Guatemala Team Reports

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 …

After four fairly intense work days in our two Mayan villages, today is what one could call a day of rewards. I know some on our team may argue that every minute of our time here was rewarding, that the Read More …

One of the highlights of our journey so far was seeing the amazing Holy Week processional Friday night wind through the streets of the large city of Huehuetenango, where we’d stopped for the night after long day of driving after Read More …

Whenever our teams congregate for the pre-trip packing party, I worry if we will have enough space in our luggage for all of our supplies. This year was no exception. We have small items, like pencils and sharpeners. We have Read More …

I’m giving those of you (probably most) who received an email today that started with old posts a second chance! My apologies – in setting up this technology again this year I apparently overlooked a step. The correct post for Read More …

Forty-three years ago this July the two Mayan villages where the Marine View Presbyterian Church’s Guatemala team will work this month were literally wiped out by government forces seemingly bent on killing every man, woman and child in the region. Read More …