Toothbrushes for Barrio la Cruz

As I walk the narrow roads and dirt paths of Barrio la Cruz I come across many women, children and men with rotten teeth, swollen gums, missing teeth and infection. One of our goals in Paso a Paso is to show the families how to simply brush their teeth and maintain better hygeine and hopefully combine that eventually with clean water. We had over 500 toothbrushes donated by Pete,...

Back in El Barrio!

We have been back in Guatemala for 2 weeks and are keeping busy. Paso a Paso has 151 children in the education sponsorship program and we have successfully passed out all the school supplies door to door to the children and their families. This meant a lot of hiking up hills and sliding down hills. Thanks to some added family help it was great to get it done in just a week! I am always so amazed...

Heading back….

Since we have been back in the states for a bit a lot has happened here and in Guatemala. In Guatemala Rolando and his church put on their children’s yearly VBS and over 240 children attended! This was a great turn out and a wonderful chance to reach out to the unchurched in the area. Also, the day before we departed Guatemala we installed a stove for Rolando’s family and we have...

Bootmaking with Marcial

We had the privilege of watching and learning from Paso a Paso’s longtime friend, boot maker, Marcial.  Jenni wanted some boots to take home to her daughter, nephew and niece, so Marcial let us help with the process of making their boots.  First we had to learn to work with the leather… “you have to understand your material, before you can cut it.”  Before cutting the...

Birthday Party for Sandra

Saturday we hosted a party for Sandra, a student Paso a Paso sponsors.  Sandra brought her cousin, who was also celebrating her 15th birthday, and 11 other family members.  Paso a Paso has been connected with Sandra’s family for several years.  Last year Paso a Paso helped Sandra’s dad, Marical, put in a concrete floor in their home.  At the birthday we cooked a traditional...