La Senda: Orphanage and school in Guatemala

I want to recommend supporting a La Senda, an orphanage and school for abandoned, neglected, and impoverished Guatemalan children. La Senda was founded by a couple, Pam and Steve English, who moved to Guatemala and started helping people living in the trash dumps in Guatemala City. Now they direct La Senda, near Sumpango, Guatemala, and have dedicated their lives to loving and educating orphans, abused and abandoned children, and those who can’t afford a good education.

The children at La Senda receive an education that will equip them to get a good job and to have more opportunities open to them. In addition, Steve, Pam, and the children of La Senda now serve and provide food to local families who continue to live in extreme poverty. Steve and Pam hire local Guatemalans to work as teachers and nannies for the children. They started a sponsorship program where people can help support the children in contributing to their medical costs, education, food and clothing.

I have visited the children frequently and I always go away encouraged, after seeing the difference a caring home environment and education make in the children’s lives. I have also taught at La Senda and have seen firsthand how loving attention and a good education can give hope to and open future possibilities for these formerly impoverished, abandoned children. La Senda is governed by a Guatemalan board of directors and is recognized by the government of Guatemala as a non-profit organization. La Senda receives financial support primarily by donors giving to the U.S. organization, The World our Parish, which was established by Pam and Steve to support La Senda. You can learn more about La Senda at the website: www.twop.org.