Parish Projects

The Mission has so many projects currently that it is difficult to name them all. I was told that the parish has over 400 local people working for it in a variety of projects. However, I will mention a few. Here are a few volunteers working with my son placing dirt into bags for the reforestation program.
Sifting the dirt dug up from the ground. You wouldn't believe how rich the soil is.
After the bags are prepared, seeds are placed into the bags and grown until they can be replanted across Guatemala.
More varieties of plants grown for replanting.
Larger plants
This is such a special and needed project for the people of San Lucas.

The woman's center is almost complete. This is a center that the local women can gather to socialize, learn new skills, and find a support system at the same time completing their necessary life chores.
This is a large cistern being built for the women's center.
Women's Center

Cafe

The coffee business is life supporting for many of the families.
The parish has helped the families export their coffee for 10 times the rate that they were receiving locally.

The parish doesn't accept any profit for its work.

The coffee beans.

We are hearing about the process of growing and preparing coffee.

More education.

The is the Jardin de Vida (Garden of Life).

Natural medicine is very important to the Mayan people and here is an herbal medicine garden.

Herbal medicine

The local clinic and hospital.
The nursing station.
The hospital, currently empty...That is a good thing.
Hall of the hospital.
The dental clinic.

A few times a year American Dentists visit the clinic and provide free services.
The administrator's office. I am a little jealous that my office in my hospital doesn't look like this...