When Guatemala celebrates their Independence Day, they go BIG!   We have a lot of activities and events, as a school and as part of public programs. This year there wasn't as much done as a city, but that doesn't mean we weren't busy. With two parades, a teacher presentation, student presentations a marathon with the symbolic torch, tons of decorations and costumes, we had a lot to do. The exciting part is that it's the first time in three years the students got to participate. We are grateful to be able to do these events like we used to, but also for the opportunity to encourage the community with our full Morning Glory efforts. The video of the marathon with the torch is below and you can see all the awesome pictures here: Click here for pictures!

"The Expo" was a new endeavor. Our oldest student in Diversified School all prepared projects and presentations of what they are learning in their respective degrees. Then we opened the school to the community to come and see. We were so impressed with the quality of the presentations, we coordinated with other schools in the area to do our presentations at their facilities to generate interest in Morning Glory, but more importantly, further education for everyone. This was a very successful event with tremendous potential to be even bigger and better. We will definitely do the Expo again with tweaks to better show off what our student are capable of! Furthermore, instead of sending only the graduating students to do internship, we gave all the students a chance to so some real-life practice work alongside current Morning Glory staff. You could say it's a "pre-internship" where all students get experience Check out the video below to a quick look of the Expo:

Well, big plans are always in the works! We will be expanding our Diversified School options next year to include Electrician and Music Teacher degrees. We have plans to build a second-story music hall for the music program and even the students in the electronic devices program as they are quickly outgrowing their current space. We will be raising funds for more new desks to finish out all the desks we need. Then we have another opportunity for  sponsorship drive in December. In January we will also begin a program to test and support special-needs students. Groups are already booking for 2023 too! God has continually surprised us so while we have an idea of what we want to do, we are very open to His will. We've gotten good at turning on a dime to go through a door God opened for us! And we are eternally grateful for His guidance and the provision made possible by your essential generosity.