On Saturday, while bringing a group of 24 Canadians to meet a sponsor child in San Antonio Panec, I was invited by a woman to come pray for their family. One of the cases in the home dealt with an 8-year-old boy who has massive sores all over his bottom. I almost burst into tears … [Read more…]
Comedy is always depends on context. In Spanish, the sound of the “B” and the “V” is indistinguishable and the “H” is silent. “Heber” can be pronounced “Ever.” Heber happens to be one of our friends here in Guatemala. The double entendre in this case is “I’m blogging more than Heber/ever!” This brings me to … [Read more…]
Amber tagged me. She’s my wife. I must obey. 1 – I’ve always been north of the equator2 – I’ve never been pooped on my a seagull3 – I’ve never pooped on a seagull4 – {ditto 2 & 3 for pigeons}5 – I’ve learned to count to ten in nine languages, but I’ve forgotten all … [Read more…]
My buddy Shane decided to stop into Guatemala for 5 days on his way to Belize so I decided to take him and my family to Rabinal for the day yesterday. I had never been there before. Salamá is on the way, so we stopped in and walked around the central park. We got to … [Read more…]
This chap is from Tactic. Óscar Ramos just won the ultramarathon and set a new record for the race, an 80 km run along the highway that runs in front of our house. His time was 7:08:25 hours. I remember him passing by with a number on his chest and not seeing anyone else come … [Read more…]
This is the schooner my uncle just bought. My father is visiting him in Australia for the first time since his brother moved there in the early 70’s. They are going to fly up the east coast of Australia, fix up the vessel, then take a couple weeks and sail back down the coast. I’m … [Read more…]
photo by Chad Hipolito/Red Deer Express My mom, Debby, has been involved in Central Alberta Theatre (C.A.T.) for about ten years now. She’s had parts in 1 to 3 plays each year and is now a real veteran so directors just handpick her for parts – though she still gets worked up over auditions now … [Read more…]
When I was taking pictures of our shoe and sock distribution this week, a grade 1 boy’s zipper was all busted up and his penis was in full view. It was both funny and sad. I brought a team to a sinkhole/cave where Maya ceremonies are performed and a priest suspended a live chicken over … [Read more…]
This is what I shook out of Blaise’s galoshes. You should see this mountain of insects move! I sprayed 50% bleach on almost everything in our shed. It didn’t do much for the boots, but other areas seem clear. We’ll see where the infestation goes from here . . .
What looks like sawdust from a distance are actually thousands of tiny bugs. I have no idea what they are, but they are on everything in my little shed behind the house where we have a spare shower, toilet, washing machine, bike, and my goat milking outfit and goat feed. We cleaned it out a … [Read more…]