Our group is back from celebrating the openings of two new schools in Guatemala. Fabulous trip! - which we can share with you via YouTube.
A friend filmed the highlights, and posted the video on YouTube. I hope it makes its way around the world - to set the example for what ordinary people can really do to make a sustainable difference in the world. The heroes and role models are not Brittney Spears, Brad Pitt or the celebrities in "People",... but the Greens, Frons, Pravatos, Davis, and DeStefano who are leaving a legacy of learning, and making the world a better place.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIsqW8Mztv8
* Linda Davis School of Miracles #21 in Chuchuca Alto:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=602zZwT-8J4
We had a chance to see the rustic homes of villagers who cook on three-stone open fires, and fill their houses and lungs with toxic smoke. But, we also visited homes now furnished with new, vented stoves funded by Frank Pravato, family and friends - the solution that saves lungs, lives and forests. Plus, our trip included a re-visit to Ann Fron's School of Miracles #12 (opened last January 2007).
Although we were unable to attend, Alirio from PEILE celebrated with the villagers of Canaques (Huehuetenango) the John DeStefano School of Miracles #22 grand opening. That finishes 22 rural primary schools in 4 years time!
Mil gracias from the people of Guatemala, Miracles in Action, my mom - Noreen, and from me.
Warmest regards,
Penny
239-348-0815
www.MiraclesInAction.org
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