Saving Lives in Guatemala
Hope of life International is a faith-based humanitarian nonprofit organization
helping children, families and communities in Eastern Guatemala.
We work to fight malnutrition and end poverty.
WHERE WE WORK
The most populous country in Central America, nearly half (49%) of all Guatemalan children are suffering from chronic malnutrition. What’s more, over six million people in Guatemala (35% of the population) lack access to basic health and nutrition services. Eighty percent of the indigenous population live in extreme poverty, and 44% of families lack direct access to clean water.
How Your Support Saves Lives
We have the honor of being Jesus’s hands and feet, bringing His love to the people of Guatemala. And we are really, really happy and honored to show the people that this is what God can do in their lives.
This is my fifth time to Guatemala and we keep coming back because we know that we are called number one, by Christ to come and to serve others, but also because we fall in love with the Guatemalan people and we see the impact that we can make.
After twenty years sending ocean-freight containers I can say that I have never experienced a mission that is willing to actually do more than they promise. What a delightful surprise. Their work breaks your heart.
The people, culture, food, and landscape of Guatemala has been incredible to experience. The people in the villages live a life that we would characterize as challenging, but there is such hope and joy and patience demonstrated in their character, which is really inspiring to me and all of those who have traveled on this trip.
It’s crazy to see the potential for life change through ‘little things’ like a bottle of vitamins, ibuprofen or a simple pair of reading glasses. Lives really are being changed … we did that!
