Discovering Freedom – I AM ART Oasis 2026
Freedom doesn’t usually arrive in a single moment—it grows through relationships. At I AM ART Camp with Oasis Residential Home, thirty girls discovered courage, belonging, and hope through creativity, community, and God’s redeeming love. See how one week of shared stories, laughter, and art became a powerful reminder that freedom often begins one relationship at a time.
Freedom to Become: The Wooden Doll Workshop
Sometimes freedom begins with picking up a tool you’ve never held before. For many of the girls at Oasis Residential Home in the Wood Workshop, it was their first experience sanding, drilling, carving, and assembling a piece of wood into something entirely their own. At first, the unfamiliar tools felt intimidating. Progress was slow. Mistakes […]
Freedom to See: Finding Beauty in the Unexpected
Sometimes the hardest part of creativity is letting go.
When the girls in the Textures Workshop were asked to cut apart their finished artwork, one quiet participant discovered a powerful picture of God’s patience and transforming love. What began as torn paper became a reminder that our stories, too, are still being beautifully restored.
The Story That Continues : Ruth
Some stories are never meant to stay on the pages of Scripture. Each day at I AM ART Camp, the girls gather to hear the story of Ruth—not as a distant historical account, but as though Ruth herself were telling it. Through first-person storytelling, Scripture, and reflection, participants journey with a young woman who experienced […]
Faithfully Returning: Christa Fuentes
After more than ten years serving at Oasis Residential Home, Christa Fuentes has learned something unexpected: the most meaningful moments rarely happen while she’s teaching. A professional shoe designer from Guatemala, Christa has faithfully served with Athentikos for more than a decade, returning to Oasis whenever she can. She brings creativity, artistic excellence, and years […]
Papier-Mâché at Guazacapán
March 2026 | Guazacapán, Santa Rosa, GuatemalaPartner: Semillas de Cambio (Seeds of Change)Participants: 9 Girls (Ages 12–14) The I AM ART Papier-Mâché Workshop provided a creative environment in which teenage girls explored themes of identity, beauty, and purpose by creating papier-mâché fish sculptures. The workshop encouraged participants to recognize that, just as every work of […]
Leadership Training at Guazacapán
March 2026 | Guazacapán, Santa Rosa, GuatemalaPartner: Semillas de Cambio (Seeds of Change)Participants: 14 Adult Women (Ministry Staff) The I AM ART training was designed to equip ministry staff with firsthand experience of the curriculum before serving at camp. Through watercolor painting, linocut printmaking, mixed-media collage, worship, reflection, and group discussion, participants explored the I […]
Sculpture at Guazacapán
March 30–31, 2026 | Guazacapán, Santa Rosa, GuatemalaPartner: Semillas de Cambio (Seeds of Change)Participants: 10 Teen Boys and 2 Teachers (Ages 12–15) The Sculpture Workshop invited participants to explore themes of identity, connection, brokenness, and restoration through the creation of mixed-media sculptures. Using wire, paper, plaster, paint, and personal reflection, students discovered that they are […]
Print Making at Guazacapán
In March 2026, Athentikos partnered with Semillas de Cambio to lead a deeply meaningful Lino Cut Printmaking & Leaf Printing Workshop for eight young women ages 17–18 in Guazacapán, Santa Rosa, Guatemala. Led by Rosie Messeder with assistant Melanie Garcia, the workshop guided participants through the themes I AM ART, I AM BROKEN, I AM […]
Drawing at Guazacapán
Athentikos partnered with Semillas de Cambio to host a Drawing Workshop for nine teenagers ages 15–17 in Guazacapán, Santa Rosa, Guatemala. Led by Liz Loarca and Merli Garcia, alongside assistant Kristin Beyer, the two-day workshop combined drawing techniques, storytelling, and spiritual reflection through the themes: I Am Art, I Am Connected, I Am Broken, and […]