Today’s guest blogger is Ryley Rush, a recent World Help trip participant, and a member of the Austin Guatemala Project. AGP is a movement amongst twenty churches in Austin, Texas, to ignite a passion for missions through transforming the village of Pueblo Modelo in the Guatemalan highlands. Their ultimate goal? A self-sustaining, God-glorifying Pueblo Modelo and a unified, impactful church of Austin. This post originally appeared on their group’s blog. Two weeks ago today, I was bumping along on a bus from Guatemala City to Hope...

Kender, Mildred, Danny, Brendy– these are the names of just a few of the children who touched my heart last week. They are real children with real and heartbreaking stories. I held them, and for a moment, I experienced part of their lives. I was completely overwhelmed. The rescue center was bursting with children in need, and I felt surrounded by death. I could smell it, I could touch it, and I could see it. But the next day, I experienced something completely different. The same children in whose eyes I had seen pain and death the day...

Today we visited the village of Los Limones where we saw firsthand the impact a clean water well can have on a community. We also had the opportunity to wash children’s feet and give them each a pair of TOMS shoes. Guatemala Trip Day 4: Clean Water for Limones from World Help on Vimeo. Guatemala Trip Day 4: Distributing TOMS Shoes from World Help on...

Today we had the opportunity to throw a party for the children at the Hope of Life orphanage. And after spending more time at the Baby Rescue Center, I was reminded of how important it is that we continue to rescue malnourished children like three-year-old Estella. DAY 3 Guatemala Trip Day 3: Children’s Photo Booth from World Help on Vimeo. Guatemala Trip Day 3: Baby Estella from World Help on...

Today I had the special privilege of seeing Blanca Olivia. She was at the Baby Rescue Center for a routine check-up and is doing well. She is gaining weight and her health is improving. Update with Blanca from World Help on...