There are blog posts that need a lot of words and others that do not. This falls into the “fewer is better” category. Finding Freedom through Friendship board members can get ourselves into trouble with too many typed characters. Our trips to Guatemala expose us to the bitter side of inhumanity that can sharpen tongues…
The feeling of hope is elusive among Mayan widows in Guatemala. Without support from social services, food substance programs or donations of church services, a woman without a husband in Guatemala carries grief of two kinds: a broken heart for the man who is suddenly missing in her life and despair over a future without…
We are not good at saying good-bye to our Finding Freedom mothers in Guatemala, perhaps because we don’t say “hello” easily. Our selection process for inclusion into Finding Freedom through Friendship limits the numbers of widows we can take to only twenty-five; bringing a destitute mother and her children into self-sufficiency is expensive. When a…
There are few things that thrill our board members more than seeing one of the widows in our program graduate from Finding Freedom through Friendship. This final step in our four-tiered organization is a stellar moment for all of us, but most importantly for widows like Irma. As a mother of two boys, one of…
Americans are saturated by the mood of ill-will that has permeated our national media. Celebrating two success stories from Guatemala will offer you a reprieve from caustic oriented news events. These are uplifting tidbits of hope and inspiration among the debris of bad news floating around our fragile universe. Finding Freedom board members would like…
Sylvia lived in the slums of Guatemala for years without complaint. Surviving in the airless dark shanties of rural Guatemala is not for the faint of heart, but she is determined and smarter than her lack of formal education would indicate. Raising seven children in these conditions should earn anyone a “Mother of the Year”…