Friday, July 30, 2010

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We Need Mission Teams We Need Mission Teams

As we begin our work in San Andrés this fall, we are now accepting mission teams... 


Hurricane Agatha blasts Guatemala Hurricane Agatha blasts Guatemala

Only a few short hours after Pacaya Volcano erupted near Guatemala City, the entire... 


Lease Signing Lease Signing

With the help of my friends at Mayan Families, Mission Guatemala now has a lease... 


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Last Word

Sharon Smart-Poage of Mayan Families Sharon Smart-Poage of Mayan Families

Hello!   My husband Dwight and I run an organization in Guatemala called Mayan... 


Cory and Staci Herrin Cory and Staci Herrin

We consider it a real blessing to be a part of Pastor Tom’s life and we have... 


Todd Outcalt – Sr. Pastor Calvary UMC Brownsburg, IN Todd Outcalt – Sr. Pastor Calvary UMC Brownsburg, IN

Some months ago, my friend, Tom Heaton, sent me a small supply of cloth wristbands... 


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Tom's Blog

The Numbers Continue to Grow 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 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? ¿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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