3 minDevastation with a Happy Ending!The winds devastated the fields, knocking down underdeveloped plants and prophesying a hungry future for the people in the farm villages
2 minGiving the Gift of SightWe arrived in the little village where our good friend Francisco and his family live with a small bag of things to donate. In the bottom...
2 minHurricane Delta and the Loss of Ancient CornHelp Feed Maya Families! $50 USD feeds a family of 10 for a month! Hurricane Delta has devastated Maya farms. We are doing what we can...
2 minFood for the HungryWhen the world closes down and there is no help, how do you feed your family? The pandemic here meant no work. There was no government...
4 minRe-defining PovertyPoverty = Lack of Money. Ok, so let's start with this. If poverty is the lack of money, and that is generally how we think of it, then...
3 minEugenia, a Maya Angel in TroubleEugenia has been helping me help those who need it most in her pueblo in Mexico. I bring donations of clothing and household items to her...
1 minA New Maya Princess Gets a Basket of Princess ClothesThis is Samuel and Estella and their new baby girl! They live in La Colonia in Puerto Morelos. La Colonia is the more "local" part of...
3 minHappiness in a Bowl of Mexican MoleWe sat down at the table in the tiny garden restaurant. I'd been there once and eaten the best mole' of my life, mole' so yummy I wanted...
2 minThe Harsh Price of Connection in a Rural CommunitySometimes things are encouraging, sometimes they are sad. Recently we have lost a lot of people in our town. We moved to Almirante, a...
1 minPoverty in ParadiseThese kids live in a Maya village in the jungle about an hour from Cancun. Alcohol abuse and domestic violence are a big problem in their...
3 minWhat if You Could Support a Poor Community by Taking Painting Classes?Eugenia paints. She is a lovely Maya woman who lives in the village of Leona Vicario about half an hour into the jungle from Cancun. I...
1 minEarthquake relief in OaxacaThe trip to Oaxaca involved a 12 hour drive through the mountains to a small pueblo that no-one had been able to reach because the bridge...
4 minTimeless Panamanian WisdomIts called a naranjito (pronounced nar an hee toe). It's a wild fruit that was growing in Anthony's back yard. You split it in half and...