“Tell them who your daddy is” – I loved when my dad would say this to me. After all, he was the best dad in the whole world. Growing up, I had no idea that there were children all over the world that did not have great dads.. or […]
The months of June, July, and August are summer in the U.S., and that means it’s busy season here at Hope of Life! It’s always so cool to see how God brings businesses, churches and other groups together […]
Mother Teresa once said, ¨Do small things with great love.¨ This has become one of my favorite quotes as I spend my days serving at Hope of Life. I have lived in Guatemala full-time for the ministry for the past year, and I have seen that even by […]
Some days, all things feel good. Kids are happy and loving. We say thank you and happily pray together. We read our devotional and some kids have a favorite verse to share. Everyone likes what’s for dinner. We are kind. We say encouraging things, remember to chew with […]
Psalms 95:4 In His hands are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to Him.
In these last couple steaming hot months, going day to day has been tough. We have a house full of 8 kids who are now settled in and past the ‘honeymoon’ stage. We are […]
Diego is 5 years old, full of personality and held back by nothing. He was born completely deaf and with an unrelated genetic syndrome. After being abandoned as an infant while sick and malnourished, he was rescued by Hope of Life; then cared for and nursed back to […]
Victor is a 10 year old spunky, sweet, smiling boy who lives at Kelly’s house. He perks up and practically jumps out of his wheelchair when you walk in the room. Even though Victor cannot speak, he is one of the smartest children and he has a great sense of humor.
Victor […]
I’m sure you all have heard the news– the devastating volcano eruption that has claimed over 100 lives, displaced over 3,000 people, and left thousands more unaccounted for in ash covered, melted villages. The reports we are seeing here are horrific on the Guatemalan news.
One thing I’m so proud of though, is we are serving […]
Other than sharing our crazy experiences, my favorite thing to talk about is food and health related things.
While we were surprised at some of the crazy things we found as ingredients here in most foods (think preservatives and MSG- yikes! When we first had our food deliveries, bags […]
