Miguel, Lucero Alto
11th Grade
I have attended the CDA School for 11 years, and throughout those years the institution has provided me with not only the best education but with the opportunity of a better future. I can say that the CDA School really changed my life.
You might wonder how CDA changed my life! When I first began to attend CDA I had some learning difficulties. Throughout the years at the school, I overcame those difficulties and now, I’m just a regular child. Besides, at CDA, I had the best experience of my life: I got to know the Lord Jesus Christ. I think that if it wasn’t for the Christian principles and values that I learned at CDA, I would have never truly met the Lord.
I have attended the CDA School for 11 years, and throughout those years the institution has provided me with not only the best education but with the opportunity of a better future. I can say that the CDA School really changed my life.At CDA, I have experienced the best moments of my life because I have made really good friends and have had amazing teachers. At this point, when I know that I will be graduating in a couple of months, I can say that studying at CDA has been a great gift from God and that He has changed my life and the lives of many of my classmates and friends at the school.
Ismael, Cartagena
5th Grade
My name is Ismael. I am 12 years old and I have attended the CDA Cartagena School for four years. My mother’s name is Luz Mary and my father’s name is Alex. I am in 5th grade. Many years ago, I had behaviour problems and I was very sad because my parents separated and I had to move with my father. Then, my parents sent me to live with my grandmother and even though I used to see my mother very often, I was still very sad about the whole situation. I did not study hard enough and my academic performance was not good enough. After a while, I could move back with my mother and I am living with her now. I am very happy now because she takes good care of me. This year, my behaviour has improved and I really want to behave well so that my parents see that CDA has changed my life.
I like CDA School very much. My teachers treat me very well and teach me many values. Besides, I like the fact that they talk to me about God and they teach me to respect other people. They give me the opportunity to study every day. I want to be a good professional in the future and be able to help my parents and siblings.5th Grade
My name is Ismael. I am 12 years old and I have attended the CDA Cartagena School for four years. My mother’s name is Luz Mary and my father’s name is Alex. I am in 5th grade. Many years ago, I had behaviour problems and I was very sad because my parents separated and I had to move with my father. Then, my parents sent me to live with my grandmother and even though I used to see my mother very often, I was still very sad about the whole situation. I did not study hard enough and my academic performance was not good enough. After a while, I could move back with my mother and I am living with her now. I am very happy now because she takes good care of me. This year, my behaviour has improved and I really want to behave well so that my parents see that CDA has changed my life.Nora, Santa Fe
10th Grade
10th Grade
My name is Nora Martinez.I have attended the CDA School since Daycare. I am 17 years old now and I am convinced that the Lord does wonderful things in people’s lives. I am very grateful to God because He saved me, and today I know His love and His message.
Throughout this year, I have experienced a great spiritual growth because I have been attending the Paraíso Church and because I have been able to attend the spiritual activities carried out at the school. Besides, I participated in a pedagogical field trip in which we encouraged the people in the neighborhoods to attend the Church, to have a closer relationship with God and to search for Him with all their hearts.
During that activity, I felt that the Lord was using me as an instrument and that He wanted me to accomplish a mission. I noticed that I felt very happy when I talked to people about the Gospel, the Lord’s message and about all the love that the Lord has for sinners. I was very happy when a lady told me, after we finished praying together, that that prayer was exactly what she was in need of because she had had a very difficult day. That was the best gift that the Lord could have given me during that evangelization activity.
Despite the fact that I come from a beautiful family that has problems like many other families in my neighborhood, I will continue serving the Lord and I will always remember His promise in Acts 16:31 "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household." I pray that my family, some day, will accept the Lord in their hearts and they will become a great testimony and a great example of how Jesus Christ can transform lives.
