Many, many thanks to Grace N' Action for supporting my January 2011 trip to Belize. As a ventriloquist, I have been doing puppet shows in the schools of Belize since 2005.

In 2009 I met Tuty Kalisek, found and director of Children of Hope Foundation, a school sponsorship program. She talks with the parents of each child before acceptance and monitors progress throughout the school year. Also, Tuty bakes a cake for each child's birthday and makes each a goody bag from the sponsor. This year we are sponsoring 150 children grades K-12. Many of these children live in 1 parent families, so we often also help with food and medical needs.

There is no free education in Belize, so children often just don't get to school. To read more about Children of Hope Foundation, go to www.childrenofhopebelize.com.

To read more about my ministry in Belize, go to hansenhighfive.com and click the Ministries tab.

Charlotte Hansen, HansenHighFive Ministries