Greetings and Peace from Belize! Our intrepid group of 20 sojourners has been hard at work serving the people of Belize, building a water purification system in the village of San Lucas, helping elementary students with language arts, music, art and religious education, teaching women how to deal with some daily health issues and

Somehow it’s already Friday ?. We had a busy morning at school. We combined the two classes and used the church building to have an hour of games, then an hour of music. The kids loved playing hot potato, clapping rhythms and, of course, singing. The younger children also played with math puzzles. All of

We had truly a perfect day in the most beautiful spot on earth! We were treated to a hot breakfast in a home, then walked up the hill to school. The construction crew started painting the school, health talks were given to the older kids and the women, STEM, Language Arts and Art lessons were

We made it to MachakilHa! We spent the morning in Dolores, finishing up a few things, starting work on a new concrete block sign for the school, enjoying a thank you celebration that included singing and traditional Mayan dancing and being treated to a delicious lunch. Then the REAL adventure began! We loaded up our

Another busy day in Dolores and San Lucas. It was games and music day. JoAnn and Diane had a suitcase full of great games. From hot potato to a beanbag toss the children enjoyed every activity. Thomas and Kymberlyn got to every class to teach the students about different kinds of instruments, clapping rhythms and,

Monday was another busy day. The teaching team headed down the LONG AND WINDING road to Dolores. Jen and JoAnn presented health talks to the older boys, girls and women of the village. The boys and girls got personal care packages made by students at All Saints. Anita and Diane did STEM lessons with the

After getting some sleep, we all headed out to San Lucas to begin construction on a water pump/filtration system. It was interesting to watch the men of the village “discuss” the location. The families at the north end of the village, of course, want the water source near their homes. Those in the south end

While our families here in the states played in over a foot of snow earlier this month, our Barefoot Children mission team of twenty-seven volunteers visited three of our favorite beautiful rain forest villages in Belize! Our construction crew was overcome with emotion as children jumped for joy when slides and swings were attached to