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Guatemala

Agriculture — Animal Husbandry
- Site Leader: Meme Hernandez
- Prayer Requests:
  - To maintain the vision of our Site.
  - For protection and guidance of God.
  - God’s provision for the site.
- Suggested Donations:
  - Agriculture books (in Spanish)
  - Evangelistic Tracts for adults, youth, and children
  - Monetary donation for the purchase of veterinary medicine
  - Descaled for horse: Vetribute [ phenylbutazone ] 100 boluses
  - Antibioticos/Antibiotic:
  - Exede 200 ml/mg, penicilina inyectable/injectable penicillin Resflor gold 10 unidades de 10ml
  - Dewormer:
  - 1 galon de Safe – guard [ Febendasol ]
  - 20 unidades de Safe – guard Pasta [ febendasol ]
- Urgent Donations:
  - Needles to inject 14Gx1 [2 108 mmx2.5
  - Needles to inject 16G x1[1.651 mmx 2.5cma.
  - Needles to inject 18 G x1 1/2 [38.mm.
- Site Description:
  - Participants will visit homes and farmers in Magdalena and the surrounding villages in a variety of different agricultural projects. Some activities include vaccinations of farm animals, animal castration, building chicken coops, and pig pens. All of the building projects are made in cooperation with a group that Pastor Mario has formed in order to provide continued training in the agricultural field, veterinarian advice, and as well as Biblical instruction. These projects provide long-term sustainability for the families. Team members will have the opportunity to talk with the families, share their personal testimonies, and Bible verses. NOTE: Working in this site requires an excessive amount of walking.
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Appropriate Technology
- Site Leaders: Carlos Juarez and Kevin Lawrence
- Prayer Requests:
  - The families that are part of our different projects
  - Our relationships with local pastors.
  - That our stoves and filters provide health benefits that the families can see and feel.
  - That our new aquaponics project would be well received in the community
  - The name of Jesus is made known to those we interact with.
- Suggested Donations:
  - Monetary donation to help with cost associated with the stove/water filter project, and the aquaponics project.
- Site Description:
  - -Water filter, building it and installing, checking installed ones, sharing with the families: praying.
    -Smokeless fuel efficient stoves – building and installing them, sharing with the families.

Creative Arts
- Prayer Requests:
  - To maintain the vision of our Site.
  - For protection and guidance of God.
  - For the families that we’ll be partnering with, to share the good news with them.
  - God’s provision for the site.
- Suggested Donations:
  - Guitars
  - Capo for guitar
  - Stand for guitar
  - Guitar accessories
  - Metronome
  - Cajon
  - Teaching materials
- Site Description:
  - Using the Creative Arts to reach the people of Magdalena and El Gorrion. During the Spring of 2019, the Creative Arts site may not be available. The site leader, Alvaro, is moving into a leadership position with SI and will no longer be leading the Art Site. There is a though that another staff member will step into the Art Site. If this happens, the Art Site will be MUSIC focused. If you are on a spring team and interested in music, feel free to list Creative Arts on your application, but be aware that it MAY not be open. Please make a second and third site choice.

Education — Tutoring
- Site Leader: Raquel Gonzalez
- Prayer Requests:
  - God's wisdom and guidance on the new site.
  - Wisdom students to improve their educational level through the tutoring site.
  - Students achieve educational quality
- Suggested Donations:
  - Ariel paper cover
  - Foamy paper
  - Rulers
  - Color Sharpies
  - Stickers
  - coloring books
  - Wytebord Marker and Permanent Marker
- Site Description:
  - The Tutoring Site helps elementary age children master basic tasks such as reading and math. During the activities time, we also share Bible stories and crafts that reinforce both biblical and academic principles. Through the academic interaction, we are also able to visit the children in their homes and establish relationships with their parents in order to share the gospel at every level.

Microfinances
- Site Leader: Gerber Lopez
- Prayer Requests:
  - That we would maintain the vision of our Site
  - For the protection and guidance of God
  - That God would prosper the businesses of our borrowers
  - For the health of our borrowers
  - For Bolena’s health, Gerber’s wife
- Suggested Donations:
  - A monetary contribution to fund a micro-loan*
  - *All donations to the Microfinance Fund will be re-given after the borrowers have paid the loan back. Your donation continues to give financial opportunities to families in the area of our ministry.
- Site Description:
  - Team Members will have the opportunity to work in all aspects of the micro-loan program. This will include encouraging and praying for borrowers through home visits, assisting in loan applications, payment collections, and leading bi-weekly Bible studies. SI provides support to the borrowers, so Team Members may also help with hands-on projects such as chicken vaccinations, chicken coop construction, and more. This lending program focuses primarily on women and families in Magdalena, El Gorrion, and San Miguel by extending loans of $130 – $1250 for income-generating projects. Through the loans, SI hopes to help families on their journey out of poverty and to empower them for future success.

Social Work — Sponsorship
- Site Leaders: Raquel Borge and Steven Hinkeldey
- Prayer Requests:
  - God’s provision for more sponsors
  - Pray for the current sponsors, that they can continue to support their children.
  - For the relationships with the children and their families.
  - Graduating students to be able to find jobs
  - That Jesus would begin to raise up student leaders and parental involvement
  - Stamina for the year (staff)
  - Students grades and attendance to programs to get better and more consistent.
- Suggested Donations:
  - Legos (small set boxes/ bags for prizes. Large box for activities and games)
  - Markers
  - Scrapbook paper
  - Scientific Calculators
  - Money to buy supplies here.
  - Candy for kids activities and incentives
  - Colored Pencils
  - USB Drives (needed for older students school supply lists)
  - Crayons
  - Prizes for kids with good grades. (Soccer Balls, Lunch Bag, Thermos, Hotwheels Cars, clothing and accessories, action figures, etc. Toys are very expensive to buy in Guatemala)
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- Site Description:
  - Similar to other organizations, Students International has a sponsorship program that allows people the opportunity to sponsor children from Guatemala. This program is active in several schools in and around Magdalena. Sponsored children receive benefits, including help with tuition, school uniforms, health care, dental care, eye care, school supplies, and more. The sponsorship team will visit the schools and homes of sponsored children, put together special meeting or parties, and help the teachers and parents to provide improved education and care for the children. The sponsorship team may help teach Nutritional Workshops at the Community Center and assist with office work related to running the program. Building relationships with the children and their families during home visits is a fundamental aspect of the sponsorship site and participants will be active in following up on the medical, educational, and spiritual needs of the children.

Social Work — Women's
- Site Leader: Sheny Orozco
- Prayer Requests:
  - Pray for spiritual growth and good health for the group of women in the Site.
  - That God would give ideas and open doors for training for things that the ladies could do to help them financially.
  - Pray for every woman’s family in the site.
  - Pray for the women at the site, so more of them will make the decision to get married
  - Pray for the two groups of women that we will be in our site and also for the girls’ club.
- Suggested Donations:
  - Money to buy 2 sewing machines
  - A linear steam iron
  - Ziploc bags of different sizes
  - Buttons of different shapes and colors (triangular, flowers, hearts)
  - Wooden buttons of different sizes.
  - Spanish Bibles
  - Fabrics of different colors and sizes
  - Chocolate
  - Pins in box
  - 20 books from "A purpose driven life" by Rick Warren in Spanish
  - Yarn
  - 15 Bibles for woman for their graduation from the sawing class
- Site Description:
  - The goal of our Women's Social Work site is to see women transformed by the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We desire to see their quality of life improved, to see them actively participating in various projects that are focused on helping the needs of their community and families, and to help those that have been through various forms of abuse and neglect. In this site students will assist Victoria in reaching the women of El Gorrion and the surrounding communities through home visits, group meetings/counseling, sowing classes, haircutting classes, beauty classes, various educational meetings, and much more.

Special Education
- Site Leaders: Shelly Crist, Gaby Escobar and Brenda Hernandez
- Prayer Requests:
  - Pray for the health of the students and families in Magdalena.
  - That language barrier won’t be a problem for the team members to interact with the students.
  - For wisdom and guidance of God to direct this ministry site in Magdalena.
- Suggested Donations:
  - Beauty supplies: hair accessories, perfume, lotion, etc.
  - Toys for stimulation therapy
  - Spanish Flashcards
  - Spanish Audio Stories (CD)
  - Candies to give to students as prizes.
  - Baby wipes and disinfecting wipes (Clorox wipes)
- Site Description:
  - The Special Education site is a professional service center for people with special needs in Magdalena and the surrounding villages. Our center is located in the middle of Magdalena Milpas Altas. We provide special education, physical therapy, occupational therapy, spiritual development, and emotional care. Participants will have the opportunity to participate directly with the patients by encouraging them in developing new skills. Participants will help to organize and lead activities (games, songs, readings, and other stimulation activities), to form and develop relationships. Another important part of this ministry is visiting the patients and their families in their homes. Our hope and prayer is to see these people and their families transformed into the likeness of Christ.

Sports
- Site Leader: Danny (Monroy) Daniel
- Prayer Requests:
  - Pray for SI Guatemala (leadership and Staff).
  - Pray for Vision and Mission of the sports site.
  - Pray for communities in Magdalena (Guatemala).
  - Pray for Danny´s health.
- Site Description:
  - The Sports site works with kids and youth in the Magdalena and the surrounding villages. This site incorporates a variety of recreational activities with the goal of teaching, mentoring, and ultimately seeing the lives of young people changed for Christ. The site incorporates soccer, American football, volleyball, and basketball into the program. Outreach participants will build relationships while playing sports, assisting in coaching exercises, and participating in devotionals with the various groups of young people.

General Donations for Guatemala (these items are expensive in Guatemala):
- Chocolate chips
- Peanut butter
- Brown sugar