Villages
The backbone of the Child Sponsorship ministry at Lakepointe is the work being done in each village. From this page, you can view the villages in which we work and learn more about each village. While each village is unique in its own way, each village shares one common theme---hope. This hope comes from our generous sponsors who invest in children and their families through their $30/month sponsorship.
Ghana--Gbawe (GB)
Gbawe (pronounced BOW-EE) is a suburb of the Capital City of Accra. The roads are all dirt and nearly impassible in the rainy season. Unemployment in Gbawe is rampant. Most people in Gbawe do menial jobs and basic trading ...
Ghana--Tamale (TA)
Tamale (pronounced TOM-A-LEE) is the largest city in the Northern portion of Ghana and is essentially the gateway to the North. Tamale is the fastest growing city in West Africa and is predominately Muslim (97%) or "Tradit...
Ghana--Tarikpaa (TK)
Tarikpaa (pronounced TARE-IK-PA) is a rural village filled with peasant farmers who grow maize, yam and beans. Many people in this village suffer from malnutrition due to the simple lack of food. Most families live below t...
Guatemala - Cristo Rey (CR)
Santa Catarina Pinula (Cristo Rey) is a town, with a population of 70,982 and a municipality in the Guatemala Department of Guatemala. Its history dates back to pre-Hispanic times when the indigenous people of that era fou...
Guatemala - Guatemala City (GC)
Guatemala City stands as the most populous city in all of Guatemala. The landfill in Zone 3, officially known as the Guatemala City Dump, is the largest in the country. This landfill plays a crucial role in the city's wast...
Haiti--Léogâne (HR)
Hope Rising located in Leogane, Haiti was created after the devastating earthquake of 2010. The area is very poor and most families eat only 2-3 good meals a week. High divorce and infidelity rates create broken families a...
Mexico--Ciudad Victoria (CV)
Ciudad Victoria is in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, about 200 miles south of Brownsville, TX. It sits at the foot of the Sierra Madre Oriental Mountain Range. Ciudad Victoria has a population of approx. 346,000 people, ...
Mexico - Matamoros (MT)
Matamoros is a city in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is on the southern bank of the Rio Grande, directly across the border from Brownsville, TX, United States. Matamoros if the second largest city in the...
Mexico--Piedras Negras (PN)
Piedras Negras is a small border town in Coahuila, Mexico across from Eagle Pass, Texas. It has a population of approx. 180,000 people of which 72% are Catholic. The primary salary per day is $4.65 USD, with primary occupa...