One of our sessions included a field-trip to the Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology Foundation (FAFG). Our entire time here everything we learn seems to connect in some way to the years of violence Guatemala has experienced. Over 200,000 people have died or disappeared in the conflict and despite the signing of the peace accords in 1996, … Continue Reading ››
This weekend’s trip to the Cobán area was, for me, a chance to discover beauty in simplicity. On Friday night we ate supper with missionaries Galen and Phyllis Groff. They had simply ordered pizza, but it was delicious and we had a wonderful time … Continue Reading ››
My time so far in Guatemala has been enjoyable and I am experiencing a lot. My host family is really wonderful! My host brother is actually getting married next weekend and I was invited to his fiancee's bridal shower. This was a new experience … Continue Reading ››
Marhaba, everyone! Hello from Beit Sahour, Palestine, where the group will be staying for the next two and a half weeks. Our time in Beit Sahour will be spent touring Palestine, studying Arabic, listening to lectures from professors at Bethlehem University College, and interacting with our host families. Lucas and I are staying with … Continue Reading ››
During my time in Guatemala, I certainly have felt the presence of God. I feel so vulnerable living in a large city where I don't know the language, and living in a country that has more violence and danger than I knew before coming. … Continue Reading ››
Chichicastenango: a tourist trap, but a necessary trap. On Friday night a group of us, Brent, Allison, Stacy, and me, just to name a few were walking down the streets of Chichi when an indigenous woman, Manuela, and her daughter, Elena, invited us to … Continue Reading ››
It’s not too often that in the span of 12 hours one is blessed with the opportunity to watch the sunrise and sunset on top of the roofs at Anafora Retreat Center in Egypt! Meals lit by candle light, learning sessions lead by a Bishop … Continue Reading ››
It's crazy to think that I have been in Guatemala for a week. For it seems like just yesterday I was saying goodbye to all my friends and family, boarding the bus and getting on the plane to spend my semester in Guatemala and Mexico. My … Continue Reading ››
Oh my goodness, I'm in Guatemala. CRAZY. I don't know where to begin. Get a hold of yourself, Brent. Okay, here we go.
We spent our first night in Guatemala at CASAS, the school where we'll be studying. The next day (Friday the 15th) we met our … Continue Reading ››
This weekend’s trip to the Cobán area was, for me, a chance to discover beauty in simplicity. On Friday night we ate supper with missionaries Galen and Phyllis Groff. They had simply ordered pizza, but it was delicious and we had a wonderful time … Continue Reading ››
My time so far in Guatemala has been enjoyable and I am experiencing a lot. My host family is really wonderful! My host brother is actually getting married next weekend and I was invited to his fiancee's bridal shower. This was a new experience … Continue Reading ››
During my time in Guatemala, I certainly have felt the presence of God. I feel so vulnerable living in a large city where I don't know the language, and living in a country that has more violence and danger than I knew before coming. … Continue Reading ››
Chichicastenango: a tourist trap, but a necessary trap. On Friday night a group of us, Brent, Allison, Stacy, and me, just to name a few were walking down the streets of Chichi when an indigenous woman, Manuela, and her daughter, Elena, invited us to … Continue Reading ››
It’s not too often that in the span of 12 hours one is blessed with the opportunity to watch the sunrise and sunset on top of the roofs at Anafora Retreat Center in Egypt! Meals lit by candle light, learning sessions lead by a Bishop … Continue Reading ››
It's crazy to think that I have been in Guatemala for a week. For it seems like just yesterday I was saying goodbye to all my friends and family, boarding the bus and getting on the plane to spend my semester in Guatemala and Mexico. My … Continue Reading ››
Oh my goodness, I'm in Guatemala. CRAZY. I don't know where to begin. Get a hold of yourself, Brent. Okay, here we go.
We spent our first night in Guatemala at CASAS, the school where we'll be studying. The next day (Friday the 15th) we met our … Continue Reading ››