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Generic depersonalized labor is useful and at times necessary for service projects, but it’s not my favorite part of short-term missions work.  It is far more interesting to see each member [...]

Destinations: San Cristobal, San Juan Chamula Today my clean little American world collided with reality. Our team traveled to San Juan Chamula which is where the persecution in Chiapas is [...]

Destination: San Cristobal, Teopisca/Casa Hogar Canaan orphanage Today marks the half-way point of our trip and we finished it off with some steamy baked potatoes made by our awesome hostess [...]

Destinations: San Cristobal, Tuxtla – Zoomat, Sumidero Canyon On Tuesday most of us were able to hit the Tutxla zoo. Not only did we see and admire the interesting creations of the birds [...]

Destinations: San Cristobal, Teopisca/Casa Hogar Canaan Orphanage “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. [...]

Destinations: San Cristobal, Teopisca/Casa Hogar Canaan Orphanage A highlight of every trip I’ve ever taken to Chiapas, Mexico is getting to spend time at the Casa Hogar Canaan orphanage. On this [...]

Destination: San Cristobal de las Casas Today being the first day back from the jungle, the team tried to catch up on sleep and had a more relaxed morning. We took things slower and just [...]

The end of the trip came all too early… soon everyone was packing their suitcases and preparing to leave early Sunday to head back home.  Saturday night into Sunday morning was filled with [...]

It only seems appropriate that it is my turn to write the blog for our Saturday rappelling adventure.  After all, it’s with fondness that I remember the last time I wrote about rappelling [...]

Last night we returned from the Ch’ol jungle. Julie had prepared for us a huge meal of taco salad that was absolutely and phenomenally delicious! We were so zonked, though, that we beat a [...]