A hidden gem in Guatemala
My family and I have had the good fortune to volunteer in many service projects over the past 25 years in Guatemala and Belize. From...
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Adopt-a-Village in Guatemala is bringing impactful change to the lives of impoverished young women. Last year, we built a beautiful new...
St. John’s Episcopal Church transforms the lives of Mayan families
For the first time in his seven years, Diego arrived at the table to find something green and orange on his dinner plate. Carrots and...
A second chance at literacy
She sat on a low wooden stool in the darkened kitchen of her family’s crudely constructed hut, garbed in her own hand woven exquisitely...
The “greenest” (sustainable) schools in Guatemala
“Eco-friendly—sustainable—green,” remark our visitors with amazement when they visit the twin middle and high schools at the remote...
Let the children read
The dusty mountain road stretched ahead. I could see up ahead that it was blocked again, this time with a frayed rope hung across it,...
Returning to Guatemala
After completing 13 years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala after my retirement from the Air Force, I thought I had seen most of...
Renewed Hope for Nuevo San Ildefonso
I met him at the gate. He was an unannounced youth of some 20 years, wearing a threadbare shirt and pants that hung on his thin frame,...
Bravo to our extraordinary team of "vintage volunteers"
Adopt-a-Village’s Maya Jaguar Campus was bustling with excitement last week when three self-described “back to the land vintage...
Advocating for the vulnerable
This summer my family and I spent a week in Central America as volunteers for Adopt-a-Village in Guatemala. This nonprofit, grass roots...