Growing Godly Leaders

2025 marks 25 years of Impact Ministries serving in Guatemala – can you believe it? In the year 2000, Les and Rita stepped out in faith and drove from Canada to Guatemala with their three young children. In the year 2000, they moved their family into the little A-frame house in the highlands of northern Guatemala and started exploring where and how God would have them minister. In the year 2000, a student named Hector graduated Grade 10 from the little Christian school in Tactic that would soon become the first Vida school. Twenty-five years later, Hector is the lead pastor of…

It’s New Year’s Eve, and Les & Rita asked me to share a special New Year’s Greeting with you: https://youtu.be/ttdgmtxOnwg As Les & Rita said, THANK YOU for pouring hope and vision and purpose into the lives of students in Guatemala throughout 2024 through teachers who love them and have the vision of a brighter future for them! There’s a few more hours left to double your donation to Build a Brighter Future for children and families in Guatemala. If it’s still on your list, would you give right now? Build a Brighter Future Your gift will provide children in…

“I want my students to feel safe and loved,” says Teacher Evelyn. “I want them to find the love of God in class. I want them to always remember that we have the best Father of all, who always has our best interest at heart.” Do you know why this is so important to Evelyn? Because Teacher Evelyn, like so many of our teachers, was once a child in our schools. She understands first-hand that Vida Schools need to offer so much more than just an education to the children in her care. Teacher Evelyn remembers starting kindergarten at Vida…