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 …
A big welcome in Rio
Barillas
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 …
Arrival in Hueheu
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 …
Packed and ready to roll
(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 …
Preparing for Rio
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 …
How A Mother Is Beating The Odds Of Adversity
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 …
Some photos I’ve wanted to share. See written posts below.
Moving On: A War-Torn Community Unites For The Next Generation
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 …
We arrived ate lunch at the infamous Pollo Campero and are starting the bus ride to Huehuetenango.
On our way
http://Hurry up and wait. Here we are at the airport waiting for our flight