By the time most of you see this, assuming all goes well with jet connections and such, we will have flown (via Alaska Air) overnight from SeaTac to LAX then to Guatemala City, where we will be greeted by Marco Read More …
Author: Brian
Hot weather expected in villages for stove installation
All of the weather apps, and verified by Marco, the Hands for Peacemaking Foundation’s national director who will meet us Friday at the Guatemala City airport, tell us it’s hotter than usual in the region where we will work right Read More …
Packed and ready for our mission
Today was packing day for the Marine View 2024 Guatemala team. Eleven of us assembled on this drizzly morning under the protection of team member Tom’s carport in West Seattle, and in assembly line fashion loaded up the 12 supply Read More …
Just days away from Guatemala
Preparing for a Guatemala mission isn’t quite like that of an Everest expedition or a lunar landing, but it does take a fair amount of planning and hard work. First, a team must be formed. We have a team. Check. Read More …
You’re invited to dinner!
A dinner in NE Tacoma to help people in two Guatemalan villages prepare their dinners in a safer, more healthful way. What could be better? The Marine View PC/Hands for Peacemaking Guatemala team is once again hosting a dinner (or Read More …
Change of venue tonight
Just a quick note about tonight’s meet-and-greet event with Marco Tulio Maldonado and family to cover those who may not be on the Hands for Peacemaking notification list: The Half Lion has unexpectedly closed its doors. We have found a Read More …
You’re invited: Meet-and-greets with Marco and family set for Oct. 11 (Marysville) and Oct. 19 (Kent)
Many of you know, or have at least heard of, our good friend Marco Tulio Maldonado, his amazing spouse Mimi and their bright and articulate son, Alan. Marco is the national director for the Hands for Peacemaking Foundation who oversees Read More …
Some final thoughts – and gifts – from our mission
It’s been more than two weeks since we said adios to the villagers of La Capilla San Ramon. We’ve all settled back into our day-to-day lives and no doubt so have the villagers, who are hopefully enjoying the benefits of Read More …
Finishing up as tourists
With our mission work over, the team arose early in Barillas on Friday for a 5 a.m. departure for beautiful Lake Atitlan, where we arrived around 5:30 p.m. On Saturday most of the team risked the local “extremos” zip line, Read More …
We say goodbye to LaCapilla
Our last acts of kindness to the villagers of La Capilla before saying goodbye today was to fit those in need with a brand new pair of reader glasses then to give a few school supplies to grateful teachers. We Read More …