A Beautiful Beginning to 2026

Happy New Year! As we reflect on the close of 2025, we are filled with deep gratitude for each and every one of you.

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Happy New Year! A Few 2025 Highlights

Your support made 2025 an extraordinary year at Mission Santa Maria. Thanks to your commitment and partnership, we’ve been blessed with so many meaningful moments, a few of which we’re excited to share with you below.

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A holiday message for you!

We’re delighted to share this special holiday greeting from all of us at Mission Santa Maria. We are deeply grateful for your partnership and support, and wish you a joyful holiday season and a healthy New Year.

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A Story of Loss, Faith, and Provision

With the end of the year quickly approaching, we’re grateful to reflect on the lives that have been directly impacted by your generosity. For Pedro and Evona, your support has provided stability during a truly devastating year for their family.

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Our Christmas Wish List

Would you consider adding Mission Santa Maria to your Christmas list? Our goal is to raise $150,000 by January 1st to meet the growing needs of the children in our programs. During this season, here is what we need most to continue to best serve them. Thank you for your generosity!

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A Critical Year for Children in Ecuador

As we near the end of 2025, we are deeply grateful for your steadfast partnership. This year brought some challenges, but your generosity provides a source of stability among so much uncertainty. But it is more than just stability, you provide hope.

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New Video, New End-Of-Year Goal

Our new video premiered at Fall Fest and we’re so grateful to share it with all of you. In just five minutes, you’ll see the impact of your generosity in the lives of boys like Calixto and Paul. Thank you for joining us in this work.

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A Thanksgiving Message of Gratitude

Happy Thanksgiving! We put together this short video to share our gratitude. Thank you for helping neglected and impoverished Ecuadorian children build a better future through education.

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Empowering Students Through Technology

Thanks to a generous grant aimed at improving our computer lab infrastructure, our technology program has made incredible strides this year. We now have two fully equipped and fully functioning computer labs.

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A Family’s Determination: Judy, Raul, and the Dream of Education

Judy and her husband Raul live in a modest home in Libertador Bolívar, a small town about 20 minutes by bus from Santa Maria del Fiat, or the Mission School. Together, they’re raising four children and building a life centered on love, hard work, and an unwavering commitment to their children’s education.

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