Pastoral Testimonials

May God bless you, your families and may He give you strength in your everyday work. My name is Virgilio Sanchez Carcamo , and I am married to Cristina Amparo. I have six children, and Proyecto Aldea Global's Pastoral Program has been a great support for my daughter Gladis Emelina Sanchez, who studies in the Instituto Hondureño de Educación por Radio (IHER). Gladis is now in 8 th grade and the support we have received from this organization has been of great importance to us because it has allowed us to buy the materials that she needs for school and helps pay for the transportation.

Gladis suffered an accident that nearly left her invalid and which has affected her self esteem a great deal. Since she has been in the program we have noticed many changes. She tells us now that since she has joined the program she has made many new friends that have helped her, and I have witnessed it. Thank God that she is succeeding to overcome the depression that she has been going through.

We as a family have had a hard time since my daughter was left in a wheel chair, but we put our problems in prayer and in the hands of God and little by little He showed us his love. Thanks to HIM she has gotten up from her chair and is walking now, with still a little difficulty, but we know "That HE who begins a good work will be faithful to finish it."

On my and my families behalf I can only give thanks for this great support that you have given us.

God bless you!

Thank you!

VIRGILIO SANCHEZ CARCAMO

May our Lord Jesus bless you and give you strength to keep going. My name is Gladis Emelina Sanchez . I study in the Instituto Hondureño de Educación por Radio (IHER). I live with my two parents and 5 other siblings. I joined the Pastoral scholarship program this year and thanks to the support I have been able to pay for my studies. Aside from the economical support I have made many new friends through the program. The people who support me through Proyecto Aldea Global mean a lot to me because the Pastoral Program has helped me better myself emotionally.

On February 7, 2002 I happened to be outside my house while, unknown to me, there was a police operation at hand. There was an exchange of bullets between the police and the delinquents where to my misfortune one of the bullets penetrated my abdomen, directly affecting my small intestine, bladder and spine. When I got to the hospital I was taken immediately into the operating room. Afterwards I could only eat through an IV and had to use a catheter. The diagnoses of the doctors were that I would never walk again and that I would always be in a wheel chair.

I wanted to die, I was devastated, my self esteem hit rock bottom, but my parent's faith never broke, they became even closer to GOD asking Him to give me a miracle.

I started a long process of therapy at the TELETON rehabilitation center. My mom put a lot of energy into taking me since I couldn't walk and my house is a bit far from the bus stop. Now I can walk with the help of a device that they installed in my legs. The doctors said that it would be impossible for me to walk again, but I now know that GOD has granted me a miracle. God is a specialist in doing the impossible.

I wish I could share my entire testimony with you, but it would be very long. I would like to give God all the thanks for allowing me to live, and than thank you for helping me with recuperation.

God bless you!

Thank you!

GLADIS EMELINA SANCHEZ

God bless you, I am Juan Marcos Ocón. I am a scholarship recipient of Aldea Global-Flor del Campo, I am 14 years old. Through this program I have obtained many services that benefited me spiritually and personally. On May 26 and 27 of this year I had the opportunity, thanks to your donations, to join a seminar led by the international speakers MARCOS WITT and JUAN VEREECKEN. The seminar was titled: "The 17 laws of team work". Seminars like this have been very useful to me because I have been able to learn many things I didn't know.

One of the many things that I have learned is that we have to be willing to accept the work that God has given us.

I have also learned what kind of leader I should be. I should affirm and motivate people.

Of the 17 laws that we have been taught the one that impacted me the most was "The Catalyst Law”, where you motivate the leader to be a positive person and strive to make the members of the team be in a happy environment.

What I have learned I am putting to practice, in church and in the scholarship program. Again I thank you; it is because of you that I am receiving these blessings that are making me grow spiritually and emotionally.

I would like to conclude asking you not to give up on the growth of this program; it is of great help for all of us who are participating. If we didn’t have this support most of us would not be able to study due to the poverty of our families.

God Bless

Thank You!