Mary Kay, Mike and Jody recently visited the north western part of Guatemala for a week to participate in a medical mission trip. While together, we were able to meet with two of our Guatemalan board members, Fabiola and Vinicio. We were also excited to visit with Jude, who is overseeing the construction of our…
Poverty in Guatemala increased from 51% to 54.1% -55%, according to the latest data published by the Central American Business Intelligence, CABI. CABI informed that poverty, infant and maternal mortality have increased in Guatemala due to the global economic crisis between 2009 and 2010. This has severely affected local efforts to achieve the Millennium Development…
Finding Freedom through Friendship realizes that the only way to provide a “hand up, not a hand out” to our sponsored children is through education. In Guatemala, many single mothers can not afford school supplies for their children, and without these items children do not attend local classes. Mark and Laura in Utah answered our…
Our founding family, single mother Maria and her four children, are shown above during a visit from FFF volunteers Fabiola and Vinicio. The children were all smiles as they received their holiday gifts. The family is standing on the porch of their new home, which was built by FFF supporters. Happy Holidays Maria and family!
Fabiola and Vinicio are the two Guatemalan board members who work hard for our clients. They have supervised the food delivery and house construction of two of our single mothers in the FFF program for the last year. Without their dedication to the needs of our clients, and their commitment to our mission, our work…
Maria and her elderly mother are preparing to move into their new home donated by Finding Freedom Through Friendship. Maria is our first client and her acute need for safe and structurally sound housing was the reason FFF was founded. I first met her almost one year ago. At the time, her youngest son was…