Mario’s Story
For the first time after almost 8 years of pain and a gradual loss of mobility, Mario Yos is finally seeing a glimmer of hope for some relief. As a young man of only 18, Mario first began noticing pain and swelling in the joints of his fingers, followed gradually by pain and gradual loss of motion in his shoulders, elbows, and knees. Today, he has very little strength or movement in his hands or arms and, as his right knee can no longer support weight, his movement is limited to him hopping on his left foot. As the father of ...
Mission Guatemala Constructs Sinks for School
Can you imagine a school with 200+ students and only two faucets to serve the entire school? That was the challenge facing the community of Chuti Estancia! The school was working with a Peace Corps worker trying to teach the children the importance of washing hands and brushing teeth. However, the school was also faced with the dilemma of having an adequate source of water for the community but only having two faucets for the school. The Peace Corps worker approached Mission Guatemala to see if we might be willing to help the school with the construction of additional sinks and ...
120 Families Receive Christmas Food Baskets
With the Mission Guatemala old red Toyota pick-up truck loaded full of colorfully wrapped food baskets, the staff of the mission began distributing Christmas food baskets to 120 families in the communities of Pacaman, Nueva Esperanza and Chutinamit. This was an undertaking that had begun weeks earlier with the purchase of plastic baskets and the packaging of corn and beans by the team from Zionsville United Methodist Church. Using the clinic’s baby scale, volunteers helped package 20 pound packages of corn and four pound packages of beans. The baskets also contained other Christmas foods and household essentials. The basket the food ...
240 Children Receive Gifts for Christmas
On Monday morning in Nueva Esperanza, squeals of excitement erupted from the assembled children of the community as the clown, Payaso Clavito, entered the room, and the laughter and excitement didn’t stop throughout that day and the next, as Mission Guatemala celebrated Christmas with the children of Nueva Esperanza, Chutinamit, and Pacaman, as well as with the children and teachers in the Mayan Families/Mission Guatemala preschool. Alejandra, our social worker, had previously requested the names of every child aged 10 and below from each community, and from this, we presented each child with an individually wrapped gift, all of which were ...
Getting Ready for Christmas
The Mission Guatemala staff has been very busy getting ready for Christmas! Thanks to the generosity of many southern Indiana United Methodist congregations, 100 poor indigenous Mayan families will be receiving food baskets to brighten up their Christmas celebrations. Shortly before Christmas, the baskets will be given to families in the communities of Nueva Esperanza, Pacaman and Chutinamit. Each basket will be filled with traditional foods including: 20 pounds of corn 4 pounds of beans 1 bottle oil 10 pounds of sugar 3 pounds of chocolate for hot chocolate (a traditional Christmas Eve drink) 1 box of Christmas cookies 1 packet of coffee 5 bags of noodles 5 pounds of salt 1 ...
Preschool Students Graduate
There was a wonderful feeling of excitement in the room as it began to fill with children and parents! The day had finally come! It was time to celebrate the first graduating class from the Mayan Families/Mission Guatemala preschool. The graduates were straightening their hats and the teachers were making sure the graduation robes were on correctly! This was a big day! Ten students recently graduated from the preschool and will start public school in January of 2012. The preschool partnership began in January of 2011. The purpose of the preschool is to target three to five-year-old children at risk of malnutrition ...
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Mission Guatemala Constructs Sinks for School
Can you imagine a school with 200+ students and only two faucets to serve the entire...
120 Families Receive Christmas Food Baskets
With the Mission Guatemala old red Toyota pick-up truck loaded full of colorfully...
Getting Ready for Christmas
The Mission Guatemala staff has been very busy getting ready for Christmas! Thanks...
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Clinic News
Mario’s Story
For the first time after almost 8 years of pain and a gradual loss of mobility, Mario...
Dr. Chumil Joins Mission Guatemala
Mission Guatemala is pleased to welcome Dr. Luis Edwin Chumil to our clinic staff...
Dentist Office Is Open!
It was a very exciting day as the Mission Guatemala dental office officially opened...
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Preschool
Preschool Students Graduate
There was a wonderful feeling of excitement in the room as it began to fill with children and parents! The day had finally come! It was time to celebrate the first graduating class from the Mayan Families/Mission Guatemala preschool. The graduates were straightening their hats and the teachers were making sure the graduation robes were on correctly! ... [Read more...]
Mission Guatemala Preschool Gets New Look
The Mission Guatemala Preschool has a whole new look thanks to members of Nashville United Methodist Church in Nashville, Indiana. A hardworking group of six people transformed the front of the preschool building with a beautiful and colorful new mural designed by by popular Brown County Indiana artist Martha Sechler. The mural features many different... [Read more...]
Preschool Celebrates Mardi Gras
In Guatemala, on the day before Ash Wednesday, it is Mardi Gras time! The children of the Mission Guatemala/Mayan Families preschool and feeding program celebrated today in grand style! Many of the children came dressed in fun costumes. Plus there was the traditional eggs filled with confetti that ended up making a wonderful mess as they were smashed... [Read more...]
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