Who Are We?

There is so much we can’t write about in our Finding Freedom blog; layers of personal details that shouldn’t and won’t be shared, to protect the privacy of the children and mothers in our program. Some things are too hard to write about, other issues too difficult to wrap our minds around and in the…

Finding Freedom through Friendship exists because of men, or rather, the lack of them. The widows and abandoned Guatemalan women and their children in our program were in crisis in the mountains of Central America; without a good husband, children go hungry and women are without emotional and physical shelter. A family, in the truest…

 Two months ago this was how Alba, her brother and her mother survived; in a dark adobe home, sitting on their one piece of furniture, and somehow, still smiling after a decade of poverty and pain from chronic disease.  When we were given this family as a possible referral, we accepted them. The word “Yes”…

Building our first house donated by Finding Freedom in 2009 was a humbling, dirty and hands-on experience. It was the first and last time that I ever personally assisted with the construction process of one of our Guatemalan homes. There is no part of the blister-inducing process I regret, but there were a few lessons…

 We are fortunate to have such intelligent board members in our organization, and some of them enjoy reading The New York Times. This nationally renowned newspaper does an excellent job of showcasing world events and stories.The link (below) to their recent story about sugar addiction hit home with a few of us. For me in…