Location: Flor de Bastion, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Gender: Female

Birthday: 04/20/2008

School: 25 de Marzo School

Hobbies: She loves to play ball.

Parents' Names and Occupations: Marina's father, Jose Antonio Arteaga, cannot find a steady job.  Her mother, Piadosa Trinidad, is a housewife.  

Siblings: She has two younger sisters and a younger brother.

Reason for Scholarship:  Marina's father does not have a steady job.  When he does work, they don't pay him on time, and his income is the only money they have to support this family of 6.  Often, they don't have enough money to buy food for their family.  They are unable to support the costs of school for their children, including the cost of transportation to get 2 of their children to school.  They would be very grateful for the support of a sponsor to fund Marina's education.

What Your Sponsorship Provides
When you sponsor a child in Ecuador, your donation supports the child's education in an excellent school.  These children come from very impoverished areas, and the local schools are greatly lacking.  Your donation will not only allow a child to receive a very good education, but will also allow him or her to experience the love of God in a faith-filled community.  Additional donations can be made here to help support children without sponsors as well as support additional needs of the children, such as gifts, uniforms and school supplies.

What You'll Receive
As a sponsor, you will receive a newsletter with general updates from our communities in India and Ecuador as well as a letter from your adopted child 3 times per year:  Easter, early fall and Christmas.  We also encourage you to send letters or cards to your adopted child by creating and logging into your account on our website.