by SteveT2018 | Aug 18, 2019 | Guatemala
This is the main street through the village of May Itza. Dear Readers, I humbly ask for your prayer as 13 of us from Easter Lutheran Church will travel to Guatemala from Monday, August 19 through Wednesday, August 28, 2019. This trip is part of our ongoing partnership...
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by SteveT2018 | Nov 17, 2017 | Guatemala
Guatemala City is shrinking below and behind us. A thick deck of white clouds obscures the earth below as we hang suspended under a bright blue sky. Our band of travelers—Denise, Deb, Sammy, and I—have completed our time in this beautiful country. It was sad to say...
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by SteveT2018 | Nov 16, 2017 | Guatemala
The emerald mountains of Guatemala run crimson for me right now. We have been riding in our bus for twelve hours. A couple hours ago Pastor Karen offered a book to me. It is titled Testimony: Death of a Guatemalan Village by Victor Perera and runs about 100 pages. I...
by SteveT2018 | Nov 15, 2017 | Guatemala
This post has four parts: whiplash, Tikal, Mario, and Finca Ixobel Whiplash I woke up yesterday morning on a hard wood board in the village of Maya Itza and went to bed in a luxurious hotel on a Lake in Flores. This socio-economic whiplash was difficult to process. As...
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by SteveT2018 | Nov 14, 2017 | Guatemala
I’m sitting in the bus, thankful for paved roads. We spent several hours yesterday, and several hours today, riding on terribly rocky dirt roads, pocked with deep holes filled with rain water. I marveled as we traveled from the nice mountain resort of Bombil Pek (that...
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by SteveT2018 | Nov 13, 2017 | Guatemala
The women’s retreat is now over. Some of the women will leave at 5:00am and travel all day. A couple of them have to take a boat for the final leg of their journey. That is how remote their village is. Today was full of wonderful learning experiences for me. I am...
