We Need Mission Teams
As we begin our work in San Andrés this fall, we are now accepting mission teams for 2011! There are many needs in the community, so please let us know the kind of work you would like to do and we will work with you to create a wonderful experience where you can "Do all the good you can." We have created an online inquiry form you can use to start the process the form can be found by clicking MISSION TRIPS on our website menu. Also, to help in planning for a mission trip, we have put together our Mission Trip ...
Hurricane Agatha blasts Guatemala
Only a few short hours after Pacaya Volcano erupted near Guatemala City, the entire country of Guatemala was devastated by Pacific Cyclone Agatha. The storm dropped nearly 20 inches of water throughout the country causes rivers to flood and mudslides and flooding everywhere. The people hurt the most by this are the poorest of the indigenous people who had little in the first place. Now all they have has been totally destroyed by the storm. Roads to San Andrés have been cut off by mudslides and bridges being washed out. It will take many months and even years for some to recover... ...
Lease Signing
With the help of my friends at Mayan Families, Mission Guatemala now has a lease on property to open the new clinic and create a new ministry site. The women of the weaving cooperative which own the property are very happy that we are using the property to help the community. We are equally thrilled to be able to help the women's weaving group which does good work in the community as well. We will begin to have use of the property beginning September 1 of this year. We will be able to use the property for at least ten years. It ...
San Andrés Women’s Cooperative
The property that we are hoping to use for our clinic and ministry site in San Andrés Semetabaj is owned by the women's weaving cooperative. With the help of my friend Sharon from an organization called Mayan Families, I met with them today and worked out an agreement that would give Mission Guatemala the opportunity to use the property for the next 10 years. The women were reluctant at first to enter into a 10 year agreement, but they soon realized that the work we will be doing will benefit the community. They are excited about being able to help the ...
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We Need Mission Teams
As we begin our work in San Andrés this fall, we are now accepting mission teams...
Hurricane Agatha blasts Guatemala
Only a few short hours after Pacaya Volcano erupted near Guatemala City, the entire...
Lease Signing
With the help of my friends at Mayan Families, Mission Guatemala now has a lease...
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Sharon Smart-Poage of Mayan Families
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The Numbers Continue to Grow
The numbers continue to grow from the Hurricane Agatha tragedy. As of this writing here are the latest statistics: 109 killed 62 missing 23 injured 27,560 affected 37,000 living in shelters 20,000 still living in possible danger In the village of San Antonio Palopo on Lake Atitlan, 12 people died when they were buried in a mudslide. Guatemala is... [Read more of this review]
We have one but she is drunk
Recently, I was meeting with the leadership of the women’s cooperative in San Andres. My friend Elly, who speaks much better Spanish than I do, asked the women if they had a midwife in San Andrés. I was wanting to know this bit of information. Training women to be midwives is a huge need in Guatemala. Most births are at home and there... [Read more of this review]
¿Why Guatemala?
I am often asked, “Why did you chose to do your work in Guatemala?” My first response is because I have two sons adopted from Guatemala. It is their home country and a country with great need. Describing that need is the challenge. Fundamental issues in Guatemala exist on a scale not seen in the developed countries. Rural Guatemalans,... [Read more of this review]
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