Posted in La Cumbre on Apr 11th, 2011
This is the time of year that all the villagers have been finishing up their preparation for additional planting, as well as securing the roofs of their houses for the rains and strong winds to come. We are teaching families in villages, how to fabricate their own guttering systems, so that they can collect the precious [...]
Posted in La Cumbre on Sep 18th, 2010
We had a blast playing some games recently with some youth in La Cumbre and they don’t give up without a fight! They love to compete and more than that … they love to WIN, at all cost.
I guess they thought that being adults, Chinco & I had an unfare advantage, so we were tied [...]
Posted in La Cumbre on Jul 14th, 2010
After working several years in the village of La Cumbre and investing our lives among the people there, last Sunday, July 11th made it all worthwhile.
There’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes of building relationships with people, earning their trust and respect. Sometimes it’s working hard with them and sweating with them out [...]
Posted in La Cumbre, Uncategorized on Dec 22nd, 2008
Imagine being 4 years old, living in a village at 7,800 ft. above sea level, where it can be freezing on any given night, with no electricity, no running water, no sewer, in a small wooden shack and with gaps in the rough cut planks big enough to put your hand through. But there is [...]