As some of you are already aware, the PathLight Belize Program Director, Bryant Kong, had to return home at the end of 2011 due to a family emergency. I was sad to see him go. Please keep the Kongs in your prayers as they transition back home to Korea. If you’d like to read Bryant’s personal message to PathLight supporters, please click here.
PathLight’s Executive Director, Mark Parcher, went to Belize in mid-January with plans to begin a search for a new program director. Finding a director has been a challenge in the past, and based on those experiences, I expected the search to take many months. But remarkably, God had another plan.
Andrea and Dion Rodriquez
Louis Wade, the PathLight ministry director in Belize, introduced Mark to Dion and Andrea Rodriquez, who already have huge hearts for working with students. They shared PathLight’s vision of bringing hope through faith and learning, and they live out their faith by working with underprivileged kids. Since Dion and his wife were so perfectly matched for PathLight, we soon had him on board!
Dion and Andrea live in Belmopan, not far from the rural villages where PathLight works. Eight years ago they founded Joshua Generation Youth Ministry, which in addition to providing tutoring and mentorship, also coordinates outreach programs, community service projects, and an annual Christmas party for underprivileged kids. Dion and Andrea even built a patio in their back yard so they could have kids over for events and discipleship!
I feel so thankful to have such a remarkable Belize Program Director, and also want to thank everyone on the PathLight Prayer Team who joined in prayer. Thanks also to Mark Parcher for his dedication!
If you’d like to learn more about Dion, click here to read his biography on PathLight’s website.