{"id":1301,"date":"2022-08-19T11:53:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T16:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canyonscholars.org\/?page_id=1301"},"modified":"2022-09-23T05:09:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T10:09:26","slug":"july-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/canyonscholars.org\/july-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"July 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1301\" class=\"elementor elementor-1301\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f590ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f590ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cdbbb0\" data-id=\"7cdbbb0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46ad056\" data-id=\"46ad056\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6552fab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6552fab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.8 - 27-07-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">July 2022<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-978aed6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"978aed6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.8 - 27-07-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h3>Tragedy calls us to plant hope faster than it can be uprooted!<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2684e4\" data-id=\"d2684e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d25974e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d25974e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-866b860\" data-id=\"866b860\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f9c596 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f9c596\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3046719\" data-id=\"3046719\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d00672 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9d00672\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.8 - 27-07-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"901\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/canyonscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1july2022.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canyonscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1july2022.png 901w, https:\/\/canyonscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1july2022-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/canyonscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1july2022-768x583.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 901px) 100vw, 901px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-208e74b\" data-id=\"208e74b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0a17cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0a17cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hope and Despair swirl in a cosmic battle around recently devastated Cerocahui, a town where 31 of our Canyon Scholars students go to school, paid for by 14 of our loyal sponsors!<\/p><p><strong>Giant steps forward:<\/strong> <br \/>For 22 years, thanks to educational scholarships from Americans like you, 100\u2019s of Tarahumara youth in Cerocahui have learned about a more hopeful world beyond them that is NOT always subject to a reign of terror. And in bringing that message, we\u2019ve unofficially partnered with local priests who nurture, protect and guide the same children each week spiritually. It takes a village&#8230; That\u2019s why nearly every one of our students say they regularly pray or read the Bible. Sadly, on June 24, terror struck those spiritual fathers.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Major step backward:<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Three of these Cerocahui students are sponsored by the Madison Kiwanis Club in Madison, WI, where I spoke just weeks ago. Preparing for that visit, ironically, I had just read the touching words of an orphan written to his Kiwanis sponsors: \u201cWhat I like most about my village is the church, waterfall and valley.\u201d That\u2019s when I heard the news that his two beloved priests in that village church were just shot and killed!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e71445 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e71445\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cA drug cartel boss was chasing a victim who ran into the church to find refuge, and while the priests intervened, he shot and killed them all,\u201d my father Ren, founder of Canyon Scholars, explained on our weekly phone call. \u201cDid you know them?\u201d I asked.<\/p><p><br \/>\u201cOh yes, Father Javier was very well loved. The Tarahumara playfully called him Father Gallo, meaning \u2018the rooster that rules the chicken yard!\u2019 I remember seeing him one day in a hardware store, and his face just glowed. He welcomed us warmly, even as Protestants, and said he appreciated how Canyon Scholars partnered quietly, not drawing attention to ourselves.\u201d<\/p><p>The Revs. Javier Campos, 79, and Joaqu\u00edn Mora, 80, \u201cprovided a moral balance in marginalized communities controlled by gunmen,\u201d reported the Associated Press (Washington Post, June 27). Cartels fight over \u201cillegal logging, extort money from local businesses and grow marijuana.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21d87ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21d87ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23e96e8\" data-id=\"23e96e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b9eaba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b9eaba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hugs not bullets!<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30ac76e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30ac76e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Seeds of Hope are Making THE difference!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1129771 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1129771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.8 - 27-07-2022 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cThe caskets made their way up the winding roads into the mountains where the priests had worked for decades among the impoverished (Tarahumara),\u201d the AP article reports.\u00a0 \u201cThey were buried in Cerocahui on the grassy lawn of the church, amid shouts of praise from parishioners.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cThe leader of the Jesuit order in Mexico, Rev. Luis Gerardo Moro, \u201cpledged during the funeral that the Jesuits will not be frightened off. \u2018We are not leaving here,\u2019 Moro said. \u2018We want to continue here near you, learning from you.\u2019\u201d<\/p><p>Canyon Scholars is not leaving either, and not from any of the drug-war-torn. Tarahumara villages our students occupy.<\/p><p>Why not? Because this young fellow, the above-mentioned Cerocahui-based orphan Adalberto, is preparing to be an engineer with skills to improve his community, and he just graduated from middle school this year! And 21-year-old Luz sees and wants to solve the lack of employment and public services in Cerocauhui, and plans to do something about it as a teacher. Ironically she too said that what she likes most about her town is \u201cthe church.\u201d We suspect she will partner with its next leaders to be a force for stability there! And big-hearted Cesar, who just graduated from high school this year, told us \u201cI pray at night to thank God for all I am able to do during the day. I want to work at a hospital to help people who are sick.\u201d Finally, Alexca is one year from being our 111th college graduate, and first professional in her family!<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1315 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/canyonscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1July-2022-Planting-hope-faster-than-it-can-get-gunned-down-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canyonscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1July-2022-Planting-hope-faster-than-it-can-get-gunned-down-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/canyonscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1July-2022-Planting-hope-faster-than-it-can-get-gunned-down.jpg 414w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1316 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/canyonscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2July-2022-Planting-hope-faster-than-it-can-get-gunned-down-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canyonscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2July-2022-Planting-hope-faster-than-it-can-get-gunned-down-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/canyonscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2July-2022-Planting-hope-faster-than-it-can-get-gunned-down.jpg 414w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1317 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/canyonscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/3July-2022-Planting-hope-faster-than-it-can-get-gunned-down-261x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canyonscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/3July-2022-Planting-hope-faster-than-it-can-get-gunned-down-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/canyonscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/3July-2022-Planting-hope-faster-than-it-can-get-gunned-down.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1318 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/canyonscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4July-2022-Planting-hope-faster-than-it-can-get-gunned-down-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canyonscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4July-2022-Planting-hope-faster-than-it-can-get-gunned-down-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/canyonscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4July-2022-Planting-hope-faster-than-it-can-get-gunned-down.jpg 414w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-272dddb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"272dddb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-809f06a\" data-id=\"809f06a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd7f7ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"dd7f7ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.8 - 27-07-2022 *\/\n.elementor-testimonial-wrapper{overflow:hidden;text-align:center}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-content{font-size:1.3em;margin-bottom:20px}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-name{line-height:1.5;display:block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-job{font-size:.85em;display:block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta{width:100%;line-height:1}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta-inner{display:inline-block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta .elementor-testimonial-details,.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta .elementor-testimonial-image{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta .elementor-testimonial-image img{width:60px;height:60px;border-radius:50%;-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover;max-width:none}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside .elementor-testimonial-image{padding-right:15px}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside .elementor-testimonial-details{text-align:left}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-top .elementor-testimonial-details,.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-top .elementor-testimonial-image{display:block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-top .elementor-testimonial-image{margin-bottom:20px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">This exactly what YOU, our sponsors, bring every year though these scholarships!\nHugs, empowering relationships, and real hope for change. You may not think of it\nevery day, but many of your students do, already working for a better world!\nThe power of evil is formidable. But we are planting seeds of hope, and tending\nthem, with greater, longer lasting results, faster than they can get uprooted -- as\ndid these priests, for generations. Don\u2019t be fooled. In the long run, embodied faith\nand love triumph over fear, in the U.S. and in Mexico.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c03c37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c03c37\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2bbafb\" data-id=\"d2bbafb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27468f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27468f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Support Another Child in this Battle of Hope<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1c73e0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f1c73e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d19af40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d19af40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Future Leaders<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7cfd45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7cfd45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbbf16b\" data-id=\"fbbf16b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fb4e57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fb4e57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These future leaders may need to keep a low profile at times for their safety. But they are in our spotlight, and are not missed! We connect with them at least 5 times a year. Quietly, one young adult after another is being raised up to be educators who will teach dozens, engineers who will build a city hall, and moms who will teach their kids &#8212; and they are grateful for the opportunity you\u2019ve given them!<\/p><p>Meanwhile, in the U.S., a battle with time continues on another front. A dear saint, Joan Halverson, died last week, the next in a line of our wonderful original sponsors who are passing away. Joan was sponsoring 9 of our students, these 4 wonderful Canyon Scholars currently going through the university!<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1319 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/canyonscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/11collage-300x94.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"658\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canyonscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/11collage-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/canyonscholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/11collage.png 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><\/p><p>Only days before Joan died, she told me, \u201cI was totally thrilled to hear that 3 of my students have graduated from college, with 4 more close behind!\u201d But when we lost this dear Canyon Scholars legend, the way I see it, hope in the Copper Canyon battle took a hit! And we hope you feel the call to adopt one of these students in her honor. What a great way to support the team and be a part of world change!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c39c5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c39c5e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0dc592b\" data-id=\"0dc592b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-43a3ae8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43a3ae8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-484ba20\" data-id=\"484ba20\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-782038d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"782038d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Please Take the Baton!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15b8224 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"15b8224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f0126a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f0126a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My hope is that you see how connected you are to this Battle of Hope for these kids\u2019 lives &#8212; that you see your scholarship as ammunition in this war between worlds. My dream is that, as we\u2019re able, each of us would take on more of the dozens of children that wait to be adopted by co-parents, now with potential personal Zoom-call conversations with a translator.<\/p><p>You can encourage a healthier cross-cultural worldview for us all, and be blessed by some of the most resilient young people in the world, giving them knowledge, faith, and skills to remake their communities.<\/p><p>For just $43 a month for a high school child, and $63 a month for a university student, you add hope for a lifetime!\u00a0 Thank you!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-30121c7\" data-id=\"30121c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Hope and Despair swirl in a cosmic battle around recently devastated Cerocahui, a town where 31 of our Canyon Scholars students go to school, paid for by 14 of our loyal sponsors! 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