Sponsor a Student - Bella's Story

We want to tell you a story about one of our students.  Her name is "Bella" and she is 14 years old.  Bella is a new student this year at Eben-Ezer.  When she arrived, it became apparent very soon that she needed extensive dental work done.  Her teeth were in such bad condition that in the first several months that she was here we never once saw her smile.  We could quickly see that her oral health issues were having a negative impact on her socially, psychologically and physically.  We are blessed to have a wonderful husband/wife dental team close by and Bella started going every-other day for several weeks to have her teeth fixed.  Today, Bella is all smiles!  Her teeth are beautiful and we have seen her blossom in every area of her life since her teeth were fixed!  It has been a blessing for us to see her smiling, laughing, interacting with her classmates, friends and the volunteers here on campus.  And Bella, she is so grateful.  She has expressed over and over her gratitude for giving her the gift of a smile.  

Over the years, we have received feedback from folks who would like a practical, hands-on way to be more involved with Eben-Ezer and our students.  Of course, prayer is a way that everyone can be involved, but for many…they want to do more.  After requests from various friends of our ministry to provide a way for them to sort of “adopt” one of our students and provide support and encouragement to them…we decided to create a sponsorship initiative giving them and others the opportunity to do just that!  We have so many kids like Bella here on campus who have various needs.  It was a privilege for us to be able to help Bella and we would do it again, but the reality is that we often do not have the funds to be able to pay for these types of things and put food on the table for the 90+ people who live here on campus most of the year.  

We also see daily the impacts that affect so many of our kids who do not have a strong support system outside of Eben-Ezer.  People to support them emotionally, physically, financially or spiritually.  As you may know, many (maybe most) of our students have experienced a great deal of trauma in their lives.  Some have experienced the loss of one or both parents through death, abandonment and/or incarceration.  Too many of our kids have experienced emotional, physical and/or sexual abuse.  Many of them come from homes where there is little or no stability and very little money.  Frequently, our kids have describe Eben-Ezer as a place of refuge for them.  A place where they feel loved, safe and where they can grow and learn.  We often hear this same thing from parents/ care takers.   They long for connection with others, for people in their lives who are genuinely "there" for them.

It is our desire for each of our kids to have a sponsor who will not only help them out financially, but also by praying daily for them, periodically sending them a note of encouragement or a happy birthday, etc.  In her book Mind, Character and Personality, Vol.2, EGW wrote that "In the Lord's plan, human beings have been made necessary to one another.  If all would do their utmost to help those who need their help, their unselfish sympathy and love, what a blessed work might be done".  What a huge blessing it will be for our kids, and for their sponsors, to have someone who is walking alongside them, cheering them on and helping them to heal, grow and thrive in Christ so that they can in turn be a blessing to others.  

We invite you to prayerfully consider "adopting" one of our precious students and giving them the incredible blessing of having someone who is supporting them and walking with them.  

The details:

$50 monthly sponsorships will cover food and lodging (we are a boarding school so the students live here almost 10 months per year) the student you are sponsoring.  

$75 monthly sponsorship will cover food, lodging along with part of the students tuition, supplies/books and polo’s (part of their uniform) for the year.


You can visit the Sponsor a Student page here on our website for more information on how to become a monthly sponsor and to “meet” each of our students.  We also encourage you to follow our Facebook page, if you are not already doing do, where we are introducing each of the students and volunteer missionaries at Eben-Ezer this year.


Webpage: Sponsor a Student

Facebook page: Unidad Educativa Eben-Ezer Bolivia


Please send us an email here if you have any questions or would like more information.


Thank you so much for being part of our family.  We are so grateful for every prayer, donation, positive word of encouragement etc that we receive from all of you and we pray daily for God’s most abundant blessings on you and your loved ones.