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		<title>Volunteers are God&#8217;s gift</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Oblates as &#8220;Monasticism&#8217;s Gift to the World&#8221;
(edited from a reflection by Fr. Bede Classick, O.S.B., Director of Oblates
at St. Paul&#8217;s Abbey, Newton, New Jersey)
(paraphrased by Phil Plunk, changing oblate to volunteer.)
Volunteers are [God’s] gift to the world. I hope that through this statement all Volunteers will come to appreciate who they are. The Volunteers are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bartola Gets a Wheelchair</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Heather Nielsen
What a blessing it is to share this story with you.   Pastor Sebastian presented us with information about a young lady named Bartola. Bartola’s parents asked us for help finding her a wheelchair. Bartola  was born 1 day before me during the worst years of the civil war here.
For environmental and genetic reasons [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cunen Clinic Now Open</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Heather Nielsen
I am writing with great joy to share with you the latest news in the growth of Salud y Paz. Starting in the month of February we will staff the clinic in Cunen for 2 days every other week. What a blessing and answer to prayers! Before I can go on with any [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saludypaz.org/cunen-clinic-now-open/</link>
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		<title>Nery’s Story: Seeing clearly</title>
		<description><![CDATA[contributed by —Melissa Bernardoni, CCUMC volunteer, January 2010
Amid the noise of 70 children settling into the classroom for a day of Vacation Bible School, Nery sat silently at the tiny orange table. He was intent, focused on the paper in front of him, purple crayon in hand. Slowly, deliberately, he spelled out his name in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saludypaz.org/nery%e2%80%99s-story-seeing-clearly/</link>
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		<title>Preschool children get new shoes</title>
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Another exciting day for the preschool children was when they all received a new pair of socks and a new pair of shoes.
Many of the children had shoes that were literally coming apart at the seams.  Through the generosity of preschool supporters, each child was able to receive a new pair of socks and a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preschool on Parade</title>
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Guatemala Independence Day is September 15, and all of the students in the Susanna Wesley Preschool at Camanchaj had a special treat on Independence Day!  They got to march in the Camanchaj Independence Day Parade.
Dressed as clowns, the children lined up early in the morning to proudly march the approximate 3 mile parade route.
“After weeks [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saludypaz.org/preschool-on-parade-2/</link>
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		<title>St. Luke&#8217;s Surgery Team</title>
		<description><![CDATA[St. Luke&#8217;s Surgery Team is scheduled for September 13 to September 18, 2009.
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		<link>http://saludypaz.org/st-lukes-surgery-team/</link>
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		<title>Meet Wayne and Janet Wiley</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We would like to introduce to you Wayne and Janet Wiley from Battlecreek, Michigan.  Wayne and Janet have been in Guatemala for about three weeks taking language lessons and visiting the clinic and preschool at Camanchaj.  Sometime next summer, Wayne and Janet will begin to work at Salud y Paz as long term volunteers in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saludypaz.org/meet-the-wayne-and-janet-wiley/</link>
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		<title>Hurst UMYF Mission Team – July 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What do you get when you combine an 8 foot deep hole, 20 Texas teenagers, and an &#8220;earthy&#8221; smell?  A new septic system for our clinic in Camanchaj, of course. Up until last week, our old &#8220;septic system&#8221; consisted of about 6 very deep holes scattered around the clinic. Well, we finally ran out of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saludypaz.org/hurst-umyf-mission-team-%e2%80%93-july-2009/</link>
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		<title>Coronado Community UMC raises the roof!</title>
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The faces of the people of Guatemala are what we will remember the most. Open to the friendship and help offered, yet somewhat guarded at the same time. We saw faces early at the clinic in Camanchaj, waiting patiently for the staff to help them. A child peeking around mother or an older sibling , [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saludypaz.org/coronado-community-umc-raises-the-roof/</link>
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