
We’d like to thank Jorge Luis Contreras for his excellent work as a teacher with My First Bitcoin.
As a pastor in Usulután, he would preach about the evils of Bitcoin to his community and took the Bitcoin Diploma to strengthen his critiques. Over the 10-week course, he learned that Bitcoin, in fact, could empower his community. Soon after graduating in November 2022 he became a teacher and a strong advocate.
His experience as a pastor as well as a convert to Bitcoin made him an excellent teacher. Jorge Luis has worked on two important collaborations My First Bitcoin has with Bitcoin Beach, including teaching on Isla La Pirraya, aka Bitcoin Island. He was also part of the team that trained 500 public school teachers from the Ministry of Education (MINED), spread across El Salvador, who are now teaching the Bitcoin Diploma in their own schools.
While we will miss him, we are happy to say that he remains with the movement and, while no longer part of My First Bitcoin, will continue to teach and now combine his two passions: Bitcoin & God with a new project he has founded: Fundacion Mission21.
At My First Bitcoin, we don’t just aim to empower our students, but also ourselves. Jorge Luis joins a growing list of former staff who have gone on to found some of the most ambitious and exciting projects in El Salvador, including: BitDiver; Bitcoin Berlin; The Bitcoin Hardware Store; Bitcoin Life, and Bitcoin Oriente.
Thanks, Jorge Luis!