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Step Both Ways

Hannah Flatman, Latin Link’s Short-Term Coordinator in Brazil, reflects on last year’s Step Team from Brazil to the UK.   Five years ago we received a Step team of five young British women to serve in our church in northeast Brazil for a month. Whilst there they spoke to our church community about the mission … Continued

By Rory Malone On 28th June 2024
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Redecorating

We had new company on Monday, as a team of Americans from a supporting church arrived at the project for the week. There was lots of TLC planned for the building – refreshing tables, walls and lights, which the group (and us) would be helping with. They led a fun devotional for the kids, and … Continued

By Catharine Turton On 20th June 2024
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Sin Muletas

A new and exciting week at Puerta De Esperanza meant whole new teams for us. Every week we mix up the teams so we can experience a new side to the project as Puerta are incredible and provide so much support for the kids at La Terminal and Gerona. The street team (Ella H, Ben, … Continued

By Catharine Turton On 12th June 2024
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Sports, Sun and Suzanne

This week has been a bit haphazard in terms of teams, as most people did a bit of everything. Theo, Carrie, Hannah and Ella S started the week on the street team. On Monday morning they split into pairs and followed the Puerta team around La Terminal, giving out snacks and helping the team deliver … Continued

By Catharine Turton On 12th June 2024
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Finding our Feet in the Capital

Coming to the end of our second week in Guatemala City, we are feeling a lot more settled and are making connections with both the kids and the Guatemalan team. Each week we split up into three groups: one group joining the street team in La Terminal, one going to Gerona, and one staying at … Continued

By Catharine Turton On 30th May 2024
By Rory Malone On 28th May 2024
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From Pamézabal to Puerta

After a lovely and relaxing rest week in Monterrico, we headed off refreshed to our new project. We arrived in Guatemala City on the Sunday and got settled into the church building that’ll be our home for the next two months. We enjoyed exploring the building, as there are so many random rooms – great … Continued

By Catharine Turton On 17th May 2024
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Saying Goodbye

We entered our last week in PamĂ©zabal with mixed emotions: we couldn’t believe how quickly the time had gone, we were sad about the people we knew we wouldn’t see for some time, and concerned about how we were going to organise ourselves with so much planned. We started back at construction on Monday morning … Continued

By Catharine Turton On 17th May 2024
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From Construction to CrĂȘpes

We’ve been enjoying seeing the progress being made in construction this week. The final concrete layer in one of the rooms has already been completed – and in only a couple of days! It’e been amazing seeing all the work coming along, and it has given us the energy for a final push at making … Continued

By Catharine Turton On 17th May 2024