COMMON HOPE BLOG

New homeowner in New Hope

katel — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:12:38 +0000

“This house motivated me to do new things with my family. Now I have wanted to work to make my home prettier. My husband is very happy, and my children clean every day. Some days I wake up and I cannot believe it; I think it’s a dream to have a block house. Thanks to [...]

One very exuberant reader

katel — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:39:39 +0000

Jessie Szopinski, sponsorship coordinator in the St. Paul office, is spending six months working from Guatemala. All of us back home are living a bit vicariously through her. She sent the following dispatch today, from her visit to San Miguel. I went with Aracely to take photos of kids that had birthdays this month [...]

Meeting a child and family known only on paper

katel — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:55:33 +0000

by Marsha Benshoof, sponsor and Vision Team volunteer What an amazing experience, meeting a child and his family that you have known only on paper. Jim and I have been sponsors of Gustavo since April 2010, shortly after a Vision Team from our church, Robbinsdale United Church of Christ, returned from Guatemala and shared their [...]

Like family

katel — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:15:47 +0000

by Wendy Vezzosi, sponsor and volunteer translator During the first week of December, my 19-year-old son Scott and I had the privilege of spending the week volunteering at the Antigua facility. It was an amazing experience for both of us on many levels. I wanted to write a few words about some of the things [...]