He’s an artist with a sweet demeanor, incredible smile, and loads of love to go around. Outside of class he can be found caring for his kindergarten sister, hanging with his best friend Dieunal, or creating a masterpiece.

It was the second day of school when we heard the news: the home of Dany and Carlos, ninth and tenth grade students and brothers, had burned down in an electrical fire during the school day.

Playing the violin has always been a dream for Alberte. A tenth grader at Grace Emmanuel School, she has asked me multiple times if there is any way we could offer music lessons. Last June she asked us if she could ask her sponsor to send her a violin for her birthday.