by Mike Tenbusch | Feb 27, 2020 | Letters from the President
“We would get to the dump at 4:00 in the morning to get food to eat.” We hear this frequently when talking to families in the garbage dump communities. Invariably, they say this as a simple matter of fact, much like we might say, “I leave the house at 7:00 in the... by Mike Tenbusch | Feb 14, 2020 | Letters from the President
Our team gathered recently for a two-day retreat to update our strategic plan. One of the questions we were trying to answer is what we should do in Costa Rica and smaller communities in Guatemala where we have been sending student immersion teams but do not have... by Mike Tenbusch | Jan 31, 2020 | Letters from the President
The death of Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others last Sunday stunned me, as it did the world. As I read and watched the stories about his legacy over this past week, what struck me most is that he went to Mass at 7:00 on Sunday morning, shortly before boarding... by Mike Tenbusch | Jan 15, 2020 | Letters from the President
We have good news and great news. The good news: Over the last few months, we have asked for your support in every way that we could—emails, voicemails, and letters in the mail. The good news is that people showed up in a big way. Our base of supporters grew by 14%... by Mike Tenbusch | Dec 16, 2019 | Letters from the President
This past Tuesday night as I was doing the dishes, my daughter called. She’s a freshman living on campus at a nearby college, and she asked if I wanted to meet her for breakfast the next morning.“What’s wrong?” I asked, concerned, “Did you run out of meals on your... by Mike Tenbusch | Nov 27, 2019 | Letters from the President
In a letter we sent out to our supporters this week, I wrote about the “awe” that our scholarship students show in approaching their studies as a way out of a life of working in the garbage dump that lies waiting outside their door. I have found that that same sense...