Donations for the Grandparent's Home

I finally got the information for the Grandparent's Home if anyone is interested in donating. The other nurses are taking what we have so far to them this Saturday (which isn't much....a few pounds of rice, beans, sugar, and a little cash), but we will definitely find a way if anyone else wants to donate....ask your church, coworkers, and family if you think of it.

Address: Cabecitas de Algodon #1
Santa Lucia Sur #18
Antigua, Guatemala

For donations, the newspaper says that deposits can be made to the bank, G&T Continental: account number 00 00 144063 Associacion Cabecitas de Algodon.

I'm not really sure how you would make international donations, but I can figure something out if anyone is interested.

The organization started on Dec 16, 2002, and currently has 38 grandparents living there. The newspaper article has pictures and testimonies of many of the residents. One of the residents was dropped off at the shelter by family members and told they would come back for them...3 yrs ago. And others were told that they were burdens to the family since they could no longer work, and they didn't want to care for them anymore. It also shows a picture of the women who run the shelter....and they have not received a paycheck since April because of the financial trouble. There are many ways that people need help here in Guatemala as well as even in your own hometown. And although we can't help every single person, we can make a differnece in at least one life....remember the starfish story?
Any help would be so appreciated.

And also, I have had a few questions about how the school teaching went. Well, in true Guatemalan style.....classes were cancelled this week, and Rosario and I didn't get told until we arrived there in the morning to teach. So no little kids pointing and laughing at me. Oh well! In the meantime, I'm going to teach the lesson at Sunday School this week and use my drawings there. We are going to try to go back to the school in my last week here (in 3 weeks).

That's about all for now. The weekend is here....and that seems to be the hardest part of being here because there is a whole lot more downtime to just sit and think. I'm going to try to stay busy this weekend- I told the family I would make them spaghetti (good old Hitzing style) for lunch/dinner on Saturday, so I will get to have some fun exploring the huge open air supermarket (with supervision of course......). The markets are fun- a little overwhelming because its tons of people smooshed in a little block with raw meat hanging from hooks everywhere, but still fun to see.

And great news...the lights didn't get turned on in the middle of the night lastnight. I was all prepared with my Paris Hilton eye cover and industrial strength earplugs in place, but I didn't even need them! And apparently, the general consensus is that Chinese men also blatantly pick their noses in public.