From left to right, Honorary Vice Consul of Guatemala, the Hon. Dr. Aldo A. Aguirre; the Honorary Consul of Sweeden, the Hon. Lena Walther; Ms. Judy Kerschner, founder and president of the New Life With Education School; the Honorary Consul of Chile, the Hon. Paulina Biggs Spakhul; and, the Honorary Consul of Poland, the Hon John Petkus.LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, 30 September 2009 -- Mrs. Judy Kerschner, founder and president of New Life With Education School was the guest of honor at a private fundraiser at the home of the Griffiths.
New Life With Education is a non-profit missionary-operated Christian school for children with special needs in Santa Maria de Jesus, Guatemala. Beginning in 2,000, with one teacher and eight students, the school now has some 130 students in grades Kindergarten through grade six. Many students have graduated from sixth grade and continue their education.
New Life With Education is specifically for children who cannot gain an education in the overcrowded Guatemalan public school system. Some children have severe hearing or vision deficits, learning disabilities, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, muscular distrophy, Down syndrome, attention disorders, or sensory integration difficulities.
Santa Maria de Jesus
Santa Maria de Jesus is a Kakchiquel Mayan village of 24,000 people located on the side of a the Agua Volcano, a few mile from Antigua, Guatemala. It has the highest rate of poverty in the state and 44% illiteracy. Most of those who are illeterate have a third grade education.
Goals
The goal for this School is for the children to see themselves in God's eyes, to know He loves them and has a purpose for their lives and to help them obtain that purpose.
For more information go to: www.newlifeguatemala.com.
New Life With Education is a non-profit missionary-operated Christian school for children with special needs in Santa Maria de Jesus, Guatemala. Beginning in 2,000, with one teacher and eight students, the school now has some 130 students in grades Kindergarten through grade six. Many students have graduated from sixth grade and continue their education.
New Life With Education is specifically for children who cannot gain an education in the overcrowded Guatemalan public school system. Some children have severe hearing or vision deficits, learning disabilities, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, muscular distrophy, Down syndrome, attention disorders, or sensory integration difficulities.
Santa Maria de Jesus
Santa Maria de Jesus is a Kakchiquel Mayan village of 24,000 people located on the side of a the Agua Volcano, a few mile from Antigua, Guatemala. It has the highest rate of poverty in the state and 44% illiteracy. Most of those who are illeterate have a third grade education.
GoalsThe goal for this School is for the children to see themselves in God's eyes, to know He loves them and has a purpose for their lives and to help them obtain that purpose.
For more information go to: www.newlifeguatemala.com.
