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In June, we delivered boxes of food supplies to families across many of the communities where we serve! We focused especially on families who are part of our "Niños Chispudos" (Kids With A Spark) early childhood nutrition program and our "Becas Con Misión" (Scholarships with a Mission) scholarship program.

We also provided each family with a supply of handmade, reusable face masks, which our staff members had made as part of our production of PPE. In addition, for families with greater need, we also provided a bag of cleaning and hygiene supplies, including a gallon of liquid hand soap.

In the article shared below, there are links to view photos from all of the deliveries! And for a story about packing these boxes, click here!

Mission Guatemala's clinic doctor, Dra. Lidia Balán, and her husband Dr. Rodrigo Samines, delivered Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) manufactured by Mission Guatemala to public medical clinics in several towns and communities throughout the Department of Sololá.

In addition to the sharing about the work we're doing in response to the coronavirus pandemic, we've also taken time throughout the months to share stories written by our staff members.

We'll be sharing more of these in the future, but for now, you can read stories written by Dave, Elias, Marily, Devora, and Daniel about their experience during this very challenging time.

Soon after we provided the first items of PPE to local government health workers, Dra. Lidia Balán shared this photo and note with us. It brightened our day immediately! 

"The face shields are very effective, and all are grateful! The CAP (Permanent Government Clinic) in Panajachel performed a delivery, and thanks to the face shields the health personnel were protected, and at the same time they ensured that the newborn was safe as well!"

The Mission Guatemala team worked form the very beginning of the pandemic to produce PPE for healthcare workers, including these face shields. To date, we've delivered hundreds of face shields, thousands of masks, and much more PPE to local healthcare professionals and first responders.

A limited amount of these awesome t-shirts are still available!

When you join our "¡Cuenta Conmigo!" (Count on Me!) team with a recurring monthly gift of any amount, we'll send you this shirt as a way to say thank you for your support! Limited sizes and numbers are available, and will only be available until they run out.

To learn more about this program, and how recurring, monthly donations are so important during this time, click here, or the link below!