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FIELDS OF BOAZ Sowing hope, one student at a time
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FIELDS OF BOAZSowing hope, one student at a time
Our Mission StatementFields of Boaz is an inter-denominational Christian ministry dedicated to raising up young people in developing countries as powerful catalysts for good in their communities and living testaments to the love of Christ.
We are currently at work in Nayarit, MX.
Tepic (The capital)
Ruiz
El Vado de San Pedro
Juan Escutia
Villa Juarez
We began by bringing backpacks full of school supplies to primary school children, and helping with uniforms. However, the greater problem lies with older students that can’t finish
their education, so we shifted our focus in that direction. Let me explain...
The Problem
Only Primary School is mandatory in Mexico
Government financial aid is only available to primary school students.
Parents must pay for Jr. High and High School and many, especially the indigenous families, cannot afford the expense .
Simple Math
An average person earns a little under $12 dollars a day at what we would call a minimum wage job.
High School tuition alone costs $50 per semester.
Many jobs are seasonal and unstable.
Most have more than one child in the family.
As a Result...
As a result, teenage boys are easily recruited by the drug cartels or leave to work in the United States.
Most girls drop out either at the end of Primary School or at the end of Jr. High and perpetuate the cycle of poverty.
Indigenous tribes have very few educated young people that can serve them in the professions.
We desire to bring hope to communities riddled with fear and violence ,...
to encourage the development of entrepreneurial skills,...
to provide alternative ways to support themselves and their families,...
...and to provide much needed professionals from within the indigenous communities themselves who speak their language and understand their culture.
Through...
HIGH SCHOOL partner/scholarships
COLLEGE partner/scholarships
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES UPON GRADUATION.
ANYONE CAN HELP
A single person setting aside only $.60 a day for
one month ($50) or $12.50 for 4 weeks
can pay for a student’s High School tuition for a full
semester!
Through assisting with education...
We share the love of Christ with...
• Students
• Their families
• Schools
• Their faculty
Many ask, “Why should we care about Mexico?”
Because Jesus does.
