God has given me a heart for the people of Guatemala, but he did not wire my brain for Guatemala. Soy, on the other hand, has the much more relaxed, go with the flow, mindset for living in Guatemala. Here are a few examples of just this past week. Of course I have it timed … More It’s the Little Things
The children at the feeding center know the procedures of the center, and they are all friends. You can imagine being a six-year old boy and walking into a “classroom” with 55 new students. This is exactly what happened almost two weeks ago as Brayan entered as our 110th child. He became overwhelmed and the … More Brandon, Cristian, & Brayan
When we return in Feburary we knew our focus for the first month would have to be the children at the feeding center. It has taken us a bit longer than planned and we are still discussing ways to improve things. In December we made the commitment to the kids at My Special Treasure School … More April 17th
Over the past couple of weeks, we have been privileged to have a couple of teams serve the children at the feeding center. The structure of the feeding center is designed people of every age can help in some capacity. The picture below is of Mr. Jack, 74 years old, practicing math flash cards with … More April 13th
Sheyli is enjoying her second year at the feeding center. She is a very quiet, well-behaved, sweet girl. You never know she is there as she is always on task. She is very proud of making As and Bs on her report card. Some of her favorite things are fried chicken, the color purple, and … More Meet Sheyli
Why have I not blogged in a week? There are 7 children all under the age of 8 to blame! My sister, Daphne, and her family landed last Thursday to visit us for the week. The kids loved spending time with their cousins and we stayed very busy. One of the highlights for the children … More April 6th
The kids at the feeding center had a blast as we celebrated birthdays and Easter! The kids were amazed at the ability to dye an egg. You would’ve thought I was as cool as Bryan Drake when I demonstrated how to place the egg in the cup and it magically turns a different color. … More Easter Activities
Guatemala knows how to celebrate Holy Week. It equates to school being on break, people working only on Monday and Tuesday and lots of loud music. Yesterday we listened to loud Guatemalan-style hymns ALL day. They played until late Friday night and started again at 6:00 am on Saturday. Soy loved it! The families at … More Easter Celebration!
If you follow SLAM on Instagram, you have seen the pictures of the children using computers this past week! For the past week, the children have enjoyed a basic typing game on the computers. We placed the computers in a station so the children used them for about 20 minutes each. However, we have the … More Computers!
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