by Albany Presbytery Communications | April 27, 2016 | GuatemalaMAMMission | Blog
A Visit from Mission Co-workers Sandi & Brian Thompson-Royer Saturday, May 7 thru Tuesday, May 10 From May 7th to 11th, the Presbytery’s Guatemala Partnership Task Force will have the pleasure and privilege of hosting Sandi and Brian Thompson-Royer, Mission... Read more
by Rev. Kate Kotfila | February 16, 2016 | GuatemalaMission | Blog
Pachaj, Guatemala 2016 We arrive in two buses. Thirty-one travelers gather their belongings. One by one we step off the bus. Pam’s leg is in a brace after falling a week ago. Charlie, at 93 uses ski poles to steady himself. His daughter, a dancer guides him off. A... Read more
by Albany Presbytery Communications | January 13, 2016 | GuatemalaMAMMission | Blog
(Click on image for larger view) Today 7 years of hard work culminated in the signing of a new partnership agreement between the Mam and Albany Presbyteries. Yesterday we reviewed and finalized the agreement, and today, it was signed by the Moderator of the Mam... Read more
by Rev. Kathy Gorman-Coombs | January 12, 2016 | GuatemalaMAMMission | Blog, Guatemala Partnership
January 11: Today was the first day of the Mam Presbytery meeting. Donna Elia, Jerry McKinney, Bonnie Orth, and I were warmly greeted as ever, and shared greetings from Albany Presbytery. We spent time during lunch reviewing the partnership agreement with our Mam... Read more
by Albany Presbytery Communications | January 8, 2016 | GuatemalaMAMMission | Blog
Nunca un momento aburrido (never a dull moment) en Guatemala! Today after school I ventured out on my own to walk around San Pedro. If you know me, you know this was a big deal, because I have a terrible sense of direction and often get lost! But, with map in hand,... Read more
by Rev. Donna Elia | January 7, 2016 | GuatemalaMAMMission | Blog, Guatemala Partnership
Kathy Gorman-Coombs spinning cotton. In our course of study at San Pedro Spanish School, Kathy Gorman-Coombs and I, along with our teachers, took a field trip to a women’s weaving cooperative. The woman pictured with Kathy made spinning cotton seem easy, but it... Read more
by Albany Presbytery Communications | January 5, 2016 | GuatemalaMAMMission | Blog
Man fishing for his family’s dinner on Lake Atitlan. A delegation from the Presbytery is currently working with our partners at the Mam Presbytery in Guatemala to renew our partnership. The Albany Presbytery has had a partnership with the Mam Presbytery here... Read more
