'Neals Tavern for putting on this awesome fundraiser for TEN FE. For more details check out
https://www.facebook.com/ONealsTavern/photos/gm.575395285998826/906395952793467/?type=3
Thank you for all of the incredible effort you and SUA are putting into helping TEN FE raise money to reach our goals through your Mission Collection. The Bulldogs raised over $1,500.00!!! You girls are amazing! Your efforts will help change these kids lives and futures. Muchas gracias, chicas!
Master Provisions has decided to partner with TEN FE! They are going to include our wonderful TEN FE students as part of their quest to take care of orphans around the world. This partnership has the potential to ensure that these children will have ongoing success and long term financial security for their education. Thank you Roger Babik for making this possible. I am so proud of this partnership. God bless you!
Check out for yourselves what awesome things Master Provisions does locally and abroad.
www.masterprovisions.org
Thank you to O'Neals Tavern, Mt. Carmel Brewery, and 'Them Carls' for an awesome fundraisor!! We raised over $1200 for the students of TEN FE. Muchas gracias to everyone who came out for this great event!
To apply, visit https://www.athentikos.com/portfolio-posts/iaa-2016-se-luz/
Athentikos is recruiting team members for I AM ART 2016 Se Luz/TEN FE workshop in Guatemala. We are partnering with Se Luz and TEN FE. They will host an I AM ART camp at a local church. Space is limited and applications will be selected in the order they are received.
Are you passionate about creativity? Do you paint, write, draw, dance, sculpt, sew, act, sing, perform … etc? Do you have creative media skills in video, audio, or photography? Are you interested in using your talents to make a difference?
I AM ART is an opportunity to use creativity to help people who live in difficult situations.
The 10 day I AM ART trip includes:
Athentikos will equip you to teach creative workshops to at-risk children, and document transformational stories in photo and video. You don’t have to be a professional. Bring your skills, and passion to use them with purpose in a 10 day trip. Invite your friends and join the journey of transformation! Connect to the greater story, exercising the gifts you love!
Christmas time in Guatemala is special; for the majority of people in Guatemala (the poor) it is seen as strictly a religious holiday; one stripped of the commercialization surrounding Christmas that has become all too prevalent in the U.S. Christmas, and most things in Guatemala, are simple because there are few to no resources for the majority of extremely poor people. To the poor in Guatemala, Santa Claus doesn't exist...nor the does the idea of giving or receiving a gift. There just isn't money to spend on non-essential things for so many people in Guatemala. It goes without saying, that the TEN FE students are no different. When one third of the students are orphans and the others only have a working mother in their household, the idea of having extra money is a fallacy. These kids could not go to school because their families could not afford a school uniform...so the thought of a gift...just doesn't happen. Each year, a donor sends don Romeo $500 (a personal donation) to buy the TEN FE kids a gift at Christmas. And sadly, each year, the need is so great that he spends the money buying them underwear and socks, a few school supplies, and a few pieces of candy. The kids are grateful to receive whatever they are blessed with at such a special time of the year. This year was an extra special year for the TEN FE students because Monica was able to spend Christmas in Guatemala with the wonderful Sactic family, and in doing so was able to deliver a special Christmas gift to each and every child. This year, the personal donation of $500 went to buy a watch for each kid...something they would never dream of owning. In addition, they got Christmas cards from Villa Madonna Spanish students, candy canes, chocolates, school supplies, little games and toys...and not to worry--they also got their much needed socks and underwear. What a true blessing for Monica to witness such an awesome event and be a part of something truly special at Christmas time. I believe that she got to see the true meaning of Christmas this year in Santiago, Guatemala. God bless you all. Merry Christmas and TEN FE.
If you are interested in helping TEN FE earn some money, please consider volunteering at the Queen Bee Half Marathon on 10/10/15. TEN FE will be working at Mile 6 to pass out candy to the runners and to help cheer them on. Hours are 7:30-9:30 am and last year was a lot of fun! If you are interested in more information, or helping out, please email Julie at jluebbers@msn.com. Muchas gracias y TEN FE!
