Help Disabled Children in Guatemala

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 Dear Friends,

I wanted to let you know about an exciting opportunity to give back and spread awareness about a very special school. Now through June 30th, Hotze Health & Wellness Center is hosting the New Life for a Very Special School campaign. Hotze Health & Wellness Center will donate $1 for every new “Like” received on their Facebook page to the New Life School Guatemala, a non-profit Christian school for children with special needs.

When Hotze Health & Wellness Center guest, Judy Kershner, arrived in Guatemala as part of a medical missionary team, she realized that the Lord had a much bigger plan and purpose in store for her. While working in the Mayan village of Santa María de Jesús, Judy met a group of children with very special needs, such as spina bifida, cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy. Judy learned that these children were not accepted as equals in society and were oftentimes hidden in their homes, never allowed outside where neighbors could see them and accuse the family of being “cursed.” That’s right, “cursed” as in witchcraft.  It is incredible, but this belief system still exists in our present-day world!

These special needs children were not allowed to attend school and had been denied an education and any hope for a future, until Judy came along and opened the New Life School Guatemala.


In addition to offering these children an education, the school also provides medical care and wheelchairs to the children in need. Additionally, the school feeds 100 children a day and without the support of financial donations the school would not exist. That is why we need your help!

Please help us spread the word about this incredible organization by liking our page, sharing the campaign with your friends and family, and praying for the school. You can learn more about the school by watching this video: http://bit.ly/JyLl9P.

Thank you in advance for your support!

Tink

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