Greetings from the village of Quetzali.
A few days ago, three stalwart volunteers, Allen Langford, Harry Blenker, and Dave Synder, all from south Florida, arrived with state-of-the art portable solar power units in their suitcases, a unit for every student cabin at the Mayan Center. They had dragged into town that night, after traveling from Guatemala City at 6:00 a.m. Among their adventures, the vehicle broke down. (Of course!) The driver caught a ride to a town 60 miles away to get a part in order to repair it. Finally fixed, our friends struck off for the worst of the trip. Heavy rains had caused boulders to loosen from the mountains, transforming the already rough road into an obstacle course. Add to that mud and more mud, and the deep ravines below.
However, the next day the recovered trio traveled to the Mayan Center over more bad road, and upon arriving, tackled the job of installing the solar units, just in time for the students’ arrival. Once again, our volunteers make the difference!
–Frances