Many people who come to visit us here in Guatemala are affected by visiting families in their homes in La Limonada. This week, I had the privilege of visiting three homes in the ghetto. I think that it’s important to describe living conditions of these families to folks who have never visited La Limonada. Every home [...]
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Home Visits
Posted in beautiful nightmare, Guate, visitors on February 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Self-Reminder
Posted in beautiful nightmare, becoming who I want to be on December 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I just saw pictures of folks that I know in La Limonada celebrating Christmas. The walls are made of concrete, cardboard, and corregated tin… but the smiles are real and heart-felt. In these photos I saw children smiling and faces I know celebrating with family and friends in the La Limonada community. I have to [...]
God Is Trying To Tell Me Something
Posted in beautiful nightmare, becoming who I want to be, La Limon, love on April 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I usually refrain from writing about any spiritual or religious experiences in my blog. I feel that my relationship with God is personal, and brow-beating my views into other people is not a thing that I’m into. In return, I usually receive the same respect. However, so much has been going on for me spiritually, [...]
When Gunshots Don’t Mean Violence
Posted in beautiful nightmare on April 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m slowly, but surely, beginning to learn that things in the ghetto are not always what they seem. I had a scare outside of the ghetto this week, which had put me on edge a little bit. Since Tuesday, I have been overly cautious about some things. Today, I realized that it’s time to let [...]
Branching Out
Posted in beautiful nightmare, becoming who I want to be, love, prayer on March 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Limon side of the ghetto has been experiencing an increase in violence in the past month. The team at La Limon has decided to start doing something about this. We have decided to begin making home visits more of a priority, after the Semana Santa holiday. Today, I got to go on my first [...]
Life
Posted in beautiful nightmare, becoming who I want to be, crazy things that happen in the ghetto, love, visitors on March 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I am fortunate this morning to have some time to reflect on things that I’ve seen and heard in the ghetto in the last two weeks. My mind absently goes back to the unhappy things… while I know that there is joy around every corner. I figure the best way to handle this is to [...]
In A Day
Posted in beautiful nightmare, compassion, prayer on March 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The last 24 hours have been a roller coaster of emotions. I started yesterday morning with the news that Cherie had purchased my plane ticket home to visit my family in May. I was so happy… not because I want to leave Guatemala, but because it’s been over 3 months since I have seen my [...]
Highs, Lows, and Survival
Posted in beautiful nightmare, following my heart, La Limon, prayer on March 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Just like every other person on the planet, I go through highs and lows. I just have to remember that this is normal… although I think that Americans like to pretend that things are ‘great’ or ‘fine’ all the time. On our way home from Antigua yesterday, the traffic was awful. Once we got closer [...]
Beautiful Nightmare
Posted in beautiful nightmare on June 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
You always hear the stories… “this country lives in poverty” or “the gangs rule this area of the city”. This weekend, I was exposed to these things first-hand. I don’t think that I have ever seen anything more beautiful than what I saw while flying into Guatemala. The mountains are so defined, and the leaves [...]
