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Loaded
medical supplies rice, beans, sugar, antibiotics, and
additional medicines. |
November 20,
1998
Antigua, Guatemala
My last week has been spent in a very beautiful town
called Antigua, Guatemala. I went to see many of the
earth quake ruins of the 1700 convents. I'm now ready
to start heading south. But first will go to
Totonecapon for a library dedication in the village of
Miguel Tzul. This is a small pueblo in central Guatemala
where many of the books were donated too.
Saturday will find me back in Antigua to load medical
supplies rice, beans, sugar, antibiotics, and additional
medicines. I hope to get near the border of El Salvador. I
have been told that the northeast entrances are the
best...but
need to ask a few more questions before I start. I'll
travel directly to Choluteca to deliver supplies to Mons.
Raul Correveau of the Catholic Diocesis. I'm looking
forward to the next step of my adventure.
By now some of you have already heard that two gunmen held
me up in broad daylight (noon). The gunman that was
yelling at me was not understandable. I thought he
wanted my billfold and so I kept trying to give him
that only to realize later that he wanted the car keys.
There was a little struggle and chain of events that
caused the robbers to leave. The Antigua police have two
people in custody and a third one is wanted. So to make a
long story short it all turned out well. I did
re-evaluate security and the event has made me much more
wary and safety conscious.
I want to say a big hello and will try to
email soon.
Hugs, Ben
PS...Thanks Connie for taking some of our junk home from
Guatemala.
PS...A Happy Birthday hug to Tabetha.
PS...Thanks Mike and Kathy for all the antibiotics.
PS...A big thanks to Common Hope Project for
EVERYTHING!!!!! |
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