Mayan Families Connection Guatemala

Mayan Families Sponsor a Student Program

2012-01-03T21:30:00.000-06:00

Below is a List of Mayan Families Students in Need of Sponsorship for the 2012 School Year which starts in January.

Family Aid Student Indicates a Student in the Aid Program in Urgent Need of Sponsorship.

Students with **** Indicates Students who Lost Their Sponsors Since 2011 School Year.

Sponsorship Pending Indicates Student had Found a Potential Sponsor.

Sponsorship Fees for 2012

Elementary Kindergarten 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th grades $190 per year

Basico 7th, 8th, 9th grades $390 per year

DiversificadoUniversity 10th, 11th, 12th grades (also called Carrera) $490 per year

College - University $1,250 per year

Sponsor Payments can be set up by the month or by the year.

Please Click on the Student Links Below to Sponsor a Student that is waiting and hoping for assistance to attend school. Thank you for Helping a Student!

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#589 Carlos Rene Sponsored by ****
Junior High School Student
Carlos Rene was born on November 12, 1995. He is in 9th grade in 2012. He lives in Tierra Linda with his father, Bartolo and his mother, Maria. He has 7 brothers and 2 sisters. They are: Mario (student #1422) is 18 years old. He is in high school. He works during the week at ... Read Full Bio
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#662 Roxana Claribel Needs Sponsor ****
Elementary School StudentRoxana Claribel was born on June 6th, 1998. She is in 5th grade in 2011.She lives in Solola with her mother, Maria 40yrs old. She has 2 brothers and one sister. They are:Rosa is 22yrs old. She is married.Sebastian is 20yrs. He studied until 9th grade and is now working. He is wo... Read Full Bio
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#1965 Walter Donavan Needs Sponsor
University Or Other Student

Walter is 23 years old (DOB: April 27, 1988) and is seeking a sponsor so he can continue going to college to become a psychologist and theologian. Walter lives in Panajachel. His father, Diego, is 43 years old. His mother, Clava Luz, is 45 years old. Walter has 4 siblings. Yen... Read Full Bio

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#2073 Estuardo Needs Sponsor
University Or Other Student

Estuardo was born in June 9, 1979. He lives in Panajachel. He will be in his first year at the university. He will study Business Administration at the University of Solola on the weekends. ... Read Full Bio

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#2104 Carlos Enrique Needs Sponsor
Junior High School Student

Carlos is 15yrs old. He was born on November 12, 1996. He will be in 9th grade in 2012. Sibling in program # 974. ... Read Full Bio

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#2105 Alejandra Mabel Needs Sponsor
Elementary School StudentAlejandra Mabel was born in June 8, 2001.She will be in in 5th grade in 2012.Sibling in program # 2106 ... Read Full Bio
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#2167 Caricia Elizabeth Needs Sponsor
Elementary School Student
Caricia Elizabeth was born on March 28th, 2008. She is attending the Mayan Families Pre-School in San Jorge in 2012. She lives in San Jorge with her father, Vicente 27yrs old and her mother, Regina, 23yrs old. She has one brother: Melvin Adolfo (student #1132), born on August... Read Full Bio
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#2170 Cristian David Needs Sponsor
Elementary School Student
Cristian is 4yrs old. He was born on January 12, 2008. He is attending the Mayan Families Pre-School in San Jorge in 2012. Siblings in program # 1384 and # 1385 ... Read Full Bio
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#2172 Julio Cesar Needs Sponsor
Elementary School Student
Julio Cesar is 5yrs old. He was born on October 21, 2006. He is attending the Mayan Families Pre-School in San Jorge in 2012. Sibling in program # 32 ... Read Full Bio
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#2174 Leonel Cruz Needs Sponsor
Elementary School Student
Leonel is 3yrs old. He is attending the Mayan Families Pre-School in San Jorge in 2012. Siblings in program # 295 and # 1442 ... Read Full Bio
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#2175 Mayra Lorena Needs Sponsor
Elementary School Student
Mayra is 5yrs old. She was born on April 8th, 2006. She is attending the Mayan Families Pre-School in San Jorge in 2012. Siblings in program # 243 and # 2110 ... Read Full Bio
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#2176 Kenia Needs Sponsor
Elementary School Student
Kenia is 4yrs old. She was born on June 2nd, 2007. She is attending the Mayan Families Pre-School in San Jorge in 2012. Siblings in program # 285 and # 1342 ... Read Full Bio
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#2177 Angela Claribel Needs Sponsor
Elementary School Student
Angela is 5yrs old. She was born on July 21th, 2006. She is attending the Mayan Families Pre-School in San Jorge in 2012. Sibling in program # 682 ... Read Full Bio
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#2178 Lucas Jose Samuel Needs Sponsor
Elementary School Student
Lucas is 4yrs old. He was born on March 20th, 2007. He is attending the Mayan Families Pre-School in San Jorge in 2012. Sibling in program # 695. ... Read Full Bio
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#2179 Hector David Needs Sponsor
Elementary School StudentHector is 4yrs old. He was born on April 19th, 2007. He is attending the Mayan Families Pre-School in San Jorge in 2012. ... Read Full Bio
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#2180 Adelayda Adanahí Needs Sponsor
Elementary School Student
Adelayda is 3yrs old. She was born on March 30th, 2008. She is attending the Mayan Families Pre-School in San Jorge in 2012. ... Read Full Bio
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#2181 Geudi Claumer Needs Sponsor
Elementary School Student
Geudi is 3yrs old. He was born on April 1rst, 2008. He is attending the Mayan Families Pre-School in San Jorge in 2012. ... Read Full Bio
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#2182 Antoni Gabino Needs Sponsor
Elementary School StudentAntoni was born on January 19th, 2008. He is attending the Mayan Families Pre-School in San Jorge in 2012. ... Read Full Bio
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#2183 Sandra Ester Needs Sponsor
Elementary School Student
Sandra is 3yrs old. She was born on July 13th, 2008. She is attending the Mayan Families Pre-School in San Jorge in 2012. ... Read Full Bio
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#2184 Pedro José Santiago Needs Sponsor
Elementary School StudentPedro is 3yrs old. He was born on June 28th, 2008. He is attending the Mayan Families Pre-School in San Jorge in 2012. ... Read Full Bio
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#2254 Brayan Angel Needs Sponsor
Junior High School Student
Brayan is in 7th grade in 2012. He was born Oct 8th, 1998.He is from Solola.Bio coming soon!...
Read Full Bio
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#2272 Perla Yolanda Needs Sponsor
High School Student
Perla was born on June 22, 1995. She is in 11th grade in 2012. She lives in Panajachel with her Aunt Paty and her two sisters.Perla's sisters are:Katy is 18 years old. She graduated from high school.Perla Alejandrina born on June 6. She is in 12th grade in 2012.The family lives i... Read Full Bio
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#2273 Flabio Arnoldo Needs Sponsor
High School Student
Flabio was born on February 9, 1998. He is in 12th grade in 2012. He lives in Panajachel with his mother and father, Maria and Jose, and his two brothers.His father, Jose, works in a supermarket and his mother, Maria, is unemployed. Jose has a sixth grade education and Maria has ... Read Full Bio
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#2291 Pedro Boron Needs Sponsor
Elementary School Student
Pedro Boron is 5 yrs old.He is attending the Mayan Families Pre-school/Nutrition center in Chukmuk, Santiago in 2012. Bio to follow!... Read Full Bio
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#2292 Diego Santiago Needs Sponsor
Elementary School Student
Diego Santiago is 5 yrs old.He is attending the Mayan Families Pre-school/Nutrition center in Chukmuk, Santiago in 2012. Bio to follow!... Read Full Bio
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#2295 Cruz Kevin Needs Sponsor
Elementary School Student
Cruz Kevin is 4 yrs old.He is attending the Mayan Families Pre-school/Nutrition center in Chukmuk, Santiago in 2012. Bio to follow!... Read Full Bio
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#2297 Concepcion Maribel Needs Sponsor
Elementary School Student
Concepcion Maribel is 4 years old. She is attending the Mayan Families Preschool/ Nutrition Center in Chuk Muc, Santiago Atitlan. Bio to follow!... Read Full Bio
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#2298 Maria Pospoy Needs Sponsor
Elementary School Student
Maria Pospoy is 3 yrs old.She is attending the Mayan Families Pre-school/Nutrition center in Chukmuk, Santiago in 2012.... Read Full Bio
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#2300 Dolores Irene Needs Sponsor
Elementary School Student
Dolores is 3yrs old. She is attending the Mayan Families
Pre-school/Nutrition in Chukmuk, Santiago. Bio to follow!... Read Full Bio
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#2301 Lolita Veronica Needs Sponsor
Elementary School Student
Lolita Veronica is 3yrs old.She will be attending the Mayan Families Pre-school/Nutrition center in Chukmuk, Santiago. Bio to follow!... Read Full Bio
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#2302 Rosa Lidia Needs Sponsor
Elementary School Student
Rosa Lidia is 4 yrs old.She will be attending the Mayan Families pre-school/Nutrition in Chukmuk in 2012.More details to come. Bio to follow!... Read Full Bio
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#2303 Dolores Alicia Needs Sponsor
Elementary School Student
Dolores is 3yrs old.She will be attending the Mayan Families Pre-school/Nutrition Center in Chukmuk, Santiago. Biography to follow.... Read Full Bio
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#2304 Juan Omar Needs Sponsor
Elementary School Student
Juan Omar is 5 yrs old.He will be attending the Mayan Families Pre-school/Nutrition center in Chukmuk, Santiago. Biography to follow.... Read Full Bio
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#2305 Rosario Needs Sponsor
Elementary School StudentRosario is 4yrs old. She will be attending the Mayan Families pre-school/nutritional center in Chukmuk, Santiago. Biography to follow! ... Read Full Bio
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#2322 Marvin Sebastian Needs Sponsor
Elementary School Student
Marvin Sebastian is 5 yrs old.He is attending the Mayan Families Pre-school/Nutrition center in Chukmuk, Santiago in 2012. Bio to follow!... Read Full Bio
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#2323 Dolores Asucena Needs Sponsor
Elementary School Student
Dolores Asucena is 4 yrs old.She is attending the Mayan Families Pre-school/Nutrition center in Chukmuk, Santiago in 2012. Bio to follow!... Read Full Bio
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#2324 Nicolasa Ixbalan Needs Sponsor
Elementary School Student
Nicolasa Ixbalan is 5yrs old.She is attending the Mayan Families Pre-school/Nutrition center inChukmuk, Santiago in 2012. Bio to follow!... Read Full Bio
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#2325 Luis Fernando Needs Sponsor
Elementary School Student
Luis Fernando is attending the Mayan Families Pre-school/Nutritional center in Chukmuk, Santiago in 2012. Bio to follow! ... Read Full Bio
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#2326 Mercy Needs Sponsor
Elementary School Student
Mercy is 5 yrs old.She is attending the Mayan Families Pre-school/Nutrition center in Chukmuk, Santiago in 2012. Bio to follow!... Read Full Bio
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#2344 Axly Mishel Needs Sponsor
Elementary School StudentAxly was born on April 19, 2006. She is in pre-school in 2012. She lives in Panajachel with her mother and father, Aura and Tomas, and her younger sister Astrid, born on August 30, 2008.Tomas works as a tailor and Aura does domestic work. They rent their two room house in Panaja... Read Full Bio
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#2345 Franklin Needs Sponsor
Elementary School Student
Franklin is 11 years old. He will be in the 2nd grade in 2012. ... Read Full Bio
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#2346 Anibal Needs Sponsor Family Aid Student FA207
Elementary School Student
Anibal is 9 years old and will be in the second grade in 2012. ... Read Full Bio
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#2348 David Needs Sponsor Family Aid Student FA207
Elementary School Student
Davis is 5 years old and will be in Kindergarten in 2012. Bio to follow!... Read Full Bio
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#2351 Maria Needs Sponsor Family Aid Student FA43
Elementary School Student
Maria is 17 years old. She is one of ten children and lives in San Jorge with her siblings and mother. She tragically lost her father in October 2010 and without help she won't be able to attend school. Maria is the primary breadwinner in her family and she supports them by clean... Read Full Bio
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#2355 Karina Needs Sponsor
Elementary School StudentKarina is in 6th grade in 2012. She lives with San Jorge La Laguna with her mother and father, Silvia and Luis, and her brother and sister, Nelson and Jimena. Nelson #732 is a participant in our Education Program.The father works as a day laborer. The mother stays at home with t... Read Full Bio
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#2360 Marlen Aracely Needs Sponsor
High School StudentMarlen was born on the 29th of December, 1992. She is in 11th grade in 2012. She lives in Santa Clara with her parents and four siblings.Her mother, Maria, never went to school sells tamales to earn money for the family. She recently had a historectamy, and has since had a lot... Read Full Bio
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The 2012 school year will be starting very soon in January in Guatemala and Many Students are Still Hoping for Sponsorship.

2012-01-03T21:15:00.000-06:00

Hi Everyone,

The 2012 school year will be starting very soon in January in Guatemala.
There are about 100 students needing sponsorship still listed in the Mayan Families Student Sponsorship and Family Aid programs with more students waiting to be added to the list.
These children are still very hopeful that they will find a sponsor to be able to go to school this month.
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Please keep spreading the word so that we can make their wish come true for the upcoming school year.

For the complete public list of children still waiting, please visit:

http://mayanfamiliesconnectionguatemala.blogspot.com/2011/10/mayan-families-sponsor-student-program.html

Just click on the links of the students name to get to the students sponsorship page.

Please continue to spread the word by linking the above link on your websites, blogs, and email anyone you think who would be interested in giving these children the gift to be able to go to school to have a brighter future.

They are counting on us to help them. If we all spread the word, we can still find them sponsorship before school starts.
Thanks a lot!

October 12th 2011 Tropical Storm Hits Panajachel Guatemala

2011-10-13T07:58:00.001-06:00

Below is a devastating story that Sharon from Mayan Families posted to Mayan Families Connection Yahoo Group about the Tropical storm that hit Panajachel and Guatemala yesterday.

To see some photos and read more of this storm, please Click Here and Click Here.

These people are going to need a lot of help.

If you want to donate for the emergency aid fund, please go to Donate Now, and scroll down. Enter your donation in the "Other $" box. In the "Details" box, write "emergency aid".

If you have any questions or want more information, please send an email to familyaid@mayanfamilies.org

Thank you!

Here is Sharon's story of the storm that affected many of the dedicated Mayan Family Staff members and other families in the area.

"What a day yesterday was!

We started sandbagging at 5.am. The phone started ringing non stop.

Many of our staff could not get into the office. The roads were blocked. Often when the roads are blocked , the staff members who live in San Jorge and Solola walk down the mountain ...but the paths were too dangerous to come down.

One of our staff members, Berta walked down from San Andres. In some parts, she was knee deep in mud, she had to go past two rock slides that had just happened, it was pouring rain and she arrived completely soaked. I was so surprised to see her as I knew the road was blocked and it was dangerous. I asked her why she had come and she said that she" didn't have any saldo ( time on her cell phone ) to call so she thought she had better come in ". That was dedication! But after a hot drink and a change of clothes and shoes, we told her to go home as if it continued raining there would be a chance that she would not be able to get back home to her four children.

Several of our other staff suffered personal losses yesterday. Juan our Construction manager was hit the hardest. Juan' s house in Panajachel is close to the river, well , originally, it wasn't but after Tropical Storm Agatha last year, a road in front of his house was washed away and little by little the land has been eroded by the river till it was very close to his house.

Yesterday, a lot of land fell away and Juan's house was only feet from the river. At 3.am., Juan, his very pregnant wife, she is about to give birth any day..and..his three children were moving their furniture and possessions out of the house. Juan has a hefty loan on this house that he is paying to the bank. Last year Juan had the idea to take out another loan, he was offered land at a very good deal and he decided that the way to help him pay off his loan, would be to build another house and rent it out. He worked every week end and after work building this house himself....he had almost finished that house when Tropical Storm Agatha hit. It wiped out the whole area where Juan's house was.....it was completely washed away ...including the land. So he has been paying off the loan on the land and building that doesn't exist anymore. The money that he had hoped he would get in rent to help him pay off the house that he and his family lived in ..instead became more of a burden.

Yesterday, it became obvious that even if Juan's house did not fall in the river.....it had only a foot or two to go when we left ...I am not sure if it is still standing today, but it is impossible for the family to live there.

It is a family compound ...and several of the family are Mayan Families staff members.

Estuardo who is the caretaker at Marti..( this is our offices that we had to move to when we evacuated last year ..we now have medical clinics , sewing classes and hope to soon open a computer class there) .had to evacuate his wife and two children.

Gloria and Julio have their house in this compound, they are very aware that even if their house does not go this time, that they will not be able to return there.

The house that Mayan Families friends bought for Amelia is also in this compound. For those of you who don't know Amelia, she is a single mother of five children, she has serious health challenges . She was an orphan and has no family that she could leave her children if she was to pass away. Several years ago, members of this group and other Mayan Families friends decided that the best thing was to make sure that she had a house to live in and that her children would always have a house to live in if anything should happen to her. We purchased this house in the compound because it was safe and she would have the support of the other families around her...who are Mayan Families staff.

Amelia was devastated yesterday watching the beginning of the end of her house. Even though it may not fall into the river this time, the writing is on the wall that it will eventually go...and it may not be safe to return to it. The roads have fallen away to the entrance of her house. There is now only way to get into the compound and it will only be by foot and we don't know how long that will last. Yesterday, Amelia's son, Samuel and several Mayan Families staff climbed over the wall from a neighbors house to gain access to Amelia's house so that they could take blankets and a few essentials out of the house.

Amelia has the complication that two weeks ago...a cousin that she had lived with for a while when she was growing up came to visit her bringing three children. The cousin is from the coast and wanted a break from an abusive husband with a drinking problem. The husband came a few days later, brought the other two children and told her that he would not support them anymore. Apparently, he didn't very much before hand but at least they had some food. So Amelia now has a cousin with five children staying with her, they are all homeless now and Amelia is the only support that they now have for food. Yesterday, was a very difficult day for Amelia. She felt overwhelmed with everything that was happening. She was in tears but trying to be brave for her children.

Sandra, our social worker and her new husband, Fredy also have a house in that compound. They took out a loan last year and have been building their home. They had a first floor for Sandra's eldery grandparents and mother to live and a second floor for themselves. They have almost finished building. They have really been struggling to pay this house off and have made a lot of sacrifices. Sandra is pregnant and expecting their first baby in January. They were looking forward to moving into this house in the next few months.

Yesterday, Sandra came to work and dealt with everything that was happening in the office. Sandra is very dedicated . But she was clearly suffering. When I spoke to her about her house, her beautiful brown eyes filled with tears and she choked up, she could not talk about losing the house. Even though her house will be the last to go , once the first house goes, it is the death knell for the rest of them.

Dina from Family Aid and several other staff members went out into the town to check on the people from our Elderly Care Program. The streets that some of our Elderly lived on were flooded and blocked by debris.

While visiting the elderly Dina heard someone call her name and she saw one of our sponsored students and their family were in trouble with their house. They lived in a very basic wood plank house. A mud slide had come down and their house was full of mud. Dina and the others set to work to help them. Dina was knee deep in mud, digging out the house and trying to save the families possessions. A neighbor gave them an empty room made of cement block that they could store their belongings and spend the night.

Other staff members visited the emergency shelters, finding several of our sponsored families there. They took dry clothing, diapers for the children and also diapers for some of our elderly who had been evacuated.

Dr. Carlos came and helped with several people who were sick. One of them, Camillo, who has a stall in the market, where we purchase a lot of our goods, was very ill. Susie was able to get the doctor to his house. A few hours later, Camillo received the news that his 58yr old mother had died. He was too sick to get out of bed but he tried , he wanted to walk up the mountain, through the mudslides to be with his family. But his wife managed to get him back into bed. His brothers were calling him, berating him for not coming to be with the family to sit all night with their mother's coffin. But his wife held strong and told them that she would not let her husband risk his life.

His mother died from complications of diabetes.

We also made sure that we had food supplies for the next few days to help families. We rushed to the market and bought 35 cartons eggs and the last five 100 lb bags of corn that were available. We also bought water which was hard to come by. We are very grateful for all the water filters that have been purchased for families. It is times like these that the water filters are even more valuable. With both roads blocked coming into Panajachel, we don't know when the next food or water deliveries will be possible. The road to Solola will probably be open sooner for foot traffic. There is a huge boulder that has come down. Absolutely enormous.

We had two visitors, M.J. and Ray Finken who had scheduled to leave yesterday to be able to catch their 10.am. flight this morning.

Victor was coming to pick them up from the city. He called us and the back road that he had tried to take was blocked at Las Trampas by a mud slide. We arranged that he would drive as far as he could down the road from Solola and that we would drive as far as we could up the road to Solola, to where the waterfall is...and then we would send staff members to help M.J. and Ray cross the landslide by foot to the other side where Victor was waiting. M.J. and Ray were great troopers! They said fine...we have to make our plane...and off they went. The adventure of crossing a landslide in the evening dusk will make quite a story when they get home.

I have been watching the t.v. reports and there is lots of damage in Guatemala. Many people are in shelters, lots of homes have been lost. Schools are closed till further notice ( much to one daughter's delight and the other's dismay!).

The good news is that we have not had reports of mudslides in San Antonio Palopo. We called yesterday and apart from being very wet....there had been no reports of serious damage so far.

The lake is also rising. A lot of the docks are going under water. One of our staff members from San Juan has a house close to the lake....he says that his house has only feet to go before it will be in the lake water.

Our own house, which many of you have visited, was not in danger yesterday. We had to evacuate our house last year during Tropical Storm Agatha. We lost part of the house , the wall, the outside apartment , the bathroom, but the main house was left standing and in good shape. But we are now on the river's edge. We were fortunate that the river was diverted yesterday ...this was caused by the construction that has been happening, the govt. is building a wall....but we don't know how long it will take or how far it will go. But for the moment, the river being diverted , saved our house. We have the carpentry workshop there and also we have storage there for the shipments.

Thank goodness, we didn't have to move everything yesterday!

It was heartbreaking to watch other peoples homes go yesterday. But for the moment, there are no reported losses of life here in Panajachel. There was a man and two children who fell into the river trying to collect firewood. But we think that they were pulled out alive.

The river brings down a lot of fallen trees and branches...so people rush to the river to collect the firewood.

There were lots of children helping their families yesterday doing this.

We have started to have reports of several of our sponsored families losing their homes and we will try to update you as soon as possible.

It has started raining again, but it is light.

Fingers crossed that it stays that way!

Thank you for your support, your good wishes, your prayers and to the folks who were able to send in donations to help with food for the disaster relief. We really appreciate it.

We are still very much in need of help to be able to help the families who have been affected. Please spread the word. There are going to be a lot of families who will need help with food.....and some with shelter.

Sharon"

Sharon Smart-Poage
MAYAN FAMILIES
Panajachel,

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9 Year Old Maynor has a Severe Burn Injury that Needs Medical Attention FA177

2011-09-15T16:12:00.000-06:00

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Maynor has a severe injury that needs medical attention

Maynor is only 9 years old and already he has faced so much. At two years old, there was an accident in his home and Maynor's bed caught on fire. His left leg was severely burned and he lost most of his left foot. He was taken to a public hospital in the capital city and was treated for 8 months. Maynor's mother died 4 years later, leaving Maynor and his 5 siblings with only their father. The father has since remarried, but Maynor's new step-mother is not fond of him and the added trouble his disability brings to their family.

Maynor and his family live in another city, but on Fridays and Sundays Maynor's dad brings him to Panajachel. Showing off his scarred leg and burnt foot, Maynor's father forces him to beg for money.

A couple found Maynor begging on the street and brought him to Mayan Families. Maynor does speak some Spanish, but he speaks Kaqchiquel more fluently. So one of our Guatemalan staff translated for him as he told us his story. He cannot walk or even stand easily because it hurts him anytime he tries to step on the ground. It appears that his burnt foot is infected, with flies swarming around scabs. It has been 7 years since a doctor has looked at Maynor's burns.

We were eventually able to contact his father and ask if he would approve for us to take Maynor to the capital to see a specialist. After a few days, we still hadn't heard from Maynor's dad so we called him again. Finally, he gave his support saying that we could make an appointment with a specialist, but that he himself could not stay in the capital with Maynor. Regardless, we are so happy that we can try to help Maynor and maybe even find a way for him to walk with a special prosthetic.

So we are sharing Maynor's story with you to see if you are able to help him in any way. We'd like to take him to a specialist in the capital, and the transportation and doctor fees will cost $100. We're not sure what type of treatment or medicine he may need. It's possible that he may even need surgery. So it's hard to say what his long-term medical costs might be. But if you could help us get him to the specialist then we hope to give him more opportunities for his future than just begging on the street.

Any amount that you could give for Maynor will be greatly appreciated! You can go to Donate Now and scroll down. Enter your donation in the "Other $" box. In the "Details" box, write "FA 177 Medical". We can't thank you enough for helping Maynor!