Month: August 2018

The Word Central Kitchen has been busy up in Ceylan, continuing to support Vamos Adelante and this community. They installed a kitchen, including a big water purifying system (including a giant 1,100 L tank) run on solar power in case of an emergency. The system purifies ~1 gallon/minute and simultaneously charges a battery, so community … Continue reading The Blog: Update 11

The Guatemalan government has just extended the "State of Emergency" for Escuintla, Sacatepequez and Chimaltenango Departments for another month. We regret to report that there is still much confusion about what will happen to the over 3,500 people housed in temporary shelters. It appears that the survivors of San Miguel Los Lotes and El Barrio … Continue reading The Blog: Update 10