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From Belize City, Oscar and Miriam Mmbali write:
Belize Friends School is in recess after a wonderful graduation in June. All the students except one will be joining high school this fall. Principal Antoliana Budna has been on every street of the Southside, reaching out to schools, talking to potential parents, seeking new students. Belize Friends Church is growing. We still see new faces which continue to be a big joy for us. Our pastor Chris now preaches in both Spanish and English because of the growing Spanish-speaking population at the church. With over 52% of Belizeans being of Hispanic background, we see this as an opportunity for Belizean Friends to grow in the Spanish-speaking Belizean community. Please continue praying for this church.
We have also witnessed recently our youths growing and embracing new opportunities. Shawn Williams just completed Belize Police Academy. He is the second young adult at the church to join the police service, after Gary who graduated last year.
Jeremy Andrews travelled to Florida to participate in baseball games, represent Belize, and attend international baseball trials. We are proud of him and pray that more opportunities come his way. Jeremy is currently a first-year student at the University of Belize. He is on FUM scholarship.
After completing high school with flying colors, Kenneth has won a scholarship to go abroad to study criminal law. Kenneth showed interest in law to fight for justice in his community during the 2017–18 Friends campaign to ease tensions between at-risk youths and the police. He attended every community meeting we held at Belize Friends Center and participated in the project to create educational videos that demonstrated lawful policing, rights of citizens, and public order...
