Celebrating Our Past, Present and Future

Celebrating Our Past, Present and Future

Celebrating Our Past, Present and Future This presentation is 30 minutes, followed by another 19 minutes of questions and answers. Please join us for an informative look at who we really are, what we do and where we’re going. Our Board of Directors of Enfoque Ixcán...
Bumps in the Road

Bumps in the Road

8/14/16 9:00 AM  In Guatemala the roads have lots of speed bumps, called tumalos. They are very effective in slowing traffic when traveling through the many small villages on the way to Ixcan. In one 40 mile stretch I counted 52 tumalos. But life in Guatemala is full...
The Impact of Foreign Volunteers in Guatemala

The Impact of Foreign Volunteers in Guatemala

This morning we witnessed some amazing sights in Guatemala City. More importantly, we learned about possibilities and potentials that wouldn’t exist in Guatemala without foreign volunteer help. In 1999 a woman from the USA was visiting Guatemala to learn Spanish....
MARCH TRIP FOR EYE SURGERIES

MARCH TRIP FOR EYE SURGERIES

During the first week in March our eye health promoter, Felipe, took a group of patients to the eye clinic in San Cristobal Verapaz for eye surgeries. This was our first trip using the transportation services of the municipality of Ixcán. In February the mayor of...