It’s a grand day when we finish our stove and water filter installations, which the Marine View team did today in homes nestled amidst the beautiful hills and gardens that surround the school where we stay at Montenegro. Each of Read More …
Author: Brian
A welcome as warm as the stoves
A long bus trip over a series of bumpy roads (including one big bump that high-centered us) brought the team to the village of Montenegro late Sunday afternoon, where villagers provided us with a warm welcome and plenty of hugs. Read More …
Greetings from Santa Cruz Barillas
It’s a pleasant 76 degrees F. as I type this and while our team is out and about exploring the lovely municipality of Barillas I thought I’d take a few minutes and let you all know that we made all Read More …
And here is our 2026 team!
I received an anxious WhatsApp message tonight from my friend Maria, a native Guatemalan who was introduced to her husband Paul a few decades ago as a direct result of Paul’s going to Guatemala with a Marine View team. Long Read More …
Bags and blessings
Marine View team members, from front left: Lola, Christie, Suzanne, Lynn, Lisa, Ken, Rico and Clarence. In the back row are Tom, Curt, Brian, Craig, Jeff and “surprise guest” Alan, the 16-year-old son of Marco and Mimi who is attending Read More …
Mission countdown and all systems go for Guatemala
As I watched the wonderous Artemis II Orion capsule (Integrity) splash down in the Pacific tonight, I was reminded that, although not a shade as complex, we had a lot of moving parts and mission goals of our own to Read More …
Preparing for the village of Montenegro Yacanxac
Our Marine View team is booked and ready for our stove mission trip in April! As of this week we are now 16 (traveling) members strong, including eleven “veterans” from previous team rosters and five who will visit the Western Read More …
The Joy of Finishing Up
As the year nears its end, so does our little project for the two villages we worked in this year! About two weeks ago Hands for Peacemaking staff was able to deliver the white boards and teacher desks they built Read More …
Marco, Mimi and Alan coming to town
So much has happened since Marine View’s Guatemala team left the villages of Puente Alto and San Agustin in late April. Our goal was to install 125 stoves and Ecofilters in village homes, which we did while there, but through Read More …
A few reflections on our trip
As Alaska Air flight 1354 ascended into the blackness from Guatemala City around 1:30 a.m. Monday with 10 of our 12 team members aboard, we could reflect on the brightness we had left behind on the neighboring villages of Puente Read More …