A friend in Guatemala visited Daniel a few weeks ago, and her report was not good. Daniel is living with his biological mom in very poor conditions. It sounds like he has no where to bathe. His family can’t afford to send him with a snack to school. He has no help with his homework. […]
Category: Daniel
An Update on Guatemala
Our last trip to visit Daniel was November of last year (2011). Since then, we’ve had precious few updates on how he’s doing now that he’s living with his family and going to school in his hometown. A month or so ago, we received word that he was living with his mom (rather than the […]
A Promise Kept
Our visit with Daniel and his family was too short (like all of our visits with him are!), but we end today feeling like we did what we came here to do. Daniel’s uniform is ordered. and he’s enrolled in a seemingly great school (run by compassionate nuns) that will send us emails and updates. […]
Toy Story 3 with Casa Samuel (by Rachael)
Today was a fun day. We had a relaxing breakfast with Christy and Chris, and then headed straight to Casa Bernabe to pick up the 23 people from Casa Samuel (Daniel’s home) that were coming with us to see Toy Story 3. The kids in this home are amazing. They were calm, quiet, and polite. […]
First Day in Guatemala (Nate)
Although I won’t expect it to happen again, they held our connecting flight in Houston even though our first flight was delayed. Thanks, Continental Airlines! Customs was a breeze even though we came through with 144 pairs of new, identical sunglasses for the kids. No officials searching for bribes. Thanks to God and all the […]
A Day with Daniel at Casa Bernabe (by Rachael)
The last day of our group trips is for relaxing and recharging. Our team did that in Antigua. Nate and I did that by spending time at Danni’s home, Casa Bernabe. A new friend. Sara, arranged for us to spend the morning at the baby home, Casa Angelitos. This home has about 18 babies and […]
I’m the lucky one (by Rachael)
Here in Guatemala, our team starts each morning with a devotion. This morning, I shared a little bit about our fundraising “saga.” As many of you know, we asked for help raising money for this trip. I hate asking for money. But a good friend reminded me that fundraising isn’t about writing a great letter […]
Meet Danni (by Nate)
Last August, we had our first encounter with Daniel Manchu. When we met him, he seemed like the rest of the boys at the home: energetic, aggressive, intelligent, and desperate for parents. But right away we noticed that he didn’t look like most Guatemalan boys. It took a bit of probing to find out that […]