Higher Education

This is an article from the Dominican Republic newspaper on February 13, 2012:

The rector of the Catholic University of Santo Domingo (UCSD), Ramon Alonso Beato, described the low educational quality of high school graduates as "humiliating" yesterday. He said that out of every 100 students trying to enter the UCSD barely 40% manage to pass the entrance examination. Father Alonso answered questions about the problems associated with the low quality of education in the country and the challenges that these students face in the universities. He said: "At my university there is an entrance examination and statistically speaking, barely 40% of the students who take the exam, pass it, and this is humiliating." He said that the university was "discriminating" and taking the best students of the country so that the professors can make them perform. He said he regretted that so many people were left out of the university, adding that ideally some 90% should pass the tests.

Merry Christmas From G.O. Kids

Pastor Enelsido of Hato del Yaque with gifts 100 kids....

Pastor Rafelito in his office at Los Guandules with individual bags of "dulce" (sweets) for 120 kids....

Pasotr Nico of Los Perez with gifts for 100 kids.....
Pastor Gregorio of Sabaneta de Yesica with gifts for 100 kids....

Pastor Gumercindo of San Marcos with gifts for 100 kids....

Also distributed 100 gifts to Pastor Felix of Hoya del Bartola and.....

546 gifts to the children in our Santiago school......

Since I was leaving the Dominican Republic and under a time constraint, I was not able to get pictures for the last two locations. I dropped off the gifts and left immediately for the airport.

Over 1,000 children in seven communities received what may be their only Christmas present. All this provided through the faithful sponsors of the G.O. Kids! program. Thank you for your prayers, support, and love for the children of the Dominican Republic.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, AND PEACE ON EARTH!!!!