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Guatemalan adventure: Common hope for a better life
- RANDY MOODY For the Lincoln Journal Star
- Oct 21, 2017
- Oct 21, 2017
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Volcanoes Fuego (left) and Acatenango overlook our residence at Common Hope.
- Randy Moody
The woman-run weaving co-op provides income for members, money for supplies and resources for the childrens’ education in the village of Santiago Zamora.
- Randy Moody
Busy evening with tourists and shoppers in the center of Antigua.
- Randy Moody
A young horseman waits to transport weary hikers near the top of the volcano Pacaya.
- Randy Moody
Along with coffee, chocolate is a favorite Guatemalan product.
- Randy Moody
Lake Atitlan is surrounded by towns and volcanoes.
- Randy Moody
Coffee farmer Felix is using the profits from his product to put his children through school with the help of Common Hope.
- Randy Moody
Crowds gather for the ceremony honoring Father Stanley Rother, the American priest martyred in the early 1980s during the Guatemalan civil war.
- Randy Moody
An opportunity for souvenirs near the summit of the Volcano Pacaya.
- Randy Moody
The Volcano Fuego lights up the early dawn.
- Randy Moody
Antigua, Guatemala, is situated in a valley surrounded by volcanoes.
- Randy Moody
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Naydelin, our sponsored child through Common Hope, whom we met for the first time during our visit.
Randy Moody
Randy Moody is a retired lawyer and lobbyist who lives in Lincoln, and is happy his Texas granddaughters are learning Spanish.
If You Go
The trip we took to Antigua, Guatemala, was part of a Common Hope pilot program called, Book Your Own Adventure, which included optional tours. You can travel to Antigua as a Vision Team member, providing you with an immersive first-hand experience to get to know the people, culture, and beauty of Guatemala as well as the different programs that Common Hope provides to Guatemalan families.
You can also donate to the organization, which is headquartered in the U.S. in St. Paul, Minnesota, sponsor a child for $30 or $60 a month or translate letters online.
To find out more about Common Hope and all of its programs, you can visit the website: www.commonhope.org, or contact Avi Mylrea, Common Hope’s U.S. Vision Team Manager, at AviM@us.commonhope.org or phone 651-287-0716.
You can fly from Lincoln (two stops), Grand Island (one stop) or Omaha (one stop) to Guatemala City. Common Hope will provide road transportation (about an hour) to Antigua. The city is in the central time zone, but is not on Daylight Savings Time.
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Volcanoes Fuego (left) and Acatenango overlook our residence at Common Hope.
- Randy Moody
The woman-run weaving co-op provides income for members, money for supplies and resources for the childrens’ education in the village of Santiago Zamora.
- Randy Moody
Busy evening with tourists and shoppers in the center of Antigua.
- Randy Moody
A young horseman waits to transport weary hikers near the top of the volcano Pacaya.
- Randy Moody
Along with coffee, chocolate is a favorite Guatemalan product.
- Randy Moody
Lake Atitlan is surrounded by towns and volcanoes.
- Randy Moody
Coffee farmer Felix is using the profits from his product to put his children through school with the help of Common Hope.
- Randy Moody
Crowds gather for the ceremony honoring Father Stanley Rother, the American priest martyred in the early 1980s during the Guatemalan civil war.
- Randy Moody
An opportunity for souvenirs near the summit of the Volcano Pacaya.
- Randy Moody
The Volcano Fuego lights up the early dawn.
- Randy Moody
Antigua, Guatemala, is situated in a valley surrounded by volcanoes.
- Randy Moody
Naydelin, our sponsored child through Common Hope, whom we met for the first time during our visit.
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