GUATEMALA MISSION TRIP 2025 (DATE TBD)
Love Guatemala is located about 45 minutes outside Guatemala City in a mountainous village called Magdalena. Love Guatemala began as a vision by a Guatemalan Couple, Carlos and Thelma Lopez, to love their community by giving them the gift that they had: Art. With this vision, they began an art school to show their community the Love of Jesus and offer a way for the youth to earn an income. They started the art school with no resources and just three students.
Through the continued support of churches and supporters, Love Guatemala grew into a ministry with three trade schools, known as Love Guatemala. Love Guatemala started with just three students in 2007 and has grown to over 200. They have added a feeding center, English School, Primary, Middle, and High School and built a facility that gives us the ability to continue to expand and start new educational programs to serve the community holistically.
Katy Lopez now leads love Guatemala as the General Director. She is a native of Magdalena and is supported by her staff of 17 to help give the hope of Jesus through holistic development to the 200-plus students we serve.