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  • When We Were One

    On the Friday of our trip our entire group was in the Limonada. This was also the day that we had learned of Jamie's cousins accidental shooting death. It was a day of mixed emotions for Jamie and her family. There wa…

  • Hannah's Hope

    Hannah’s Hope Orphanage was the original reason for initiating this mission trip. Because of Wendy and Leo and their experiences and stories of their adoption journey, our youth felt the call to Guatemala and Hannah’s H…

  • La Limonada

    Guatemala appears to have strict barriers between its social classes. There is not a large middle class, so the disparity is huge. The Limonada is the poorest section of Guatemala City. Built in a valley, it is a comm…

  • Mama Carmen's (see Day 2 photos)

    Mama Carmen is an extremely kind hearted old woman. She currently has over 100 children in her care from 15 days old to 18. She has very little help beside herself. She looks tired, but I am certain she never stops. …

  • In a nutshell.....

    If you want the Reader's Digest version of what we did in Guatemala, here it is:* 3 days of vacation bible school activities at Hannah's Hope.* Cleaned, sanded and painted crib pieces.* Donated over $1500 of equipment to…

  • Completing our blogs....

    Well, we are all home now safe and sound. Our days there were long and tiring, which is why we are behind on our pictures and the blog entries, but stay with us and I will continue to update everything as I have time. …

  • Day 4

    Today after we dropped the group off at Hannah’s Hope, we went to the Limonodia. The stairs down to the house weren’t any easier as I thought they might be after doing it yesterday. When we got there to our surprise th…

  • Day 3 (continued again)

    So Jazier, Tyler, and I took those things across the river to Jamie’s sister-in-laws house. When we got back, the rest of the group had started taking the house down. The house was made out of sheet metal and had a wood …

  • Where to begin...After we dropped off part of the group at Hannah's Hope, we went and picked up the woman whose house we would be rebuilding. Her name is Jamie, and she works at Hannah's Hope as a special mother. She l…

  • Day Three

    We are still alive!!!! after experiencing a 6.8 eathquake, we are all in good shape, no one hurt!!!!! Today was much like yeasterday, having vbs in the morning and instead of going to a different orphange, we stayed at H…

  • Day 2 (continued)

    When the others were doing vbs, Tyler and I created a poster for the party we are having at the Limonodia, the place that we are building a house tomorrow (prays please!). After that, we came down to the main driveway a…

  • Day Two

    Hola!!!Today was another exciting day in Guatemala! After getting a well nights rest in the amazingly comfortable beds (for those who had the advantage of a bed) we woke up around 8 to be at breakfast around 8:30. We go…

  • Day 1

    Arriving at the airport bright and early, we were greeted by a "friendly" costumer service person. We then boarded the plane and we were off to Houston, Texas. During the flight, we got Cheerios and a banana for breakf…

  • We're On Our Way!

    We leave tomorrow on a 6:00 am flight. Our group of 12 from Faith will fly to Houston for our connection to Guatemala. While in Houston, we will be joined by 4 fellow brothers and sisters of Christ, members of Leo's fa…

  • Hello

    I am in the process of setting up this site for a mission trip to Guatemala members and friends of our church, Faith Lutheran in Fairlawn Ohio, are taking in June 2007. More to come soon.

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