El Salvador.
God is opening doors in El Salvador and we are now working in 11 states. We are very excited to see the hunger and the acceptance to God’s Word in the schools of this country. We appreciate prayer for national permission so we can better coordinate the distribution and use in the thousands of little schools in this highly populated country.
3,859
SCHOOLS
565,155
STUDENTS
20,277
TEACHERS
Testimony
“I’ve taught school for 16 years here, and this year, because I was using Vital Values with Jesus, was so different.” Grade 3 Teacher
“Studying about Jesus has done more for my toubled student in the last few months than all the psychiatrist’s sessions with him in the last 3 years.” Elementary school teacher
Testimony
A educational authority from a new municipality in Honduras wrote us a letter to request Vital Values with Jesus. He wrote: “We would ask you to provide your material as we see it will help us educate our students in the buisness of life.”
Honduras
The support from the national ministry of education is almost beyond belief and at the end of last year God brought through the written national agreement. We are at 90% coverage of all the states and working hard to increase with grades 7, 8 and 9.
20,074
SCHOOLS
1,097,793
STUDENTS
49,687
TEACHERS
Nicaragua.
We praise the Lord for the opportunity to reach 100% of Nicaragua. This year, the national permission came through 2 days before distribution started. It was a nail-biting miracle and we praise God for how He does things so perfectly.
10,753
SCHOOLS
928,386
STUDENTS
33,800
TEACHERS
Testimony
“My students told me about how excited they were that they finally convinced their English teacher to pray with them at the beginning of each class. They love the fact that they can teach their teachers about the important things of life.” Home-room Teacher
Testimony
A teacher in Heredia and told us about one of her students who is autistic. The parents weren’t sure that they wanted to tackle the digital lessons as they felt it would double their work with their son. But later the mother called the teacher and very emotionally related how in that doing the lesson on the Value of Obedience and particularly in doing the craft together and learning the application, their son sat still for an unusually long time, something that really surprised the mother and father. The mother is very happy for the interest their son shows in the lessons, saying that some of them he has practically done alone. The teacher told us that the mother could hardly find words to express their thankfulness for Project Jesus, that she sends lots of good wishes and blessings. The teacher herself expressed her own gratitude and joy.
Costa Rica.
Based in San Jose, 2 staff members promote and distribute the material to all areas of the country. In May of this year, the written agreement for the next 5 years came through. Now we are in the process of expanding to preschool and less accessible schools. We are also very excited about the new international base for Project Jesus that God is providing here in San Jose.
772
SCHOOLS
163,934
STUDENTS
479
TEACHERS
Panama.
This year in Panamá, God opened the doors to reach 80% of the schools, working in 3 new provinces. We also did massive distribution for the first time in this very warm country, which was a crazy adventure as the school authorities don’t organize their meetings until the last moment. This made for a lot of last-minute adjustments and changes, but God gave everyone patience and the job got done.
2318
SCHOOLS
398,043
STUDENTS
12,042
TEACHERS
Testimony
One second grade boy was very violent. His parents abandoned him with his grandma and his dad only returned every once in a while, to beat him up. When the class studied the value on LOVE, the students suddenly stopped what they were doing and all went and hugged the little boy, telling him that they loved him. He cried, impacted by God’s love for the first time. After that, he was changed. He became happy, peaceful, and participated in class. That’s what God’s love does.
Testimony
Teacher Lidia told us of how her students have put into practice the values taught in the books. They especially understood the value of sharing. They are now sharing hugs and loving words with their family members. She has enjoyed working with Vital Values because of the varity of activities. Teacher Lidia and her students look forward to using the books again next year.
Colombia
This year, God provided an incredible new national team who are so excited about the vision of Project Jesus. It was interesting distributing so many books with an inexperienced team, but God worked everything out, giving the drivers supernatural patience and endurance during the long days. God is also opening doors in the city of Bogota and we are very excited for next year.
5,447
SCHOOLS
345,084
STUDENTS
13,536
TEACHERS
Bolivia
The growth between 2023 and 2024 was scary, but God had it in His hand. It was amazing that the team of drivers and new national workers were able to distribute so many books when we didn’t know where the schools were and no one from the ministry of education to guide us. God continues to open the door as we work at follow-up and expansion for 2025.
356
SCHOOLS
125,724
STUDENTS
4086
TEACHERS
