Mother’s Day Raffle

Four of Sylvia’s seven children Last month, when my friends and I were doing a home visit with Sylvia’s family (above) in Guatemala, our minds and bodies were assaulted with the usual overload of sensory input when in Guatemala. When traveling from the U.S. to Central America in January, just getting used to the weather…

Some of my most memorable experiences took place in Guatemala. Having spent my entire life inside the U.S., I had no idea what to expect. I knew how fortunate I was because war and poverty had never directly impacted my life. It seemed completely unfair. I felt pitiful and guilty for those with less-than-favorable living…

The words on this post start here because this is a half-picture. I was importing photos of Manuela and her widowed mother into our data base. I went onto start printing them, but I forgot to set my printer default to the smaller size. When her photo started emerging from my printer, I abruptly stopped…

“I have spoken with many Guatemalan men and women about them coming to the USA to find work. All of them have been in a desperate situation. I have told them all it’s not a good idea to go illegally to the States. It’s dangerous and more than not they won’t be able to find…

Dear Friends,  I usually am not as forward in my requests, but we have a special need in 2016 that I am asking for your help with. Several of our Mayan elementary students have graduated from elementary school, which is a major achievement for them, considering their level of poverty. Four of these students have…

Two photos, both taken with my iPhone: One breaks my heart, the other fills it with joy. For two years, Raquel (above) was one of our Guatemalan sponsored students. We were cautiously optimistic about the opportunity that lay before this young teenager. The oldest daughters of widowed women in rural Guatemala carry a heavy burden…