Delmy and her mother
    Guatemala Youth Development
    Delmy Finds Hope After Tragedy
    After Delmy’s father died in a bus crash, the sponsorship program gave her a place to heal and skills to support a brighter future.
    Carlos with his sponsors
    Guatemala Alumni Letter Writing
    "Really? That was your favorite thing you ever got from your sponsor?!"

    Read how one Compassion sponsor discovered that sometimes the most meaningful thing to a sponsored child is the most unexpected. But be warned, you’ll probably never be able to pass up a tacky postcard again.

    Guatemala Child Sponsorship Medical
    Preacher in the Making
    Eva sits in her classroom
    Critical Needs Guatemala
    Protection Against Violence
    At home, Eva was surrounded by violence, but she found refuge at her Compassion center. Learn how her story inspired staff to transform an entire community.
    Guatemala
    Empanadas
    These sweet or savory stuffed pastries are beloved throughout Latin America.
    Guatemala Child Development
    Colorful Guatemala
    Sponsors and Donors Guatemala
    Miracles in a Garbage Dump

    Children who live near a landfill in Guatemala City can now go to a safe school thanks to an alliance between a church in Guatemala, a U.S. church and Compassion.

    Survival Central America and Caribbean Guatemala
    Zika’s Echo Has Faded Only From the News

    The virus’s effects resound in the everyday lives of mothers like Maria and her son, Bryan.

    Guatemala Education
    A Learning Opportunity Worth Celebrating!
    Survival Guatemala
    "I Knocked on the Door"

    A young, abused mother in Guatemala knocks on the door of a church when her newborn daughter faces a life-or-death medical situation.

    Child Sponsorship Guatemala
    Teaching Her Father to Read

    A father chooses to invest in his daughter’s education — an investment that would pay off in ways he never could have imagined.

    Guatemala
    Carlos Garcia

    A group of tutors and staff from the Compassion center helped Carlos understand that his life did have meaning.