Dany is Margareta’s youngest son. He has a congenital deformity of his foot that will be operated on by Children of the Americas as a donation of care in January. Meanwhile, Dany is very happy to have enough food for the month.
Those of you who follow events in Guatemala have heard of the recent catastrophic storm that occurred this past weekend. Over 100,000 people are newly homeless, and those numbers will grow as the landslides are cleared and more villages are accessed.FFF has pledged to donate our profit from coffee and key chains over the next…
There are blog posts that need a lot of words and others that do not. This falls into the “fewer is better” category. Finding Freedom through Friendship board members can get ourselves into trouble with too many typed characters. Our trips to Guatemala expose us to the bitter side of inhumanity that can sharpen tongues…
Catarina was first referred to Finding Freedom through Friendship in April of 2011. Since being accepted into our program, this mother of three adorable girls has had some profound life changes. Catarina suffered from Tuberculosis and hepatitis when our facilitator, Roland, first met her. She was so thin that it was easy to assume she…
Mary Kay, Mike and Jody recently visited the north western part of Guatemala for a week to participate in a medical mission trip. While together, we were able to meet with two of our Guatemalan board members, Fabiola and Vinicio. We were also excited to visit with Jude, who is overseeing the construction of our…
We have twenty-one women and their children in our program. Finding Freedom’s annual Guatemalan trip to oversee our program is often the only direct time we spend with the women we assist with food, shelter and education for their children. Our facilitators are there daily, but this brief time our board members spends with with…
When Finding Freedom is working on a new referral, there are a myriad of issues to assess. The nutritional status, housing situation, economic stability (or lack thereof) and general health of the family are all high on our list of concerns. When did they eat last? Where are they residing and with whom? Are the…