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Category Archives: Guatemala
Prolonged drought in Guatemala
In this video, Sister Parish staff member Brian visits the community of San Andres Itzapa and talks to farmers about how the 2019 drought affected them. The farmers in the region have now weathered 3 years of unpredictable rainy seasons. … Continue reading
Posted in Guatemala, News
Tagged Central American news updates, christ church, christ episcopal, guatemala, san andres itzapa
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Tierra Nueva 1 and 2 celebrate Women’s Day
In Guatemala, about 30 women from the women’s groups from Tierra Nueva 1 and Tierra Nueva 2 participated in a march organized at the municipal level this year for International Women’s Day. Three women who work in the clinic in … Continue reading
Posted in General, Guatemala, News
Tagged guatemala, tierra nueva i, tierra nueva ii, women's day, women's march
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Open Delegation Stories 7: Learning more about migration
by Cathy Burrell We began our day visiting Antigua, a beautiful colonial city. There we had free time to explore and walk along the cobblestone streets. Some of us explored museums or art galleries. Others looked at jade stores, walked … Continue reading
Open Delegation Stories 6: Visiting the U.S. Embassy and Tierra Nueva 1,2
by Nancy Wiens This morning we met with Bryce Jordan from the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala. His portfolio includes many human rights issues, including migration. He provided an interesting perspective as we learn more about the realities of life here. … Continue reading
Open Delegation Stories 5: Community development and U.S. foreign aid
by Maria Van Der Maaten On Wednesday morning we met with Nicole Kast (head of programming) and Paul Townsend (country director) of Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in the Guatemala office. Nicole shared about the structure of CRS and the work … Continue reading
A magnificent delegation trip to Guatemala….reflections after 21 years of relationship with people of faith in Central America
by Bill Williams A rocky road to start…. a delayed flight, a missed connection, a flight to Guatemala City that should have been a few hours morphed into 2 days and nights in airports. But after finally arriving, we were … Continue reading
Posted in Delegations, Guatemala, North to South
Tagged danville, delegate reflections, delegations, guatemala, north to south, san antonio
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Danville Congregational Church visits with San Antonio
by Bette Felton It was a wonderful, refreshing trip, starting in Guatemala City. We visited three amazing programs before we went to Antigua to meet our 8 friends from San Antonio. We visited the Popol Vuh, a Mayan … Continue reading
Posted in Delegations, Guatemala, North to South
Tagged danville, delegate reflections, delegations, guatemala, north to south, san antonio
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News related to our sistering relationships – September 2019
In Guatemala, the conservative former head of the prison system, Alejandro Giammatei, was elected president in an August run-off election. He will be inaugurated in January 2020. The United Nations-sponsored International Commission against Impunity (CICIG) gave their final report before … Continue reading
Posted in El Salvador, Guatemala, News, United States
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St Francis visits Las Margaritas 2 in Guatemala
The Catholic Community of St Francis of Assisi in Raleigh, North Carolina visited their sister community, Las Margaritas 2 in Guatemala, in July of 2019.
Posted in Delegations, General, Guatemala, North to South
Tagged delegations, las margaritas ii, north to south, st francis of assisi
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Downers Grove FUMC visits UPAVIM in Guatemala
Originally published in DGFUMC’s The Tower Bell newsletter. In the middle of July, a delegation of eight people from Downers Grove First United Methodist Church went to Guatemala to build relationships with the women of UPAVIM (Unidas Para Vivir Mejor/United … Continue reading
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Tagged delegations, downers grove, north to south, upavim
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