category: Guatemala

6 months

January 17, 2013

Nearly 6 months ago, I journeyed to Guatemala with International Samaritan , an organization that specifically works with those who live in garbage dump communities. There are several places where I’ve written about life in the garbage dump: here , and  here , and here are some of them.  When I left, I knew that more than the effect I would have on the people (through building roofs, working with kids, etc), the transformation in my own life would be immeasurable. I gave the gift …

Celebrating the stranger

October 29, 2012

Yesterday I shared pictures from Friday morning, when St. Francis Coll held another assembly to celebrate our time with the classes during the week.  Before the celebration, we joined our classes from the day before; the students who had gone to the nursery tagged along with us.  I sat in with the sixth grade; unlike the other classes, when the bell rang for recess, they had to stay inside—apparently there had been more trouble between the boys and the girls.  …

Teasers

October 27, 2012

Today’s day was too full to format my post. So, here are some pictures as teasers for tomorrow’s post!