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| Beatriz in front of her house; completion in 2 weeks |
Dear Finding Freedom Board Members, Take a cordial greeting from the serene land of Huehuetenango, Guatemala. I hope you and your love ones find yourselves well, especially your dear families. I wish you all abundant success and blessings in your daily activities. With complete humility and simplicity I thank you for the scholarship you have…
When my brother Mike (our Vice President) and I were little, our Grandmother would send care packages to us that were full of delight. Candy, Cracker Jacks, chocolate coins in tiny mesh bags–enough for all five of us. It felt like a box of joy had traveled all the way from Trenton, New Jersey to…
Henry is a little boy who resides in the gentle slopes at the base of the strikingly majestic mountains that are a hallmark of rural Guatemala. At age six, Henry doesn’t put much thought into why a group of Americans visit his family every year. He is happy to have a new mattress, loves the…
My grandmother used to have a saying that described a particularly impressive person. Manuela was the “brightest bulb on the block;” sweet, smart and intuitive. When I was with her, I knew what was going on in the room by watching her eyes; they took in detail, processed it and mirrored back the meaning to…
Celebrating the life and passions of Martin L. King, Jr. means something different depending on one’s perspective. People of color celebrated having an advocate who spoke the message they had carried with them for generations. Pre-Covid Monday holidays meant a day off of school, work, or public service, a three day weekend to linger longer…
Petronia before treatment in spring 2013 She is 34 years old, with four children and a husband who is a laborer in rural Guatemala, which means he can sometimes find work and sometimes not. The only unusual thing in the sentence above is that she survived to the age of 34.In May of 2013, the…