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Tuesday 27th August 2024 Childhood memories often paint a vivid mosaic of our early years. For many, these recollections are filled with joy—games played under the sun, secret dens crafted from blankets, and the mischievous tricks shared among friends. Yet, for others, these memories are tinged with shadows, marked by experiences of bullying, rejection, abuse,

Sunday 11th August 2024 As you walk through the bustling streets of Guatemala City, it’s impossible to overlook the presence of migrant families. They are now everywhere—huddled in shop doorways or clustered in parks and areas under the watchful eyes of patrolling police. These days, an overwhelming number of these families hail from Venezuela, driven

Tuesday 6th August 2024 Yesterday, I received a heartwarming message from one of the mothers in our mentoring programme. She was overjoyed to share her son’s mid-term school results with me. She emphasised that the red marks on his report card were not a reflection of his failure but rather an indication that the teacher

Friday 26th July 2024 My early years unfolded across the picturesque landscapes of rural Kent, Sussex, and Buckinghamshire. Our family relocated every two years, a rhythm dictated by my father’s profession, making it challenging to establish deep roots or long-lasting connections. It wasn’t until I journeyed to Guatemala that I finally found a place I

Thursday 11th July 2024 As dawn’s first light touches the mountains encircling Tegucigalpa, I enjoy a cup of tea in the safety and quietness of the WGM Guest House. The day’s adventure looms ahead, promising not just a scenic, hour-long drive to Talanga but an immersion into the profound and transformative world of Proyecto Alas.

Monday 25th March 2024 Today we enter Holy Week and prepare for the Easter celebrations and the completion of Lent.  It´s a time for reflection and for new beginnings and with this mind I reflect on the work in Guatemala and look forward to what is to come for us, as a charity, when I

Saturday 10th February 2024 Javier (photo: pink football shirt) is 10 and last week I was with him in the mentoring centre in Guatemala City and commenting on his really cool football outfit.  His matching shorts and shirt together with his football socks made him look like a real pro.  I have known Javier since

Saturday 27th January 2024 Every time I visit the rubbish dump I leave with the same feeling of desperation.  I look around at the clamorous corner of La Terminal where tons of rotting rubbish are piled up and the stench clings to you and invades your nostrils to where you can´t help but make the

Thursday 19th October 2023 Some days I see here the undeniable need for change in a society that has lost its way and where there is a silent congratulation for just existing one more day. With all that we are seeing of war, death and suffering around the world it is no wonder why one

Monday 18th September 2023 I was reminded yesterday of one of the outcomes of the mentoring programme when Linda, a visitor from the UK, and I dropped 5 excited boys home after a mentoring session at the CasaClub centre in Santa Faz, Guatemala City. Like many first-time visitors to Santa Faz there is the challenge