Greetings, Riverbank Church! Thank you for your gift to plant Bethania Christian Family Church in Guatemala. Your support is actively changing lives and bringing the hope of Jesus to children and their families. Now that construction is complete, the church will serve hundreds of children for years to come. In the photo above, the mother of a beneficiary named Franklin participates in an interview about the impact of this intervention on the life of her son. This report includes final ... Read More
Church Plant Update – April 2020
Riverbank Church, thank you for supporting the church plant, Bethania Christian Family Church in the village of Chonimatux, Guatemala. In this report, you will find an update on the construction progress and how the church is currently ministering to the community. Please continue to lift up this congregation and the community of Chonimatux in your prayers. Construction Progress The church has built the classrooms, restrooms and the kitchen. There is still finishing work to be done on these ... Read More
Church Plant Update – December 2019
Riverbank Church, we are pleased to bring you a report from Bethania Christian Family Church, Chonimatux in the hills of Barrio Santa Ana, Momstenagno, Guatemala. The church congregation continues to grow and Pastor Jose Hernandez is actively cultivating prayer and discipleship groups among families in the community. In the past 60 days, there have been two new professions of faith in Jesus Christ! The concrete foundations of the church building are being poured and walls are going up. Every ... Read More
Partnering with Compassion International
Thank you, Riverbank Church, for partnering with Compassion International to reach more people with the gospel and bring the hope of Jesus to children and families living in extreme poverty in Guatemala. By partnering with us to plant Bethania Family Christian Church in Chonimatux you are acting as a catalyst to help a local church, Bethania Family Christian Church, create a deeper presence of ministry in their community. By constructing a new church building you are giving them capacity to ... Read More
Greetings From Guatemala — A Letter From the National Office Director
Dear Friends at Riverbank Church, thank you for partnering with Compassion to plant a new church in Guatemala. In this report, we are pleased to share a letter from Leonel Xuya, Compassion's Director in Guatemala. Be inspired as you read his love for Christ, the church and the people of Guatemala, especially vulnerable children. Warm Greetings from Guatemala, We thank you for joining us to advocate for children, to release them from the spiritual, economic, social and physical poverty and ... Read More
Secular Research Affirms Faith-Based Approach for Children in Poverty
Everything we do at Compassion International is in partnership with the local church. We are convinced that this is the most effective approach in releasing children from poverty. We thought you would appreciate the following article as it is a third-party perspective that affirms that strategy. Since it was established in 1946, UNICEF has been a leader in researching the needs of children living in poverty and identifying effective solutions to those needs. Today, UNICEF’s research is used to ... Read More