Hebrews 12:1 “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” This verse kept running through my mind in February 2018 in San Pedro, Guatemala while […]
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The dreaded day came. One positive case emerged in San Pedro and the community is looking for answers. It is possible that the patient caught the virus in Santa Clara but there is nothing certain about anything anymore. This patient decided to stay at home and, there was no other choice, the referral hospital was […]
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One morning while in prayer, the Lord spoke to Carla through this verse in Isaiah. We were in the preparations for the Covid-19 Campaign, purchasing and packaging food; requesting permissions at the municipality to leave town, and so forth. Guatemala has been in quarantine, with restrictions and curfews, for 4 months now. People are scared, […]
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In 2009 (when I was 17) I went on my first Proyecto Fe trip, and before that week was over, I knew I wanted to go back and live in San Pedro and teach English at Colegio Bethel. That dream became a reality in 2011 and I had such an amazing year getting to be […]
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Greetings Proyecto Fe Family, I pray all of you are fairing well in the current Covid-19 pandemic. It seems that many things will change permanently even after the threat of the virus is gone. Crazy Times!! Whatever the change is, we know that God is in control and this is no surprise to Him. Glory […]
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One more thing that the COVID has brought back is the preference of delivering a baby at home. For the first time since I came to Guatemala, this past week, I had the blessing of being part of a delivery of a baby boy at the home of a young couple. Even though, I have […]
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As I browse Facebook, a familiar face pops up on a post by the Universidad del Valle, one of the highest ranked universities in Guatemala. The smiling person on the photo is Rosa Mariela Zapeta, a sponsor student, and the post is about her new position at the University on the highlands campus (the university campus […]
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We talk about sponsorship a lot at Proyecto Fe. What sponsorship is really about is relationships, and at Proyecto Fe we invest a lot of time in building relationships. Sponsorship allows you a unique opportunity to develop a relationship with a student in Guatemala and often, with their family as well. My introduction to Proyecto Fe […]
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Dear friends, As you know, the Covid-19 pandemic has hit the world like nothing ever before. All countries have suffered in one way or another. The consequences are still yet to be fully discovered but clearly the economic impact is being felt worldwide and there is a mourning of so many lost. Some countries are […]
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In a time of pandemic what else is there to say……..it looks like the news is already repeating themselves. The numbers keep going up and we still do not have the cure. Guatemala is not different than the rest of the world, even with the curve going up exponentially, we have no cases in San […]
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