ABOUT JKC
OUR Mission and Vision:
To empower children of the jungle so that they can break the cycle of poverty and abuse and share that message of transformation with their family, community, country and world.
Poverty comes in many forms; it can be spiritual, moral, monetary, or physical. In fact, in a person’s life poverty almost never presents itself in one form but is entangled with another and is the result of the direst form of poverty, the poverty of not being in right relationship with the creator God.
Because the jungle is a developing environment, the people of the jungle not only contend with the first four forms of poverty stated above but they also contend with another form or poverty, intellect. With limited resources and purpose to think, a person has little reason to change, but rather, they will simply do as others say or what they have seen done.
Taking this into consideration, the people of this region are impoverished in many forms, imagine what their children have seen, what they have been told to do, and what they will blindly follow into adulthood. Odds are the cycle will continue.
Our mission is to provide an opportunity for these children to choose to be in right relationship with God, through providing education and thus breaking the stronghold of poverty for all future generations.
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Roberto J. Davalos
President
Lloyd Chase
Treasurer
John Hooper
Vice President
Al McConnell
Systems & IT Adviser
Eric Sullivan
Education Adviser
Curt Holland
Missions Adviser
Van Stewart
Speaking Board Member
Seth Whitlock
Speaking BoardMember
Harold Voth
Farming & Sustainability Adviser
Our u.s. staff
Roberto A. Davalos
Executive Director
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Jessica Everhart
Communications Coordinator
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Tyler Foster
Marketing Director &
Short-term Team Coordinator
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OUR MISSIONARIES
The Davalos Family
Roberto & Charmai
Children: Marisol, Jadyra, Eulalia, Anahi, and Mireya.
Onsite Since: June 2007
The Johnson Family
Kelvin & Monica
Children: Kelly and Kit
Onsite Since: August 2014
The Zuch Family
Richard & Tiffani
Children: Calvin, Charleston & Izzy
Ashley Greenway
School Social Worker
Onsite since: August 2020
The Foster Family
Tyler & Kaylan
Onsite since: February 2018
The Licea Family
Yulier & Ainuris and son Samuel.
Onsite since: October 2015
EQUIP Teachers
Anna Bensel
Short Term Missionaries
English Teacher
Onsite since: August 2019 for 2 years
Addie Carter
House Helper @ Student Resident Home
Onsite since: September 2020 for 2 years
OUR VOLUNTEERS
Steve Farag
Counselor
EQUIP Teachers
Anna Bensel
Short Term Missionaries
English Teacher
Onsite since: August 2019 for 2 years
Addie Carter
House Helper @ Student Resident Home
Onsite since: September 2020 for 2 years
OUR VOLUNTEERS
Steve Farag
Counselor
EQUIP Teachers
Anna Bensel
Short Term Missionaries
English Teacher
Onsite since: August 2019 for 2 years
Addie Carter
House Helper @ Student Resident Home
Onsite since: September 2020 for 2 years
Rachel Goldberg
House Helper @ Student Resident Home
Onsite since: September 2020 for 1 year
OUR VOLUNTEERS
Steve Farag
Counselor