• Guatemala is located in Central America, bordered by Mexico, Belize, the Caribbean, Honduras, El Salvador and the Pacific Ocean.

  • Though the main language spoken in Guatemala today is Spanish, there are 21 other Mayan dialects spoken in Guatemala.

  • Home to 14 million people, it is the second most populated country in South and Central America.

  • UNICEF estimates that there are over 370,000 orphans in Guatemala.

Country: Guatemala

Orphan Community: Manos de Compasion

She is 11 years old and in the 3rd grade. She is creative and enjoys drawing and making jewelry out of beads. Cooking is one of her favorite things to do and she would like to be a chef when she grows up.

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Located in the Bay of Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, Manos de Compasion is a childrens' home serving the Lord in the care of the orphan and preaching the gospel to the lost. Our number one goal is to raise up abandon, abused, and forgotten children to be men and women of Christ. Our area of ministry is made up of 5 main buildings, including 4 ministry houses and a school. Each of the ministry houses have "house parents" that look after the children in those specific house

 
 

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