Orlando will never forget the day the sky fell in Los Lotes, Guatemala.It started as a normal June day. He went to work, saw his friends, and thought about going home to his son and his beloved village. But then the volcano erupted — and everything changed.Burning ash...
The day Kelly died was one of the hardest days of David and Carol Loveland’s life. No parent plans to bury his or her child. So when David and Carol’s daughter passed away at the age of 38, they both were at a loss of how to move forward. The grief was too much for...
When Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupted Sunday, many reported it looked like the end of the world. Gray plumes of ash and smoke mushroomed above the surrounding villages before settling in as a choking haze. Families ran for their lives as lava flows consumed their...
Countless people are living in terror and uncertainty after Guatemala’s most violent volcano eruption in more than a century happened Sunday, just miles from Guatemala City. Dozens are dead and the death toll continues to rise. Fast-moving flows hit villages, killing...
It’s not unusual for a baby to cry, but at two months old, little Mariela Lopez never stopped. She cried from the suffocating heat when the blazing Guatemalan sun beat down on the roof of her family’s mud house. She cried from exhaustion, unable to sleep through the...
The arrival of guests you didn’t think could make it for Christmas … a sick family member being able to leave the hospital for the holiday … the sudden arrival of extra funds during a tough financial season … peace among family members where there’s usually tension....
