Pascuala; holding photos of when she first entered FFF “You allowed me to see some people’s stories.” “FFF let me go into the heart of the towns and ride their streets in the backs of trucks on the terrible roads. We went into houses that had bugs, dirt floors, terrible structures, no electricity, limited or no…
Of course he did. Biologically, the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, originated in the womb. Once I embraced the idea that The Dalai Lama was once an embryo, I became fascinated with the thought: Who was the woman that was his mother? What kind of woman can produce a son who…
Children seem to appear from nowhere when we visit. Want to see the faces of the next generation in Central America? Stand in the yard of any villager in the mountains of rural Guatemala, and within minutes there will be dozens of beautiful raven haired children at your feet, curious about the gringos and comfortable…
Finding Freedom through Friendship board members tend to be the kind of people who like adventure of all kinds. They are emotionally open, physically hardy and willing to entertain the thought of approaching the unknown. Our board members have either traveled to Central America, or have supported the efforts of someone who does. Boarding a…
When Finding Freedom is working on a new referral, there are a myriad of issues to assess. The nutritional status, housing situation, economic stability (or lack thereof) and general health of the family are all high on our list of concerns. When did they eat last? Where are they residing and with whom? Are the…
Finding Freedom through Friendship exists because of men, or rather, the lack of them. The widows and abandoned Guatemalan women and their children in our program were in crisis in the mountains of Central America; without a good husband, children go hungry and women are without emotional and physical shelter. A family, in the truest…