Hello, my name is Rabemah, I was the Leader of the Day (Líder del Día) today. Today we had the opportunity to visit a school named FAE in San Juan de Llullundongo. FAE was started in 1969 by the Ecuadorian Air Force. The school serves the children of Llullundongo, San Miguel, Guaranda, and other rural communities. The school is a representation of hope to the communities around it because it shows that there is hope for the children in these rural communities to achieve more. Despite the hope that this school represents, it is extremely underfunded. We as Glimpsers are going to help as much as possible to make a difference in the school and in the students learning experience.
From today’s tour and the interviews that we had with the staff, we learned the school is from k-11 grade then after students have to move to another school to advance. However, many students in these rural communities are not able to advance because their families are simply not able to afford money for transportation to the new school. We also learned that many students have to walk up to 1 hour to get to school. Many teachers feel that this is dangerous for students to walk with their extremely heavy textbooks such a long distance because in the long term the children will develop back problems. Therefore, the FAE staff suggested if the school had bookshelves to store the books it would best for the students. From the teacher’s testimony, we concluded that they had a lot of dedication to have their students succeed. Teachers who live far away from school wake up at 5 am in the morning to get to school at 7 am. In addition have tutoring after school and when school is out in July for the students to succeed.
I was very surprised at the way the community is involved in the school. Since the school is in a rural part of Ecuador they receive very little funding from the government and the local government. The community pitches in money to meet the school’s needs as much as possible. Also, the community is apart of every single project from building more classrooms to assisting Global Glimpse with their CAP projects.
The most inspiring part as LDD (Líder del Día) was seeing how passionate the staff were about getting their students to achieve more and be more. In the US, we know teachers are passionate about their students achieving more and being successful in life. The staff at FAE demonstrate how passionate they are about the school, their job, and how important their student’s success is to them. To demonstrate how passionate they are, they told of a story where a student was not able to go to school anymore because the mother had a terrible accident. The student’s choice was to drop out and work to help out the family. However, the teachers pitched in money to keep the student in school. This story shows that every student matters and their success matters to the teachers. When people say that “a child is raised by the village” the community of Llullundongo perfectly fits this saying.
Thank you Rabemah for the update. Life doesn’t come on a silver spoon, sometimes it is hard.
I’m so happy for you all glimpsers for the work you are doing. This has really touched my heart.
Thanks to the Global Glimpse for reaching out to the community.
So proud of you Rabemah! Such an informative blog entry. I can’t wait to hear more about your endeavor when you get back.
Welcome back Rabemah,it was such an adventure and an equipping experience.You will now see things from a different perspective. Such exposures are so impactive in life that even making future choices will be very much determined by the experience you have had.We take things for granted until we see the other side of world.Well done ,waiting to hear more.
That’s awesome, when the community is for education as a key opener for their development then we aught to support them achieve their goals.
Bravo
You are doing so good Rabemah and your group,congratulations.Continue with the same spirit my dear.I didn’t know children are going through such challenges in most countries especially to be educated being a necessity. Something needs to be done.Congratulations once again blessings.
So true Bemah. All the best as you continue to serve and God’s blessings always to you and your team!
Hi Bema
We are so proud of thy Niece. The service, the leadership skills you are gaining are priceless. We are praying for you, we believe the greatest Gift we can give is service to others. We miss you back home be safe and may God lead you and protect you. Take care Niece..!!
What an amazing account, Rabemah! So proud of you. The challenges these kids have sound so much like those faced by children in Africa. I’d like to see you pen one essay about those similarities. (Sorry I couldn’t help but think about more writing for your. I’m a writer, you know). Your blog is very well written! Looking forward to reading more.
Have fun and learn a ton!
Your favorite uncle, Edwin
Good work cousin,we are proud of you Bemmah
Yay Rabemah! We’re proud of you and ask God to continue guiding you in this noble task! May this be a testimony that God uses even the little ones to accomplish his mission! God bless your group!
Am so proud of you Rabemah. Your group is doing a great job. May God use you to accomplish His mission
It is so encouraging. And a good show of what human beings can do to their brother to uplift them and when they are extremely in need
Hey Dania,
I hope you’re having a wonderful time, looks like your having a lot of fun. I miss you so so much, I can’t wait until you come back and tell me all about your experiences. Take lots of pictures so you can show me when you get back. Love you lotsssss.
Jasmine Youssef
Thanks Bemmah for good job done to enlighten the community the value of education in today’s life.Wish you the best global glimpse team.
Mi muchachita presiosa,
I am so glad you had the chance to experience this amazing journey.
Praying that you be a guide light and serve this children and you will learns so much from these special people.
Usa tu espanol mija.
And you are correct it take a village to raise a child!!
Besos y abrazos
Tia Lola
Mi presiosa sobrina,
I am so happy and excited that you have this opportunity to experience to be a guiding light and serve other children in Ecuador. They are a special people whom you will learn to love and learn from.
And you are so correct that it takes a village to raise a child!! For you are seeing first hand.
Que Dios te bendiga te quiero mucho.
Besos y Abrazos
Tia Lola
Ayeeeee Yassss Bemmah, all of us back home are missing you…… buuuuuut after reading this I’m so excited to hear what you have learned already from this experience so far. It also puts me at peace knowing you are all right. I can’t wait to hear all about the wonderful things you have and will do to help better their community, as well as what you have learned from them. P.S. ( impress them with that Spanish bro) God Bless and I love you so much. Besos y abrazos. Your Sis Bex.
Yasssss sisterrrrrrr. Glad your having fun. Do great things out there and have fun.
This is so wonderful of you Rabemah and a nice piece of a story. I am proud of you and how far God has seen you through and keep doing what you are doing. Life is tough out there, I am sure you’ve learned a lesson that will motivate you to even work harder and help those who can’t help themselves.
Go Leader Bemah! So glad to hear how the Lord is working in your life and the lives of those you will touch while you are there! The Lord will continue to guide and bless you with you hearts desire to serve Him while you are there! Keep looking to Him and loving the people there! May the Lord bless you with His love, peace, compassion, and protection each day to learn all He wants you to learn and to be the shining light for Him! The Lord has great plans for you! We all miss you and are praying for you!
Love,
The Thio Family
Hi niece, great!!
Very informative Dear. Am so proud of the work you doing. We will keep praying for you. Keep it up.