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Sister Parish, Inc. promotes intercultural and ecumenical understanding by establishing linkages between churches in the United States and faith-based communities in Central America. Our members tell you more in the brief video Introduction to Sister Parish.
Category Archives: Guatemala
Hurricanes Eta and Iota – Update and Relief Funds
Hurricanes Eta and Iota have devastated Central America with both immediate and long-term consequences, as hundreds of thousands of people lost homes and/or crops they would have relied on to eat in 2021. In Sister Parish, there were at least … Continue reading
Posted in Emergency Aid 2020, Guatemala
Tagged chichipate, guatemala, las margaritas ii, san antonio
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Christ Church – Sister Parish Annual Report 2020
Christ Church in Blacksburg, VA shared this annual report with their congregation in a newsletter. View original PDF with photos. The Christ Church Guatemala Sister Parish Committee continues to join in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Christ in … Continue reading
Posted in Guatemala, United States
Tagged christ church, christ episcopal, san andres itzapa
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Sister Parish October Update – with Maria
Sister Parish Board President, Maria Van Der Maaten, shares an update about our work in this brief video.
Posted in Emergency Aid 2020, General, Guatemala, United States
Tagged board member reflections, pandemic
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Tierra Nueva 2 distributes third round of food aid / Tierra Nueva 2 distribuye tercera ronda de apoyo alimentario
(Click on the photos to enlarge / Haga clic en las fotos para verlas en grande) Texto en español después del texto en ingles. In Chinautla, the Sister Parish committee is continuing to organize and deliver food aid in their … Continue reading
Sister Parish Emergency Aid Update – September 2020
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the Sister Parish emergency aid fundraiser. We have raised enough to provide every Sister Parish community with aid money to use as they define based on their greatest need. The majority of … Continue reading
Posted in El Salvador, Emergency Aid 2020, General, Guatemala
Tagged chichipate, chontala, covid-19, Emergency Aid 2020, san andres itzapa, tierra nueva i, tierra nueva ii, upavim, virginia
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Update with Brian Tyler – August 2020
Sister Parish Regional Coordinator, Brian Tyler, shares a brief update from Guatemala.
Posted in Emergency Aid 2020, General, Guatemala, News
Tagged covid-19, Emergency Aid 2020, guatemala
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Tierra Nueva 2 – Second round of food aid
In June, the Sister Parish committee in Tierra Nueva 2, Guatemala organized a second round of food aid. For the first round, they focused on providing food baskets and basic hygiene supplies to elders and single mothers, those thought to … Continue reading
Posted in Emergency Aid 2020, Guatemala
Tagged covid-19, Emergency Aid 2020, st joan of arc, tierra nueva ii
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How are the students? Persevering in Tierra Nueva 2, Guatemala
A conversation with Brandon Ramirez Coordinator of the scholarship students in Tierra Nueva 2, Guatemala I am in my last year of high school. It has been very hard during the pandemic. At the beginning, the teachers were preparing printed … Continue reading
Life of a student in rural Guatemala – Conversation with Tomas Tol Perez
The Guatemalan school year for public and most private schools begins in January and ends in October. This year’s fight against COVID-19 has disrupted the school year for many students in Guatemala. Teachers were preparing to enter the second trimester … Continue reading
Posted in Guatemala, News
Tagged Central American news updates, chontala, covid-19, incarnation
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Communities organize in absence of government aid
Waiting for government aid The Guatemalan government has borrowed billions of dollars from the International Monetary Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, and The World Bank to fund various natural disaster relief programs and other programs. These programs aim to support the … Continue reading
