Saturday, December 29, 2007
Laundry Day
Another Dramatic Sunset
Friday, December 28, 2007
Unificacion Maya 2007
Early on the morning of December 15th, 2007, a group of people began to assemble on a spit of land that protrudes into Lake Peten Itza from the middle of the village of El Remate to begin the first of 7 Mayan Fire Ceremonies to take us to the Winter Solstice late on the night of December 21st.
The ceremonies were facilitated by Tata Pedro Cruz (left) who was supported by Tata Mariano (middle) and Nana Maria (right).
At various times throughout the ceremonies, Tata Pedro would keep time with his drum as the prayer incence was offered to the Sacred Fire and the 20 Naguales were called to be present.
There was lots of time for music ...
And Ayah was once again leading the Unificacion Dancers through the dance of Unificacion that they have been developing for three years
Monday, December 24, 2007
Walker Dies (1999-2007)
Monday, December 03, 2007
A New Laboratory
Thanks to the generosity of AGAT Labs, of Calgary,Alberta, we are now able to do various basic tests for diagnosis of frequently seen diseases and conditions.
RoseMarie Nielson, of Canadian Blood Services, also from Calgary, volunteered to come down and set up the lab and train a person to use the microscope and various other testing strips and devices.
Sunday, December 02, 2007
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Medicines Arrive
Roxanne Walsh of Calgary, our most recent visitor to Project Ix-canaan, volunteered to bring with her a shipment of medicines paid for by Friends of Ix-canaan, and eye medications donated by Sonja Hagemann, all of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
A Birthday Party!
Many of the children of the village don't enjoy a special celebration on their birthdays, as a matter of fact, many of them didn't even know when their birthdays were, so Marilyn and Joe decided to hold a
BIRTHDAY PARTY for EVERYONE!
A few days before the party, each child took home a paper to have his/her mother write out their date of birth.
The papers were then posted on a chart.
BIRTHDAY PARTY for EVERYONE!
A few days before the party, each child took home a paper to have his/her mother write out their date of birth.
The papers were then posted on a chart.
The class area was decorated with balloons and streamers.
Two cakes were baked by a couple of residents of the village.
Each child was invited to place a candle on one of the cakes.
Carolyn and Marilyn light the candles.
The group sang "Happy Birthday to You"
and shared the cakes.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Making Beads
After the children saw how much fun it was to string beads, they were really looking forward to actually MAKING their own beads. Each child was given some play dough, flour to roll it in, and a stick to make the hole in their beads.
New Volunteers
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