Claudia Flores has been a vital part of FTLOM’s mission in Guatemala for many years. As our full-time in-country assistant, she is the hands and feet behind much of the work we do on the ground. Despite her essential role, the funding for her salary is not covered by any of our designated sponsorship programs, which are restricted to specific outreach efforts. This means Claudia’s monthly salary depends entirely on separate support. Over the years, we’ve covered Claudia's salary through a...

I have finally gotten settled back in from our VERY BUSY December! Thanks to EVERYONE who supported FTLOM and our missions of love once again, our For the Love of Mateo team was able to do soooo much on our December mission trip! We were also able to accomplish SOOOOO much in 2025!!!! I started writing this blog update last week but as usual, it has taken me a few days to finish it up and now I find myself in 2026 and feeling just an unbelievable about of gratitude to have been honored to...

We Did It!!! Thanks to so many of our For the Love of Mateo supporters/family we were able to help make Victor & his families dream a...