Matthew 19:14 Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."
In 2005, Palencia School closed due to lack of funding. While on a medical trip, two doctors from Wenatchee, WA started dreaming and asking questions about reopening Palencia school. In 2006 Instituto Evangelico America Latina, under the administration of Clinicas America Latina re-opened Palencia School with only two pre-school grades and 13 children (8 in Pre-kindergarten and 5 in Kindergarten). At the same time Palencia School started working with the Palencia Sponsorship Program and a small group of people from Wenatchee gladly helped in this project. Ever since then Palencia School has been opening a new grade each year with people from Washington, Arizona, Illinois, Tennessee and Texas joining in and supporting the Palencia Sponsorship Program.
Palencia School became a part of Ministry of Fundacion La Mision in 2009 and through this project, education has been provided for over eighty (80) children. In 2010, we have one hundred and thirty (130) children and we are opening the 4th grade. None of these children would be able to get this kind of education, secular or Christian, anywhere else in town. We pray God allow us to continue serving these children.
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