Project JOEL

This years team will be working with Project JOEL while in Guatemala. Lutheran Hour Ministries in Guatemala started Project JOEL about 9 or 10 years ago. Here's a little background information that we recieved from Rebeca DeFranco in Guatemala:

Project JOEL
This is a program of integral and preventive education that is based on a solid Christian conviction. It promotes moral values and guides youth/students to be aware of the negative things of the world and of the influence that these things may have over their lives. Also, it encourages them to handle and face social and group pressures, so they will be able to take better decisions and learn healthy lifestyles. This program is developed in public elementary schools and high schools throughout the country. Since the program started 9 years ago, more than 42,000 students have participated and LHM has received an award from the Guatemalan Government for the work done through Project JOEL.

This year we will be traveling to many schools in Guatemala City and Santiago Zamora. We will be visiting several class rooms at these schools helping to promote Project JOEL and teaching these kids how to have a love filled home.