Tag Archives: work
two great stories
Here are two stories from one of the projects I work with : Mario José *Mario Jose* is a four and half year old boy who has spent half of his young life institutionalized in a center because his mother … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
a record of events
Pictures coming soon, but for now, here is our whirlwind of a week since I last blogged: Tuesday: work and then a dinner party at Guillermo’s boss’s house for their team (they are our neighbors and friends from church) Wednesday: … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
so far, today
6:30 am Snooze beeping alarm 6:50 am Awake and call Guillermo in La Esperanza to say good morning 6:55 am Quiet time 7:05 am Up, shower, breakfast 8:00 am Leave for work (no strikes today!) 8:29 am En route to … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
red tape
Every so often “me toca” as they say in Spanish- its my turn- to spend days and days, along with a small fortune to get a few necesary pieces of paper. AKA, red tape for my residency card. This has … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
the institutionalization of children
The organization I work with is called Orphan Advocacy. We do just that, advocate for orphans, that they may have a family. My office is inside of a state-run orphanage. Today on my way to a co-worker’s office across the … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
sensitive
Tonight I’m thinking about the effects of seeing poverty on a day to day basis and the levels of sensitivity we have to these kinds of things. I read a lot of blogs and once in a while I stumble … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
transformation possible!!
Transformation Possible!! This was the name of the youth camp our church put on this weekend for over 100 youth, it was awesome! Where else will you find youth from a slum neighborhood, a remote mountain community and the best … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
this is right where I said I would be
Two things. Two things after spending an afternoon at the state-run center for orhpans that is home to the office of the project I work with (read the post before this one). Two things after going into the house that … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
bearing witness to their existence
Some of you may not know about a new project that I have been working with. It is a partnership between Puerta al Mundo (the local Honduran NGO I have worked with a lot), a group from the states called … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
