Padre Jose Contran’s gentle and quiet words carried across the room, holding each person present at the Steadfast Love Gala in rapt attention. Padre said, “Together, we feel that we have been entrusted with a mission: to be the hands and feet of the disabled and abandoned, to be the... Read More

The images rip into our hearts. Children with stoic faces, old beyond their years. Children whose young faces cannot quite hide the fear that peeks from behind the resolve.  Growing up too soon.  Possibly never to grow up at all. Risking life itself for a border crossing and an unknown... Read More

“It doesn’t matter if you don’t speak Spanish.  A touch, a hug, it matters,” said Dr. Brian Parsley as he addressed his orthopedic surgical team on their first day in Guatemala.  “It will make all the difference to them, and to you.”  Brian knew what he was talking about. He has been... Read More

After nine months of long preparation, a woman goes into labor. She, like most women in Guatemala, lives far from a hospital. She must rely upon thecomadrona, her local community birth attendant. These dedicated and competent women often do not have formalized training to... Read More