A taste of Guatemalan life

What is a mission trip to Guatemala in support of Paso a Paso, like? The answer…an adventure! This past January marked my first visit to Guatemala in support of the Missionary organization, Paso a Paso. The home base for the missionary work that is conducted in Barrio La Cruz is Antigua Guatemala (commonly referred to as just Antigua or La Antigua). This beautiful city in the central mountains...

Getting to know Barrio la Cruz

What a blessing to return to Guatemala!  The people are so gracious that it makes  serving so rewarding.  This year I was able to participate again in  preparing the school supplies to be distributed to the children.  The week before the distribution the parents were required to attend a meeting.  At that time, the guidelines were explained again on how it is determined who receives...

Mix, stones, and sand make more than a floor…..

I always say when I travel down to Guatemala that I want to do work.  I don’t speak Spanish very well, so I have thought the best way I could help would be to pick up my shovel and carry the load, literally.  This trip down certainly filled my sore muscle void and a little more. If you have never seen the hills that Barrio la Cruz occupies, then it is hard to have a standard picture in your...

More than chickens on the chicken bus..

I walk through the market to the terminal almost daily to get on the bus that take me to Pastores.  But today as I sat on the bus and waited for it to leave Antigua I looked around. There were probably over 50 buses, coming in and out, taking people, bringing people. I get on the bus daily to get out of Antigua to go and help elsewhere, and these people travel each day to come and make what...

Marcial a father of his word..

Marcial Making boots in his living room. After getting off the bus and doing yet another sewing lesson given by a very patient lady. I went to visit Marcial. Marcial, a bootmaker a father of 6 shared with me more about his life as a child and it really made me realize more why Paso a Paso focuses on the small children. Marcial grew up very poor and never had the opportunity to attend school. ...