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The Un-Taken Photos
I’ve been back from my home visits to our Finding Freedom through Friendship mom’s in northern Guatemala for 2 months now, but certain images stay with me. Our board members have received photo discs I copied for them of some of the special moments of the trip. But it is the un-taken photos that I…
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Finding Freedom through Friendship board members have many years of experience of working in Guatemala and being witness to stories of survival from the women and children we assist. Just when we think our work could not be more emotionally compelling, a little boy with a big tumor taught us otherwise. His story is here:…
Two Outstanding Fathers in Guatemala
Meet Victor: One of two of the most amazing Fathers in Guatemala. Victor is everything this photo (R) would indicate and more. His attitude is as upbeat as his smile demonstrates. Victor’s energy and enthusiasm for helping our nonprofit is as boundless as the oceans that hover on each side of the Guatemalan coast. He…
Retail or Reality?
I’ve just returned from Guatemala, where some friends and I visited many of our Finding Freedom through Friendship mothers and their children. The purpose of the visit was to make sure that each family in our program has improved health indicators after receiving our daily meal donations, that each child who is eligible is in…
