by Kayla Hughes | Mar 29, 2024 | Adopt an Elder, From the Field, Thailand, Uncategorized
Elder Updates! Here are some quick upates on the elders that we have most recently visited and checked up on. Yaai Nong Yaai Nong is still together with Yai Charlie’s daughter and family. While sh still struggles to find the food she neeeds sometimes, she is...
by Kayla Hughes | Jun 28, 2023 | Adopt an Elder, News and Updates, Thailand, Uncategorized
Pa Ruay passed away Saturday, June 17, 2023. In early May of this year Pa Ruay was rushed to the hospital and admitted into the ER. Once there she was diagnosed with kidney failure and the doctors didn’t think she would make it out of the hospital. Dalyn was...
by Kayla Hughes | May 10, 2023 | Culture and Community, Guatemala
How much do you know about Chajul? We’re guessing very little! Chajul is one of three Maya Ixil villages in the Department of Quiché. Steeped in the indigenous Maya tradition, it’s people are known for their longstanding defiance to outside influences,...
by Kayla Hughes | Dec 13, 2022 | From the Field, Guatemala, Uncategorized, Volunteer
Guatemala past volunteers often talk about how their time in Chajul and surrounding areas impacted them. Phyllis Coyne was generous enough to share some emails she had sent during her time volunteering with us in Chajul and the surrounding areas (Part 1 of 2) Thoughts...
by Kayla Hughes | Aug 18, 2022 | Adopt an Elder, Thailand, Uncategorized
These high risk elders are in need of just a little more funding. The elders in our Adopt an Elder program in Thailand are living in abject poverty. Most of them are either completely isolated or shouldering the overwhelming task of being the primary caregiver to...
