Today was all about stoves. We collectively installed 49 of them, eight more than on Monday, and generally in less time. I guess most of us are through our stove installation apprencticeships now and becoming journeyman. Just 38 more until Read More …
So here’s an example of why we’re working in the village of Rio Azul. It’s like so many other villages in Guatemala, maybe a little nicer in some respects. There is no central electricity or running water but some of Read More …
An enormous welcome by the villagers of Rio Azul tonight made our journey seem real, and worth all of the time and energy to plan and solicit support for our journey. A highlight of final three hours of rough roads Read More …
Today we arrived safely at the mission house in Barillas and after a big welcome lunch and received our stove training. It’s late so I won’t post too many words but here are some photos from our day. Tomorrow after Read More …
After being in four countries and nearly a full day of driving out of Guatemala City over the past 24 hours, the team is now settled into the Hotel California in the large city of Huehuetenango. (Pronounced Way Way) Such Read More …
(Second of a series about the Marine View Guatemala team’s May 23-June 2 mission trip to the Western Highlands of Guatemala to install 128 stoves in the remote Mayan village of Rio Azul). I stole a suitcase. In fact I Read More …
If you do a Google search for Rio Azul (Blue River) in Guatemala, you will be presented with lovely images of stunning blue water and waterfalls in a park-like touristy setting. That’s not where we are going. Or you may Read More …
While Teresa Domingo Andres may have only been able to attend up to the third grade, she fights every day to allow her kids and community youth the opportunities that she was deprived of. Teresa is currently president of the Read More …
Roberto was 7 when he witnessed the murder of his grandfather. In the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, the civil war ran rampant in Guatemala’s Northwestern Highlands. Rural villages were used as pawns by both the army and guerrillas to Read More …