My Nonprofit Reviews

I’ve been able to be a part of two very different yet amazing trips to Guatemala. Mission Guatemala does so much more for the people in the Lake Atitlan area than one could ever imagine. They do the obvious things such as providing medical, dental, & vision services at low costs, providing feeding programs to schools & communities, providing free water filtration systems, building hand washing stations & kitchens at area schools, providing safer wood burning stoves, and running a child sponsorship program, but they also do much more than that. By bringing mission teams in to help with their programs, they are creating revenue for the local vendors in Panajachel, Chichicastenango, & San Juan. Through their multiple programs, they provide employment to many local people at the medical clinic, at the worksites, and at Casa del Rio – the team housing site. They have begun providing sewing classes to the community with plans to offer classes in other specialties also. There is so much that can be said of the wonderful people who are employed by Mission Guatemala. They make everyone feel at ease and welcome. The food is amazing. The housing is beautiful. The views are unlike anything I’ve seen before. Because of my experience during these two trips, I’ve learned to see the beauty in everything around me also. Just because I don’t have those spectacular mountain, lake, & volcano views here doesn’t mean that I can find beauty in the farm land, forests, and other things around me here in Indiana. I can’t wait to return to Guatemala again!