Making lunch for 420 children

This morning Brenda, Adrian and I were on a boat by 8:00 heading to the nearby village of Santa Cruz. We were met by two amazing women who run Amigos de Santa Cruz, a foundation they have created to help out the local people with health initiatives, education, and a whole lot more!

Now 14 years after their initial steps to contribute back to a country they love, Pat and Nancy have done what most of us only dream of accomplishing. As we toured the small village, Pat pointed out many of the things they have accomplished such as a beautiful vocational school that is nearing completion.

In this picture you see one of three local women preparing the food (chicken, vegetables and rice) for 420 students. These children are fed one nutritious meal every day thanks to the efforts of Pat, Nancy, many donors and the collaboration they have fostered in the community.

However, their work goes far beyond Santa Cruz. They also work in two other small villages on the lake and three very remote villages high up in the mountains. I highly recommend you check out what they have done at www.amigosdesantacruz.org

It was an awe-inspiring morning that filled all of us with lots of emotion and incredible gratitude that people like Pat and Nancy are doing such an amazing job of making a difference.

We then had a fabulous day walking all the way home with a few stops for refreshments including a most magnificent lunch. But it was about 3 hours of hiking several hundred feet up the mountain on narrow little ledges as we enjoyed the spectacular views. I took over 100 pictures just today!

Tomorrow we are headed to natural hot springs about two hours away. I´ve organized a driver, van and 7 of us from here are headed out for the day. Interestingly, all Canadians! Pasajcap is full of Canadians these days. Pierre does have some vacancies for next month if coming to Guatemala interests you. This has been a great jumping off place to see a very beautiful part of the country. Still great weather here before the rainy season starts in May. I´ll let you know about our journey to the hot springs tomorrow.