For those of who follow @Hopefortheisland or our www.facebook.com/hopefortheisland you might have seen a picture of these amazing youths. These are the faces of our 2019/2020 High School Scholars. The 7 teens sitting on the floor or the ones who are TOP 10. That means they have the highest GPA for their entire grade!! You can’t imagine what an opportunity you are giving these young adults by providing for their education. More importantly you might recognize that many of these young people have grown up at Hope for the Island by attending Kids Ministry as a child. As a scholar, this group is faithful in attending youth group, and giving back in their community. We have such a privilege to disciple these teens and many of them lead in our Children’s Ministry, in the very programs that they once attended as kids.
We believe God is preparing a good handful of these future leaders to be full time in the ministry at Hope for the Island or their local church. The seed planted in many of these teens started as a child, continued through middle school and high school. The scholarship is so key to stay connected with the youth, but also to give them the best possible chance to be successful in whatever God has for their future. Thank you so much for your support for the Scholarship Program. Read more about these youth in our STORIES portion of our NEW Website www.hopefortheisland.org (coming soon)
Marine’s life is such a blessing. She is faithfully attending our weekly Youth Ministry and is serving God while attending College. She is standing on her faith and we thank God for her life. God is really using her for His glory.
Marine grew up in Pacifico, a neighboring village, and was part of our Kid’s Ministry.
She continued to attend during her youth years. Although she is in College, when she comes back home for vacation or to visit, she is the one who shares the Word to our youth group. It is not often that a college student will continue to attend our youth fellowship. We are so blessed that she has the heart to encourage the youth to join to our fellowship every Saturday and not be busy surfing or doing something just for themselves.
Marine’s hometown of Pacifico is so full of tourists and vacationers. The temptations and distractions are so prevalent. We are so encouraged and blessed that Marine remains faithful to God amidst all the distractions. Help me by praying for Marine that she will continue to shine more for God’s glory and will encourage other youth in Pacifico to serve God.
I am blessed to be a part of Hope for the Island. Slowly my life has been transformed and my character has been shaped. Because of Hope I came to know the Lord. Knowing God and knowing who am I in Him causes me to have more self confidence but also to be humble. Another thing that made me so blessed is I do have the Hope female staff that I can trust and I can pour out my heart and be honest to them. They are always ready to advice, encourage and pray for me. They care for me and they are ready to guide me and walk alongside me. Since my childhood, Hope has been there for me. I am forever grateful that God used Hope for the Island to bless my family and I. My brother can also be a scholar if he works hard.
Cielo Sarino testimony;
Hope for the island means a lot to me. The very first time I was connected at Hope was when I was in preschool at Hope for the Island. That was the very first time that my heart was planted with the Word of God. I also remember Hope for the island being used by God to bless people on our island. I remember they also helped my father in the past when he was in a dangerous situation.
I grew up in Kid’s ministry and was blessed to have Hope female staff who were there to help and listen. Through them, I came to know more of who God is. Because of Hope, many have been blessed and many lives have been transformed. I am one of them! It is true this is the hope of this Island. Through them people got to know God and get closer to God. I learned a lot and so I can say I’m beyond blessed to be part of Hope.
Chaira Dolor Testimony:
I am blessed to come to know Hope for the Island. Since the age of 7 I’ve been attending activities at Hope for the Island. I am now 16. Thank God for the lives of all the staff who gives their lives to God for us to know and experience God’s love. I felt God’s love through them.
In the past I experienced the feeling of worthlessness, but God used Hope staff for me to know and be aware that I am important. In so many ways God used Hope and the staff in my growth with God. I am totally a different person compared to the past. I am so thankful for all the help, advice, love and teaching at Hope. Being a scholar is one way how God blesses me. It is a big help for my family especially since both of my parents don’t have regular jobs. Hope is one of the reasons I am now in grade 11. In the past because of finances I wanted to stop my schooling and yet God had a purpose for my life. When I do have some concerns and problem the staff listen, give advice, pray for me and guide me in my walk with God. I am more confident now to share with others what I learned at Hope for the Island.
Elvie Espineli Testimony;
I consider Hope for the Island as a shelter. I am comfortable there and it is the best place to hang out and just spend time with God, especially when I am facing problems. At Hope I can feel the presence of God, meet new friends and wonderful people from different places.
Jannashen Salvacion testimony;
Hope is a very important part of my life. I did my preschool here and was also active in Kid’s ministry. I learned to do good things like respect one another.
The best part is that I know about the Bible now. I found out that it is only the Bible that can change me and other people.
My parents wanted me to be at Hope so I could learn good things and have a good attitude. Hope offers more than that. Now I am in high school and I learned more, and my life has been changed. I can tell I am not the same person as I was in the past. God used Hope for me to know who I really am in God’s eyes and to help me get closer to Christ.
Jubilyn Escobido testimony;
Hope for the Island is one of the places that helps lot of young people. I believe so many of us have been changed. I am one of them. I would rather come to Hope for the Island fellowship rather than going out with friends to just have fun. I know it’s my chance to hear and learn more of God’s Word. In the past months of joining and coming to Hope I noticed that I now dislike and am disgusted when someone swears and backbites in front of me. What I do now is I just leave and not entertain them. My prayer to God for myself is that one day I will have the strength to stop them and not just leave. I am also grateful for all the staff that they are here to walk alongside with us. I pray one day I will have a chance to minister with them.
Jerrylyn Selisana testimony;
Hope means a lot to me. Hope has been a part of me since I was a kid. I spend half of my life here at Hope?.
Now, that I am a youth I am even learning more. I am learning what is right and wrong, learning to respect and to love others.
I am grateful also for the lives of the staff, they are ready to give advice and they are not judgmental. They are people I can trust. Hope is a huge blessing to me.
Christian Mae Selisana testimony;
One of the things I am grateful to God for is Hope for the Island staff who never stop serving God. They give their lives to God and are used by God to help us know God. Through them I learned who am I in Christ. I like when they are very strict, strict when it comes to the word of God. They don’t want us to go home missing out on all we can learn.
