Shaping Lives Christian Ministry to children at risk in Bogotá
Under the umbrella of Youth With A Mission International. We exist to honor God and share His love through the regeneration of children in irregular and high-risk situations, their families and future generations.
THE CREW
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VOLUNTEERING
Everyone who serves in Formando Vidas is a volunteer and works from the heart. In the end, God always provides in some way. Some are older and some are very young.
ACTIVITIES
The Formando vidas team has created spaces that help children to know the gospel of Christ through activities designed especially for them, we have a team of volunteers and trained staff.
SPONSOR
Together we can change a child’s life. We dedicate our lives to directly changing the lives of Colombian children,
This is what we do
Friends Club
- Located in the south of Bogota, in Altos de Cazuca, the “Amigos” Club reaches out with the Gospel to very needy children, adolescents and parents living in one of the cities poorer areas. The 4-story building is a safe place, where Biblical values are taught, skills are learnt, and fun is had.
Light and life
- Luz y Vida’s school acceleration and remedial classrooms were created in the early 1990s, specifically for street children. Luz y Vida continues today with the Continuing Education program. In this program, students attending formal basic education schools in the community receive tutoring, mentoring, tutoring and spiritual discipleship through Formando Vidas staff.
If God does not build the house, it is no use for the builders to labor. If God does not watch over the city, it is of no use for the watchmen to keep watch.
Psalms 127: 1
Current Language Translation
Watch, Read, Listen
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Demolition wood
Compramos unas camas nuevas. Después de caminar por todo el barrio donde venden muebles, decidimos por un estilo muy macizo, con columnas que se nota nunca serán tambaleantes (como las camas anteriores). Son hechas de “madera en demolición”: vigas y columnas de edificios derrumbados, una madera duradera. Tienen garantía de por vida. “¿Cómo podemos asegurarnos…
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You are God’s masterpiece
From death to life through Christ 1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience, 3 Among…
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Art in the Jungle
Doors open, children line up, check in and get breakfast. Faces are moving all the time, looking where they can play, conversations are overheard about which to do first: the ball pit or the tricycles? Children are overflowing with energy and want to run, laugh and do everything. But there are always children rushing down…
PARTNERS
WE COOPERATE WITH VIVA NETWORK, THUS COLLABORATING WITH OTHER CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES THAT WORK WITH CHILDREN AT RISK.
Non-profit organization that works for children and families. It carries out awareness raising and projects in different parts of the world including Colombia.