{"id":3117,"date":"2023-11-01T13:48:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T19:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.holdthechildren.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3117"},"modified":"2023-11-06T13:51:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T19:51:06","slug":"november-2023","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.holdthechildren.org\/news\/november-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"NOVEMBER 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pictured above, preschool students in our Victory Christian Fellowship School in Montego Bay, Jamaica pose for a group photo!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>We have 45 children in this preschool, which is the most that have enrolled since 2019!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>We are grateful for all the support that makes preschool education possible for these precious little ones.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Also in Jamaica, our Jamaica Christian School for the Deaf is doing well; they are so grateful for the rain which is keeping their water tanks full right now.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>And they have welcomed five new students this school year!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The school\u2019s Director, Sophia Reid, requests prayer as she grieves the heavy loss of her brother who passed away from cancer last month.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In Haiti our Onaville School is still meeting in the Canaan location while they clean their building.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>When the gangs finally exited Onaville, they left behind large amounts of trash and mess, and vandalized part of the school building.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>We are grateful the gangs have moved on, and students can return to their usual school building soon.<\/p>\n<p>In Port de Paix, Haiti our students are hard at work preparing for end-of-year testing.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>At our Orphanage, we have heard reports about the older residents that moved out; they are living with extended family members and doing well!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>In Cap Haitien, Haiti our CAS school is busy, but there continues to be challenges everyday.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Life in Haiti is difficult and the funds raised for each school can only stretch so far.<\/p>\n<p>In Guatemala, at Kairos, their school year will come to a close soon as they complete final exams and prepare students for graduation.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Christmas is coming next month!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Please donate to the Christmas Celebrations in our HOLD Schools before December 1.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b> <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your donations and ongoing support make the ministry of HOLD, His Outreach for Learning and Development, possible.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Thank you!<\/p>\n<address>Gratefully in His Hold,<\/address>\n<address>Courtney Carrigan<\/address>\n<address>HOLD the Children Director<\/address>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3118,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - 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