by Julie Coyne | Nov 1, 2021 | Education and Hope, Guatemala, Our Impact
November 1, 2021 Today is the feast of All Saints, a day to honor the lives of those who have gone before us, a day we remember and mourn the dead. I spent the morning in a meditation of sorts, transcribing messages sent with donations made in the memory of a...
by Julie Coyne | May 9, 2019 | Education, Education and Hope, Guatemala, Our Impact
I’m remembering this day fifteen years ago. May 9th, the day before Mother’s Day in Guatemala, also Romelia’s birthday. Instead of celebrating with the kids at the after-school program we were gathered around her hospital bed: Romelia’s sisters, her mother, and her...
by Julie Coyne | Feb 28, 2013 | Guatemala
Nineteen years ago today, right about now, I was settling down for my first night ever in Guatemala. It was way before the days of easy $10 airport shuttles, but I was in luck. Back home in Norwalk I had just met the friend of a friend who was involved with a...
