Finding Freedom through Friendship realizes that the only way to provide a “hand up, not a hand out” to our sponsored children is through education. In Guatemala, many single mothers can not afford school supplies for their children, and without these items children do not attend local classes. Mark and Laura in Utah answered our…

The combination of a visit from television celebrity Mario Lopez mixed with the generosity of the citizens of Austin, Texas promises to be a wonderful evening of generous philanthropy, great food and a beautiful venue. Such an elegant night might seem light years away from the realities of life in rural Guatemala and the slums…

Dany is Margareta’s youngest son. He has a congenital deformity of his foot that will be operated on by Children of the Americas as a donation of care in January. Meanwhile, Dany is very happy to have enough food for the month.

This is Francisco. Finding Freedom through Friendship started providing his family with monthly food donations last fall.These food donations are not exciting…100 lbs of corn, rice, 50 lbs of black beans, cooking oil, sugar, and eggs. No junk food, no desserts, no soft drinks. Nothing that a typical child would be excited enough to smile…

“A proposal: Widow: Maria Juarez. Her daughter’s name is Catarina and she also has a son. I am including some of my photos of her and her daughter. And she is struggling hard so that they can continue to study. I have seen a document that she showed me that show that her husband died…

When we inquired about what she wanted for Christmas, Maria asked for shoes, and food for her eight siblings. She needs footwear that can keep her feet warm while she harvests firewood in the mountains of Guatemala. Jose’s (right) parents asked for a wheelchair for their son, who has never walked after suffering a traumatic…