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give to space to other children. Within CB there is a school that offers primary and secondary levels. Those that finish are sent to the Latin America Institute (an Evangelical school) to study the baccalaureate on the weekends. They receive children orphaned by natural tragedies and young female adolescents who have been abused and forced into prostitution.\u000AProfits of Casa Bernab\u00E9\u000ASeveral young people have graduated as Bachelors in Sciences and Letters and Teachers. One young person who grew up in CB became an engineer. Some of the young people return to working in the centre and others leave to face life on their own. According to the director, \u2018our goal is to give to society men and women who fear God and have a productive life\u2019. At the close of the school year the researcher observed one small orchestra made up of children of six to twelve years. They played the flute, clarinet, violin, battery and other instruments with an unusual skill. Their faces were full of joy, security, and confidence contrasted with the sad condition of many of the street children who are glue sniffing addicts so as to not feel hunger or forget their tragedy which often turns them into delinquents. The change was remarkable.\u000ATo sum up CB plays a key role in the spiritual and social transformation of orphans and abandoned children in Guatemala. It provides them with a Christian family, food, education, abilities and values to help them to construct or to reconstruct their world, and prepare them to be useful in society. Although CB belongs to ICV its budget depends on foreigners. When inquiring on the reason for this dependency the director indicated that the ICV churches only participate a little because \u2018in the idiosyncrasy of our society it is not customary to give. We are a monopolistic, egoistical society so to speak. I am well and it does not matter to me if that someone else is ill, they have not discovered the joy of giving\u2019 (L7ICV). The local Verbo churches have begun to start projects of social aid.\u000AOnly a few members of ICV participate in the centre. The volunteers come from the churches in the United States. According to the director, \u2018very few volunteers come from\u000A144\u000A