Senderos

10/15/2026

A special thank you to Ross and Martha Sloan for your sponsorship of Senderos Guatemala’s fall Gathering! Your generosity helps strengthen our community and support meaningful educational and artistic opportunities for young people in Guatemala. We appreciate your kindness and commitment to our mission!

10/12/2026

Thank you, Gary Anderson! We’re so grateful for your generous sponsorship of Senderos Guatemala’s fall Gathering. Your support helps make a difference in the lives of young people in Guatemala through education, arts, and mentorship. Thank you for helping us build brighter futures!

10/09/2026

A big thank you to Kevin McRae and K2 Services, Inc. for your generous sponsorship of Senderos Guatemala’s fall Gathering! Your contribution helps create opportunities for children and young people in Guatemala to learn, grow, and thrive. Thank you for being part of our mission!

10/06/2026

A heartfelt thank you to Anna Stearns and Sneed & Stearns, P.A. for supporting Senderos Guatemala as a sponsor of our fall Gathering! Your generosity helps us continue empowering young people in Guatemala through education, music, and mentorship. We’re grateful to have you as part of the Senderos community!

10/05/2026

From Brillaguate to University

For years, Brillaguate has helped students in El Tejar, Guatemala stay in school through scholarships, mentoring, and academic support. Now, that support is opening a new door: university.

Four young women are pursuing university degrees with support from Senderos—and all four passed every one of their first-year classes!

The road isn’t easy, but the skills they gained through Brillaguate are helping them succeed.

Now Marianeth is preparing to encourage the students following behind her: “I’m doing it. You can, too.”

That’s what opportunity looks like: a scholarship becomes an education, and a graduate becomes an inspiration for the next generation.

Read the full story on our blog: https://senderosguatemala.org/from-brillaguate-to-university-opening-the-door-to-what-comes-next/

09/12/2026

This weekend, our Senderos Guatemala Board is coming together for an exciting time of connection, visioning, and planning for the future!
• Growing and strengthening the work that makes a difference in our communities.
• Building a strong and sustainable foundation for the future.
• Growing our leadership, strengthening our team, and building the capacity to serve our mission well.
We’re excited to celebrate how far we’ve come and build a strong plan for the road ahead!

09/05/2026

08/25/2026

A joyful day at Escuela Comunitaria David LaMotte in Tzanchaj became a powerful reminder of why this work matters. ❤️

Senderos students welcomed visitors with curiosity, sharing drawings, tortillas, beadwork, weaving, and their Tz’utujil language. But beyond the joy of the day is a deeper impact: Senderos donations fund about 80% of the school’s budget and provide every student with at least one nutritious meal each day.

For many children, their years at the school may be their only formal education. Yet those 4–5 years can open doors to a better future.

As Anna Stearns, a July trip participant, wrote: “It’s hard to put into words how impactful the day was. I wish I could bottle up that feeling and carry it with me all the time.”

This is the heart of Senderos.

Join us on our next trip and see why your support matters.
https://senderosguatemala.org/trips/open-trip/

07/09/2026

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED?
Can your family...
Your office...
Your church...
Your classroom...
Help fill 25 backpacks with school supplies?
Gather your friends and see how many students you can support together!
One community can change hundreds of lives.
Who's in?

05/07/2026

Truth.

Pondering Mr. Rogers

I do wonder sometimes what Mr. Rogers would have to say in these troubled times. I’m sure it would be helpful and most likely grounded in doable, human size and yet transcendent love. I’m pretty sure he would have something to say about the impact of the language we use, and the importance of acknowledging our own feelings and the feelings of others. I think he’d be a fiercely loving advocate for how children are faring in this uncertain world and call on all of us to care for the most vulnerable. Maybe he’d speak to the harmfulness (and perhaps spiritual bereftness) of intentional lying and bullying. I imagine he would say that we each contain an inner light wisdom within us, and it is safe to listen to our hearts and lean into our better selves —and that kindness and love will not lead us astray.

Really people, Mr Rogers had it going on—he knew that nurturing children and engaging in good neighborliness wasn’t just a nice idea, it was foundational thinking and I believe very good theology.

I don’t know how to change the whole world, but I do know I can have tremendous impact in how I choose to live my daily life, in how I choose to be in relationship with my neighbors. In these uncertain times, I don’t know how to fix all the things that are broken. But I do know how to mend a tear, reweave a frayed edge, and be a good and generally kind neighbor.

So this week, let us all tap into our own “inner Mr. Rogers”. Let us listen to our hearts and lean into what is stronger, softer and kinder. Let’s start from there.