We can't start this note without a heart-felt THANK YOU!

Because of you, now over 1,000 children are walking around our village communities with Marked backpacks filled with school supplies. Because of you, we saw hundreds of new enrollments this year. Because of you, we saw children choose to continue on with their education.

All because you simply said yes, and gave. You made a way for families, for children, and for communities to thrive. Your simple yes, is changing the coarse of not only the future of one, but of many. Your simple yes, has had an impact greater than you will ever know. And we are forever grateful.

The backpack give-away was broken into multiple days, as our team went into 5 different schools. All ages and grades.

The schools we choose to partner with continue to keep us involved and updated throughout the school year. Just last year with the schools we committed to, the children were averaging a failing grade point average the year prior, to last year where we saw a jump to a B+ average throughout our partner schools. This is transformation.

We not only had the honor of sharing this with our Marked team, board of directors, our soccer team, but also the local government and with a new church partner in the greater Guadalajara area, Orígen. Orígen not only gave, but they stuffed and prayed over every single backpack that went out. This is family.

Here are some pictures from the event. We hope that you will see the hope in their eyes and the joy in their heart. We hope you can see the dreams being restored and the pride that is resonating throughout the communities. This is revival.

Through partnership, with each of you, we are seeing something so beautiful take root.

*For more pictures/videos, check out our instagram page @markedbyheaven