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06/23/2026

Earlier this year, we had the opportunity once again to work with two professors from Baldwin Wallace University as they led a service-learning trip to Guatemala! The group, led by Dr. Javier Morales-Ortiz and Dr. Kelly Coble, had the opportunity to tour the city of Antigua, the archeological sites at Iximche and San Andrés, and to spend a day in San Juan La Laguna. The group also spent time at Mission Guatemala’s clinic and office space in San Andrés Semetabaj, where our staff shared about our work in the areas of health, education and nutrition.

An additional focus of the trip was to deliver the approximately 1,100 books that had been gathered in a book drive led by Berta Gashi, a BW senior majoring in international business and business administration, who was also a member of the team. The books were being donated to Mission Guatemala in support of our new initiative to create a reading space to help foster a love of reading and where children can have greater access to books. In addition to bringing the books, the students also helped to cut out, sand, paint and assemble pieces for bookshelves and reading nooks for the Reading Room!

We are deeply grateful for Mission Guatemala’s relationship with Baldwin Wallace University, dating back to their first visit with us in 2013! And we’re thankful for this opportunity to once again partner with Dr. Morales-Ortiz and Dr. Coble to provide this group of students with such an in-depth learning experience!

06/08/2026

We were grateful for the opportunity to welcome a team from Zion United Methodist Church: in Anderson, South Carolina. Though Zion UMC’s pastor, Rev. Beverly CroweTipton had served with Mission Guatemala as part of a team several years back, this was Zion UMC’s first team to serve with us. It was great to be able to get to know this wonderful team, as well as to see Pastor Beverly once again!

The team’s week was primarily focused on continuing to lay the tile for our public middle school kitchen project at the INEB Telesecundaria public middle school in the town of Godinez, as well as doing some of the final stuccoing.

Thank you, Zion UMC for your love for our neighbours here in Guatemala! We look forward to seeing you again soon!

05/19/2026

We were honored to welcome and serve with a team from St. Joe United Methodist Church in Ft. Wayne, Indiana! This team, led by Luke Rumple, one of St. Joe’s associate pastors, was the first from St. Joe’s UMC to serve with us, and it was a joy to get to know them and to work alongside them.

The team continued the construction on our public middle school kitchen project at the INEB Telesecundaria public middle school in the town of Godinez, mixing and pouring a concrete base to level the floor, and then laying the first tiles on the new surface. They also stuccoed the frames for the doors and serving windows!

We’re grateful to St. Joe UMC for their love and support for the people of Guatemala, and we look forward to serving with them again in the future!

05/13/2026

This spring we were honored to host another team from Indian Run United Methodist Church in Dublin, Ohio! The team, led once again by Kelly Mohr, was Indian Run’s UMC’s sixth team to serve with us!

The team continued the construction on our public middle school kitchen project at the INEB Telesecundaria public middle school in the town of Godinez during their week, and also took a day to paint parts of our clinic and office space. The group also planned and shared in activities with children from nearby communities!

We’re grateful to each member of this team—and to Indian Run UMC as a whole—for their support and friendship!

05/10/2026

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¡Feliz Día de las Madres!

Today we honor the strong women in our lives who have celebrated with us on our best days and also carried us through our darkest times. We are also grateful to those women who may not be related to us by blood but who encourage and care for us, loving us unconditionally.

Though this day only falls once a year, we give thanks EVERY DAY for each of the strong, resilient women we call mom, madre, or simply "friend."

Happy Mother's Day!
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¡Feliz Día de las Madres!

En este día, honramos a las mujeres fuertes quienes han estado a nuestro lado, celebrando con nosotros en los días de alegría y apoyándonos en los tiempos más difíciles. También estamos agradecidos por las mujeres que quizás no sean nuestros parientes, pero quienes nos animan y velan por nosotros, amándonos de forma incondicional.

Y aunque este día sólo cae una vez al año, nos sentimos agradecidos CADA DÍA por cada una de las mujeres fuertes y determinadas a quienes llamamos “mom”, madre o simplemente amiga.

Happy Mother’s Day!

05/01/2026

For our second team in 2026 we were excited to welcome volunteers from Sugar River UMC in Verona, Wisconsin! Sugar River UMC sent some of our first-ever volunteers way back in October 2010, and this was Sugar River UMC’s eleventh volunteer team to serve with us since!

This team continued the construction of our kitchen project for the INEB Telesecundaria public middle school in the community of Godinez. They also spent a day at our clinic and office property completing the painting of our “Kematzib’” Technology Learning Center!

We are deeply grateful to Sugar River UMC for their support and friendship throughout the past 15 years!

04/27/2026

Our first volunteer team of 2026 was made up of folks from various United Methodist churches in Northern Indiana, as well as members of the recovery community in Frankfort, Indiana! Led by retired UMC pastor Jim Farrer, almost all of this team were serving with us for the first time.

For the majority of their week, the team continued stuccoing the walls of the kitchen we’ve been building for the INEB Telesecundaria public middle school in the community of Godinez. However, the team also took a day to serve at our clinic and office space in San Andrés, helping to prep our “Kematzib’” Technology Learning Center for a fresh coat of paint, as well to help us with other projects around the space.

We were grateful to start the year serving alongside such a wonderful group of people!

04/20/2026

We welcomed our final team for 2025 from Covenant United Methodist Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana! During their week, this team served alongside us at our property in San Andrés Semetabaj, helping to remodel our clinic laboratory space to make it more funcional and to ensure its compliance with new health regulations in Guatemala. The team also installed a dishwashing sink and drain in our staff break room, and helped with other small projects around the property!

We are grateful to each member of this team for their tireless work through the week, as well as their hearts of love and service for our sisters and brothers here in Guatemala!

04/13/2026

Today we are introducing the 20 students who are studying in high school with a scholarship from our "Becas Con Misión" (Scholarships with a Mission) program!

A lack of access to public middle and high schools in Guatemala leaves many students with limited resources unable to continue studying beyond primary school. Mission Guatemala’s scholarship program helps cover tuition and materials costs so that students can continue their education through high school!

To learn more about our scholarship program or to help support these students as they pursue their dreams, please visit missionguatemala.com/scholarships.

Your generosity today will have a life-long impact!

04/05/2026

“As Easter people, we are not called to ignore the realities around us—but to face them with resurrection faith. Each day, we choose not to be paralyzed by fear or consumed by despair. We choose not to surrender to injustice, division, or hopelessness. Instead, we rise—with Christ.

We rise to love more boldly.
We rise to lead with courage.
We rise to stand for justice and extend compassion.
We rise to be the Church—not only in word, but in our witness.”

—Bishop Tracy S. Malone, Indiana Conference of The United Methodist Church

He is not here, He is risen!

Happy Easter y ¡Feliz Domingo de Resurrección a tod@s!

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