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Letter of Thanks from a Scholarship Student

By Laura Manship – Executive Director

Scholarship Recipient D.A.

Scholarship Recipient D.A.

Dear Supporters of StS’ Scholarship Program:The letter below was written by one of the students in our scholarship program.  It has been translated from Spanish into English.  When I read what D.A. wrote, it made me realize how very important these scholarship funds are to the students.

D.A. is writing to YOU — to thank you for helping her, and all the other students, to stay in school.

Dear Donor:

I hope that everything is very well with you and your family, I hope that God will bless your life.

I want to tell you that thank God I have been able to advance with my studies.  We have had a very difficult year in the face of so many situations that have occurred in Honduras, but we trust in God that this year to come will be better and above all be very productive. I am close to finishing the third and last academic term of this year.  I am grateful to God and to you because I am getting closer to my goal. I have advanced very well and without your support none of this would be possible.

I want to tell you that everything is fine with my family.  I take this opportunity to wish you a bright Christmas, full of joy and love.  Also, a New Year full of light and hope. May this year’s achievements be the seeds to be planted and harvested with enormous success for years to come. Merry Christmas and happy holidays! I end by sending you a very affectionate goodbye.

Sincerely: D.A.  

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Meet the Smiling Faces of StS

On my trip to Honduras at the beginning of December, I was struck once again by the SMILES I encountered.  I don’t just mean that the Hondurans are smiling at me.  I mean folks are just generally friendly, to everyone they meet.  Paul used to always say “Life is all about relationships.”  I often did not understand what he meant.  In my “super busy, get it all done now, life” I hardly could find time for relationships.  And yet, in Honduras, it seems that people do realize the importance of relationships.
Why is this important?  Because at the end of the day, when we reflect upon our lives, the thing that is going to stand out will be:  what were your relationships like?  Were you genuine?  Did  you give of your time?  Did you take the time to really see people? Did you smile?
I love this line:  “The one who dies with the most money is not the winner.”  Well, then, who is the winner?  In my humble opinion, it is the one who has made a difference in the world, through their relationships with others.
As we watch 2020 come to a close, maybe it is a good time to ask:  Have we made a difference?  Are we paying attention to our relationships?  Is there more that we can do?
To celebrate the end of 2020, I thought it might be nice to show the SMILES of our Honduran staff.  See photo above.  These are the folks who actually do the work, to make Honduras a better place.
Laura Manship
Executive Director
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