Prayer Request from Street Kids Direct

 We have received this prayer request from Street Kids Direct (Skd)

Please could you pray about the following:

Because of the pandemic, it looks unlikely that schools in Guatemala will re-open before June, though on-line learning is starting again in February.

Lack of schools is particularly hard for the children and families with whom Skd is working, as almost all of them have no access to online learning, either because the families cannot afford a computer, or internet access, or both.

There is added pressure because of the poverty from which the families suffer, for the children to help by earning money, the easiest available source often being involved in the sale of illegal drugs, with all the risks that come with it.

Skd have been supporting these families, but with funds from Global Care, are now starting to employ two teachers to support online learning.

The plan is that two groups of boys will use the facilities at Casa Alexis for online learning and a group of girls will use the facilities at the centre close to La Terminal.

These groups will be supported by the teachers.

Please pray for this to go smoothly as it is a new initiative, but that the children and families will be able to establish a routine so that when schools re-open, they will be able to go back into that environment.

At the moment there is a risk that children who cannot engage with the work provided by the schools, will simply drop out and be lost to the education system.