Blogs from Guatemala City, Capital Region, Guatemala, Central America Caribbean - page 7

What’s on the Chicken Bus? ME! So your probably thinking….What’s on a Chicken Bus?….and why I am riding it? The name “Chicken Bus” is very misleading. You would think these are busses taking chickens to the Chicken factory. But in reality, these busses are taking us to work! Chicken busses are renovated school busses that have been painted red and have many eccentric designs, patterns, paintings, and advertisements on them. They zip through the busy streets of Guatemala City at extremely dangerous speeds, and on your first ride, you’ll find yourself praying to God….”Please let me make it to work safely.” The reason they’re called Chicken buses is because we’re all packed together stumbling all over each other like chickens heading the Chicken factory. Once the seats are filled, we then stand up in the ... read more

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During our Champagnat Pilgrimage in 2010, while in Guatemala City, we will be staying at the Marist Retreat Centre located adjacent to the Province Centre and the Senior Brothers´Building. The local Salesian Parish Church is in the same street. While there are two beds in most rooms there are enough rooms for each pilgrim to have a room each.... read more

On Sunday 19th October Br Edgardo took me to see the Little Sisters of Champagnat (Hermanitas). They are a recently founded group who have decided to live in community as Religious Sisters in the spirit of Marcellin Champagnat in one of the 'poorer' slum areas. Two of them are in their 30s and the other four in their 20s. They live very simply and have already become wonderful examples to the local people of the area. Their ministry is to educate the young and offer them some skills in the workshop they have established in their house. They warmly welcome us to visit them when our Pilgrimage arrives in April 2010. Anita comes from Costa Rica, Veronica from El Salvador and Maria from Guatemala.... read more

Hey everyone, Not a whole lot has happened since my last entry. One of the babies has gone back to his mom, but that's about it. There are some hearing this week that will hopefully result in some of the kids going back to their families or relatives. The other night we received a 5 day old at night time, and with just our luck, we had no power that night. When he came in he had no name, so I of course volunteered my own, but apparently Brennan isn't a popular guatemalan name. Who would have thought. They instead named him Samuel. I think my style for dealing with the boys is slowly but surely working. Every morning when i walk out to see the kids, a handful of the boys run up to me ... read more