Go To Guatemala
  • WHO WE ARE
      • Leadership
      • Our History
      • A Mission Of Hope
    • Donors & Supporters
    • Close
  • WHAT WE DO
      • Humanitarian Development
      • Our Impact
      • The Hope’s In Academy
      • Public Speaking
      • Hope’s Internship Program
      • Empowering Families in Guatemala City
      • Inclusion Alliance
      • Fortaleza: Empowering Young Girls in Guatemala
      • Building Homes
      • Medical Initiatives
    • Close
  • GET INVOLVED
      • Service Trips & Scholarships
      • Fundraising Efforts & Events
      • The Catalyst Club
      • Peers United for Fortaleza
      • Careers
    • Close
  • OUR CAUSE
  • NEWS
  • DONATE
  • Events
  • WHO WE ARE
      • Leadership
      • Our History
      • A Mission Of Hope
    • Donors & Supporters
    • Close
  • WHAT WE DO
      • Humanitarian Development
      • Our Impact
      • The Hope’s In Academy
      • Public Speaking
      • Hope’s Internship Program
      • Empowering Families in Guatemala City
      • Inclusion Alliance
      • Fortaleza: Empowering Young Girls in Guatemala
      • Building Homes
      • Medical Initiatives
    • Close
  • GET INVOLVED
      • Service Trips & Scholarships
      • Fundraising Efforts & Events
      • The Catalyst Club
      • Peers United for Fortaleza
      • Careers
    • Close
  • OUR CAUSE
  • NEWS
  • DONATE
  • Events
Week 1 Day 4, 2015

Week 1 Day 4, 2015

  • Posted by Courtney Quigley
  • On August 5, 2015
  • 0 Comments

Dear Hope’s In community,

We had another awesome day today! Though it was physically and emotionally exhausting, I believe we ended the day extremely inspired. Below is one account from our experiences:

“Today we broke up into small groups to visit families throughout the community. One family that our group visited was an elderly woman with severe respiratory and heart problems. She wore a surgical mask to filter the polluted air, and could not afford the oxygen tanks that the doctor prescribed. She has trouble eating due to nausea. After a long tough life living in the garbage dump community, illness seems an unfair added burden.
However, she is very fortunate to have a courageous and caring daughter who supports and cares for her physically. (A single mother working in a pharmacy to raise her three children ages 5-13. Clearly she was at the end of her rope to manage the stress. She loves her mother very much. )
After we had visited for half an hour and prayed for the family’s needs, the grandmother raised her hands and praised God that He had not forgotten her. God had used our little group to touch her heart and remind her that He will always be there for her now and forever.
Today showed me that the plight of the poor is difficult enough, but even more so for the elderly in these communities without healthcare, financial means, nor much community support. However the strength of this family to fight is inspiring. The need for faith goes without saying.”
-Hope’s In volunteer from IL

Days like today confirm just how special Potter’s House Association’s work is! Hope’s In’s partnership with them is such a gift and we will always be grateful for it! As you can read from Jim’s writing, the prospective and insight we are gaining about the reality of the Treasures is life changing. The team is looking forward to what the Treasures will teach us tomorrow!

Blessings,
Courtney Quigley

print
 
Recent Posts
  • News-Leader Fernandina Beach
  • All in 220: Ashley & Courtney Quigley (BHS ’14)
  • Hope’s IN art program to empower young adults with disabilities
  • Holiday cards and gifts that help others from Hope’s In empower families in Guatemala
  • “Twin sisters, founders of humanitarian org. to help families in Guatemala”
Archives
  • November 2024
  • January 2024
  • November 2023
  • June 2023
  • July 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • July 2021
  • April 2021
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • September 2019
  • July 2019
  • March 2019
  • January 2019
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • July 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • March 2017
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • July 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • August 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • October 2014
  • August 2014
  • February 2014
  • January 2014
  • October 2013
  • February 2013
  • January 2013







hopesin-wht

Week 1 Day 3, 2015

Previous thumb

Week 1 Day 5, 2015

Next thumb
Scroll

Help Us Empower Families in Guatemala City

Make a Donation Today


Contact Us
©2020 Hope's In.  Designed by Menagery