Hearts for Jaco in Action!

Our very good friends, Scott and Melissa Huey, from our home church were part of the church mission trip that came and served alongside us in June.  To say they left a little piece of their hearts here is an understatement as the Lord has given them such a heart for Jaco and a vision to reach kids/families.  From this vision, "Hearts for Jaco" was born.  The first phase of this program is a school scholarship program for kids who are older and have dropped out of school or have not been attending for various reasons.  There is a new school in town, La Academia, that is tuition-based and is perfect for these students to be able to complete high school in about 3 years.  We have been praying through this with the Hueys and after lots of paperwork and prayer, our first 3 kids started classes yesterday!  Yuliana, Cristian and Dania attended their first class and LOVED it!  They called me last night so excited and really motivated to study and finish high school--something they thought was out of reach for them at this point.  Dania (18 yrs old) and Cristian (almost 16 years old) are in 7th grade and Yuliana (19 years old) is in 8th grade.  We are so excited about this and my heart is so thankful to those who are sponsoring these 3 precious teenagers to attend the school. There are requirements to attend such as attending weekly tutoring sessions, active in youth group/church and getting passing grades.  Please pray for these 3 as they have a huge challenge ahead of them, but as Dania told me on Monday, "Sarah, con Dios todo es possible"  (Sarah, with God all things are possible)!

If you would like to know more about Hearts for Jaco ministry please check out the website at:  www.heartsforjaco.org.  Here you will find profiles and pictures of each young person available for sponsorship.

Here are the three registering for classes:

Dania

Cristian

Yuliana