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ROW Kids was created following several mission trips to Billy White, Belize between July 2005 and March 2007. It is a non-profit Christian Ministry that is dedicated to children in dire poverty in Developing and 3rd World Countries. ROW KIDS provides children in designated countries with program benefits and services that meet basic needs, enhance self-esteem, and raise their physical and educational levels. Our overall mission is for all the children in our program to obtain the necessary level of education so each child can grow into a healthy, educated and self-reliant adult. We currently operate in six countries over four continents around the world. ROW KIDS is seeking funds from contributions, sponsorships, and grants. These funds will be used for us to provide our programs and services.

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Billy White, Belize : Billy White, Belize, has a population of approximately 350.  The community is made up of Mexican and Guatemala refuges...called Metizas.  Billy White is located in the Cayo District about 5 miles northeast of San Ignacio and about 6 miles from the border of Guatemala.

Billy White, Belize

Billy White, Belize, has a population of approximately 350. The commu ...

Updated: Aug 05, 2007 2:50pm PST

Billy White School : This gallery contains pictures taken during various trips to Belize.  They are of activities sponsored by ROW Kids.

Billy White School

This gallery contains pictures taken during various trips to Belize. ...

Updated: Aug 05, 2007 3:04pm PST

Eden High School :

Eden High School

Updated: Jul 04, 2007 9:08am PST

Sacred Heart College : Sacred Heart College is a Roman Catholic Church affiliated high school and junior college located in San Ignacio, Belize.  The high school has grades 9 - 12 with curriculum that offers students a broad acedemic exposure while catering to individual needs as much as possible.

Sacred Heart College

Sacred Heart College is a Roman Catholic Church affiliated high school ...

Updated: Jul 04, 2007 9:51am PST

Cayo Centre for Employment Training : Cayo Centre for Employment Training is a vocational school for Belizeans 15 years old and up, located in San Ignacio.  Hearts and Hands of Hope, Inc. sponsor interested children from Billy White to CET.

Cayo Centre for Employment Training

Cayo Centre for Employment Training is a vocational school for Belizea ...

Updated: Jul 04, 2007 9:43am PST

San Ignacio, Belize :

San Ignacio, Belize

Updated: Jul 05, 2007 3:06pm PST

Mayan Ruins and Rio on the Falls in Belize : Each team that visits Belize has the opportunity to see the country through the various Mayan Ruins and the natural waterways.

Mayan Ruins and Rio on the Falls in Belize

Each team that visits Belize has the opportunity to see the country th ...

Updated: Aug 05, 2007 4:54pm PST

Belize Mission Trip - July '05 : St. Andrew By-The-Sea UMC sent a team of 22 to Billy White, Belize, in Central America in July 2005.  The team painted the inside and out of the school building, conducted Vacation Bible School, built an incinerator, repaired the latrines, put secure locks on the windows, put up a basketball goal, installed ceiling fans with lights and ran water in all 3 classrooms, built bookshelves for the 350 books they donated, mounted blackboards on the walls of the classrooms, and put shoes on 160 children's feet.  This was the first mission presence in this small village of 350 residents.

Belize Mission Trip - July '05

St. Andrew By-The-Sea UMC sent a team of 22 to Billy White, Belize, in ...

Updated: Aug 09, 2006 1:40pm PST

High School Mission Trip - July '06 : On July 12th, St. Andrew By-The-Sea UMC sent its second team into Billy White, Belize.  This team consisted of 15 high school youth, one 5th grader, and 5 adults leaders.  The projects that they worked on were:  painting a map of Belize with its 6 districts on a wall of all three classrooms, distributing backpacks filled with donated school supplies from the congregation of St. Andrew, hooking the rain gutters from the school roof into the collection tank and running pipe to each classroom for drinking water, and constructing a 40' x 40' multi-purpose concrete pad.  The group met each evening for devotions and studied the book of James…many found the trip to be a real God experience!

High School Mission Trip - July '06

On July 12th, St. Andrew By-The-Sea UMC sent its second team into Bill ...

Updated: Aug 10, 2006 8:22am PST

Wright Christian Academy, Tulsa, OK - May '07 : May 6-10,  the graduating seniors of Wright Christian Academy from Tulsa, Oklahoma, visited Billy White.  They began constuction of the outside walls on a classroom addition.  They mixed the mortar by hand and laid over 300 concrete block.  They also enjoyed playing with the students of Billy White.

Wright Christian Academy, Tulsa, OK - May '07

May 6-10, the graduating seniors of Wright Christian Academy from Tul ...

Updated: May 29, 2007 7:57am PST

First Baptist Church of Athens, GA Mission Trip - June '07 : On June 23rd, a youth group from First Baptist Church of Athens, Georgia, arrived in Billy White, Belize.  This group of high school students and their adult leaders worked on the addition to the school building.  Before they left they had all of four walls completed, except for the roof gable on one end.  The students also conducted VBS for the children.  The team also enjoyed celebrating the last day of school with the children of Billy White.

First Baptist Church of Athens, GA Mission Trip - June '07

On June 23rd, a youth group from First Baptist Church of Athens, Georg ...

Updated: Aug 05, 2007 4:10pm PST

Billy White S.D.A. School Graduation Ceremony - June '07 : On June 26, 2007, eight students graduated from Billy White SDA School.  Most of the Board of Directors of ROW Kids were present for the ceremony.  This is the first group of graduates that scored high enough to be accepted into high school.  ROW Kids is sponsoring all eight of these children into Eden High School.  ROW Kids was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation from the Belize Ministry of Education for their support in Billy White.

Billy White S.D.A. School Graduation Ceremony - June '07

On June 26, 2007, eight students graduated from Billy White SDA School ...

Updated: Aug 05, 2007 4:22pm PST