I’ve been really blessed to see a lot of the Guatemalan countryside (and neighbouring Honduras and El Salvador) over the past 2 years and on our trip 5 years ago. Some unique places include: Salamá & San Miguel Chicaj Tikal Flores & Santa Elena Lake Atitlan (and 5 towns around it) Pacaya volcano Copán Ruinas … [Read more…]
This little afternoon/evening trip marked the first time I had been anywhere new in Guatemala for a very long time. Vicky invited us to go to Salamá and meet her relatives and eat boshból. Salamá is the capital city of the department of Baja Verapaz. It is much hotter, cleaner, and prettier than our capital, … [Read more…]
I’ve been super busy. The last two days, I’ve put in 24 hours of work, plus 8 hours on the weekend. During all of this, I’ve had lots to write about, but now I’ve forgotten most of what I’ve wanted to say. Here are a few snapshots of some experiences / thoughts. I’ve installed 23 … [Read more…]
When driving from the Capital, each time I approach Purulhá (Km 164) I reassert that I want to climb this one mountain. It is an awesome sight and the perfect shape. This is it at 8:20 this morning with the mist still shrouding it. So, in an effort to achieve goals (notably #81) and to … [Read more…]
This is how most Guatemalan’s cook. There aren’t many benefits to this. The one benefit I can think of is heat when it’s cold. The damages are numerous. The smoke is thick. Lungs and eyes are constantly irritated and related illnesses are common. Children are often burned when they pull burning sticks onto themselves or … [Read more…]
So we got 50 bullets. Picked up Erick’s pistol. Put up a target. And mostly missed. Comment: It was really loud.
The Fund for Peace publishes an annual report called the Failed States Index. This year it studied 177 countries and rated them on 12 criteria which polled social, economic, and political factors. A few observations: Canada’s three greatest weaknesses are shown to be: Mounting Demographic Pressures Massive Movement of Refugees or Internally Displaced Persons creating … [Read more…]
We had two visitors to our ministry over the weekend. One of them sponsors a girl, Olga, and so I ventured to take her yesterday to see her. It went like this. 1. Stop by Oscar and Evelin’s to see if they know where Olga lives. They don’t know, so they direct me to Olga’s … [Read more…]
I’M NOT BEING RAINED OUT BECAUSE I’M GETTING WET (WELL, NOT YET). IT’S BECAUSE IT’S SO LOUD! AMBER AND I SAT DOWN TO WATCH THE GOOD GERMAN AND BEFORE THE OPENING CREDITS HAD ENDED, IT STARTED TO RAIN. WE STRUGGLED THROUGH THE FIRST 40 MINUTES AND DECIDED WE BETTER JUST GIVE IN. FORGIVE ME FOR … [Read more…]
I got the Harper’s Weekly Review email today, so I’m going to try and write my day out in a similar fashion. The paper cutter arrived at the stationary store and so Flor and I cut translated verses up and stapled them to letters to children’s sponsors. Pablo hasn’t shown up to school since telling … [Read more…]