Taylor Wheeler

Full House

With the start of the Costa Rican school year in February, our regular programs, classes, and workshops have also started. In our Training Center, which is also home to The Creative Arts Workshop, Women’s School Work, and our offices… we now have a problem. We are out of...

Steven Discovered His Purpose

Here is an encouraging story from the small community of El Calvario in Nicaragua. Steven Gómez Pavón, is an 18 year old kid that has a deep love for the game of soccer. Four years ago Steven came to the sports site. Here he started training more in seriously...

Jenny's Story

The encouraging story you need to hear from Guatemala. Jenny is a young 28 year old girl that was diagnosed with an intellectual disability. She really struggles with reading, writing and socializing with other people her age. Six years ago, Jenny started attending the special education site with...

What will you do with your life?

“What will you do with your life? Answering that question is a central part of Students International’s vision as we seek to help students and the poor discover the unique calling that God has for their lives. However, the question is a difficult one to answer not just...

Meet our New Staff Member, Grettel

A friend invited Grettel to go to the exercise program that had started in the community center. Needing to do something active she agreed to go. Little did she know that going to work out would lead to becoming a part of a community of women. A community...

A Testimony of the Power of God

In the community of Los Altos, Nicaragua is a woman named Doris and her 25-year-old son named Dani. At the age of 13, Dani was introduced to drugs and alcohol. Through the years, he has tried to stop using but has struggled to stay clean and would relapse....

An Opportunity for Change

In the small community of Vista Alegre is a man named Bismark Obregón who has farmed the community for over 60 years. Bismark is a very kind and hard worker man and has a deep desire to learn more about agriculture. Bismark joined to agriculture site ministry about two years...

Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Healing

The Physical Therapy site in Nicaragua started an incredible new project. This is a new way to enter into the lives of patients while getting to know them on a more personal level and share the gospel with them. The new aquatic therapy class is helping the PT...

Called to Carry One Another's Burdens

This week’s story of encouragement comes from the Girls Club site in Guatemala. The Girls Club site was created with the intention of seeing girls come together to learn about Jesus and  build a community where they feel safe and accepted. Each girl walks through the site’s doors...

Babies + Mamas Program

Today’s story of encouragement comes from the Medical Site in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic. Watch the video below to learn how God is using the passions of nurse Katie in the Babies and Mamas program to equip young moms of the DR. Thank God for this program! It is creating...