One of the teens at Casa Shalom, Elias, is currently in 11th grade. He has been attending a high school created by the Assemblies of God from Canada called William Cornelius Vocational Training Centre. Like other Guatemalan high schools every student chooses a field to study. Elias chose computer programming, and so we’ve had a great time together this year working on his projects together.

Today we went to his school for their independence day activity. I was amazed at the classrooms because they were the nicest that I’ve seen in Guatemala. The school is pretty expensive, but fortunately they find sponsors for all of the students to help offset the costs. The school is very challenging, and I’m proud of Elias and all the work that he’s putting into it. It was fun to meet his friends and teachers today!