I have attended the CDA School for 11 years, and throughout those years the institution has provided me with not only the best education but with the opportunity of a better future. I can say that the CDA School really changed my life.
You might wonder how CDA changed my life! When I first began to attend CDA I had some learning difficulties. Throughout the years at the school, I overcame those difficulties and now, I’m just a regular child. Besides, at CDA, I had the best experience of my life: I got to know the Lord Jesus Christ. I think that if it wasn’t for the Christian principles and values that I learned at CDA, I would have never truly met the Lord.
At CDA, I have experienced the best moments of my life because I have made really good friends and have had amazing teachers. At this point, when I know that I will be graduating in a couple of months, I can say that studying at CDA has been a great gift from God and that He has changed my life and the lives of many of my classmates and friends at the school.

My name is Ismael. I am 12 years old and I have attended the CDA Cartagena School for four years. My mother’s name is Luz  and my father’s name is Alex. I am in 5th grade. Many years ago, I had behaviour problems and I was very sad because my parents separated and I had to move with my father. Then, my parents sent me to live with my grandmother and even though I used to see my mother very often, I was still very sad about the whole situation. I did not study hard enough and my academic performance was not good enough. After a while, I could move back with my mother and I am living with her now. I am very happy now because she takes good care of me. This year, my behaviour has improved and I really want to behave well so that my parents see that CDA has changed my life.
I like CDA School very much. My teachers treat me very well and teach me many values. Besides, I like the fact that they talk to me about God and they teach me to respect other people. They give me the opportunity to study every day. I want to be a good professional in the future and be able to help my parents and siblings.

My name is Nora.
I have attended the CDA School since Daycare. I am 17 years old now and I am convinced that the Lord does wonderful things in people’s lives. I am very grateful to God because He saved me, and today I know His love and His message.
Throughout this year, I have experienced a great spiritual growth because I have been attending the Paraíso Church and because I have been able to attend the spiritual activities carried out at the school. Besides, I participated in a pedagogical field trip in which we encouraged the people in the neighborhoods to attend the Church, to have a closer relationship with God and to search for Him with all their hearts.
During that activity, I felt that the Lord was using me as an instrument and that He wanted me to accomplish a mission. I noticed that I felt very happy when I talked to people about the Gospel, the Lord’s message and about all the love that the Lord has for sinners. I was very happy when a lady told me, after we finished praying together, that that prayer was exactly what she was in need of because she had had a very difficult day. That was the best gift that the Lord could have given me during that evangelization activity.
Despite the fact that I come from a beautiful family that has problems like many other families in my neighborhood, I will continue serving the Lord and I will always remember His promise in Acts 16:31 "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household." I pray that my family, some day, will accept the Lord in their hearts and they will become a great testimony and a great example of how Jesus Christ can transform lives.