b'I am very happy with what my children are Crossing the Border Betweenlearning, with what they U.S. and Mexicohave accomplished. They During 2022, God has continued to have favorhave achievedmore than I on our Borderlands Project, extending our reachcould have ever imagined. Just as we believed, we received funding throughto children and youth on both sides of the U.S.- They have learned and Providing the Hopeseveral donors to resource and train the churchesMexico border and in the four Central Americanmemorized Bible verses. countries of Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador of the Gospel tofor two years! This work has led to a partnershipand Honduras. Throughout our first two fiscalAnd I feel like, as a mother, with the American Bible Society and their Trauma quarters, we have been blessed to train loving,we have all the resources Latino Communities Healing program to coordinate healing sessionscaring adults who are now sharing the love of for those who are hurting.we need to do child Christ with children in their communities. discipleship with our kids On the Ground in Uvalde Research has shown that when individualsWe have taken Awana to churches across the face tragedy, faith communities can helpat home.May 24, 2022, the town of Uvalde, Texas wassurvivors hold on to hope; and when peopleU.S. where migrant families have been granted forever changed when a man entered Robbfeel supported by religious communities theyasylum, and we have introduced our discipleshipI want to thank the Sunday in Spanish at Catalytic Events in the U.S. andto use Awana to spark this movement in the Elementary School and killed 19 children andexperience fewer symptoms of depression andCentral America. Awana has been well received!Latino church. We look with anticipation to theschool for everything they two teachers. It was the deadliest shooting everpost-traumatic stress disorder, and are able toThrough Gods grace, we have formed 27journey He has us on and are open-handed tohave taught my children, in a Texas public school, and the residents inhold to their faith. Awana is blessed to be ahow He wants to work through us.the town and surrounding communities werecatalyst to healing in Uvalde and is grateful fornew denominational partnerships, trainedfor how my children have more than 3,000 leaders and equipped mourning. Awana staff prayed for God to showthe individuals who have supported us throughAwana is blessed400 churches to reach more than 35,000 Learn about the Awana grown in their faith.us how we could help the hurting people ofprayer and financial giving. U.S. Latino Ministry.Uvalde, and He faithfully answered by openingto be a catalyst tochildren. Its humbling that God has chosenA parent at Iglesia Bautista Vida doors into the churches and hearts of the community. In partnership with Texas Baptist enhealing in UvaldeNueva, GuatemalaEspaol and the Church of God South Centraland is grateful for Hispanic, the U.S. Latino Ministry of Awana12 Uvalde churchesequipped to disciple kids in their congregationstrained more than 60 childrens pastorsthe individuals who and leaders from 12 Latino churches. They learned to start the Awana discipleship programhave supported us3,000 network and church leaderstrained through the and love, disciple and come alongside theBorderlands Projectchildren in their congregations. Believing Godthrough prayer and would provide, we gave them our materials for400 new churchesbegan Awana programming through the free and waived the registration fee for a year.financial giving. Borderlands Project.87 8 9'