Unless you regularly go searching for Latin American news, you’ve probably missed out on what’s been going on the past few weeks in Guatemala. On the other hand, this news is so big that there’s a chance it made it into the international section of your hometown paper. Why? Because, as the Guatemalan paper Prensa […]
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Hope (by Nate)
Yesterday we had lunch with a friend of ours, an experienced world-traveler, who has been keeping up on our adventures in Guatemala. We had a great time sharing our stories with an interested and active listener who challenged us to think about motivation, purpose, goals, and the potential for growth and expansion of our work in […]
Aliceña (by Rachael)
Today I went searching for pictures of a girl we met in Guatemala. Her name is Aliceña, and in August she was living in Guatemala City so she could receive proper treatment for her leukemia. When we visited in March, we found out she was living at one of the Buckner Transitional Homes with some of […]
We have tickets! (By Rachael)
This week, my task was to nail down some dates for a June trip to Guatemala and buy our plane tickets. I almost failed to complete this week’s task. Would you like to hear what happened? Yes, of course you do. If you didn’t, you wouldn’t still be reading our blog. Okay, here’s what happened: […]
My heart stays here–Guatemala Day 6 (Rachael)
Few things could be better than spending all day with the kids you love. Few things could be worse than saying goodbye. Our morning at Elisa Martinez was wonderful…aside from the fact that it had to end, and we eventually had to leave. What can I say about those sweet, sweet boys? It was wonderful […]
Elisa Martinez-Guatemala Day 5 (Rachael)
Based on how our day started, today should have been awful. Nate and I both woke up tired and worn out from sorting and resorting pencil boxes and letters late into the night. I even missed breakfast due to the fact we were running behind, which is never a good sign. So, when we […]
Who doesn’t love a manicure? Guatemala Day 3 (Rachael)
Because of the protests, we couldn’t go to Elisa Martinez today like we originally planned. So, we started the morning at the market in Antigua. Antigua is a beautiful, tourist-type town about an hour away from Guatemala City. We spent the morning walking the cobblestone streets, listening in on the English conversations we heard all […]
Plans may change, but the mission stays the same (Nate)
Me gusta tu pelo, Chabalita! Rachael and Leslie Check out Crystal’s smile when she saw we were giving her Disney Princess clothes! It’s nice to have an artista in the group. Emily made bracelets for all of the babies. Mi amigo, Danny, y yo March 25, 2009- Today was a day for being […]
The Power of Stories–Guatemala Day 1 (Rachael)
In my opinion, there really is no better way to start a trip like this than with a visit to the babies’ home. At the home, we got to see precious Mili (she is a beautiful 3-yr-old who was found in a dumpster when she was just a baby), and Celeste (Celeste is blind in […]
Leavin’ on a Jet Plane (Nate)
We made it to Guatemala quite uneventfully and safely. No one was late, no problems with luggage, only minor repacking for a bag that was 1 pound overweight. We got exit row seats on both flights, with each of us having our own row to lie down on the evening flight from Houston […]