Love Guatemala Blog

  • Love Guatemala Graduation 2015

    We are beginning to prepare for our 2015 graduation.  It is always an exciting time of the year.  Our graduation is set for Thursday, October 22nd.  We have 20 graduates this year.  There are 12 graduates from the cooking school, 2 from the carpentry school and 6 from the art school.  Here is the list…

  • Cultural Night 2015

    On September 15th, Guatemala celebrates it’s independence.  Most schools here celebrate independence day with several activities.  One of the things they do is have a cultural night.  So this year Love Guatemala had their first annual Cultural Night.  It included some cultural and not so cultural dances, a drama and also the first election of…

  • Until Next Time

    The day has finally come. My last blog post. Officially, I can say that was the fastest three months of my life so far. I have never learned so much and made myself so willing to try new things. I did it. I jumped into another culture, language, family, way of life, and community. Graciously,…

  • The Last Sunday in August

    This week, I attended a wake, went to Catholic mass, and walked in a funeral procession to a cemetery. A student in our art school (also Carlos and Thelma’s neighbor) lost his dear mother on Sunday morning. I learned there is a tradition in Magdalena where a wake is held in the home of the…

  • A Bit of a Ramble

    If you haven’t heard any news from Guatemala in a while, do a quick Google search. Guatemala is currently experiencing a time of political unrest and upheaval. Businesses and schools were shut down and many roads blocked yesterday as Guatemala came together to protest corruption within their government. Watching the news, I was struck by…

  • Oremos

    This week, I was given the opportunity to share the weekly devotional with out staff and different schools. Ben finished a study on our identity in Christ and we’ve since been going through the life of Jesus with the Gospel of Matthew as our guide. To say I was nervous could be an understatement. Preparing…

  • Open our Eyes Lord

    Our summer of teams is officially over, but sure enough we will be hosting more near the end of September and beginning of October. Mission teams have proven to be a huge benefit to the ministry of Love Guatemala. They are extremely encouraging, supportive, and invigorating to host. I am personally so thankful for the…

  • Humility is not Synonymous with Poverty

    Buena Vista is a village a little ways up from us. It is much smaller than Magdalena and notoriously poor. We have students in our schools from there as well as children that come to the feeding center. Recently, an incident occurred that has forced us to drive 5 kids to and from Buena Vista…

  • Love Guatemala Staff – The Real MVPs

    After back-to-back weeks of teams, we have returned to a somewhat normal schedule here at Love Guatemala. Still, I found myself more tired this week than any of the others. This is the halfway point of my time here interning this summer and I am struck by how fast it is going. Because of this,…

  • A Taste of the Kingdom

    This past week we were lucky enough to christen our Feeding Center. Two weeks earlier, we had our official first day of the program that is going to feed around 50 of the neediest children of our community twice a week. Tuesday though, we were able to celebrate and pray over our completed outdoor space…