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George Sisneros — 50 Stories From the Last 10 Years in Guatemala as Missionaries
For author George Sisneros, his kids leaving the nest was something he “never thought about as a missionary.” Sisneros’s new book, “Do You Love Me?: Giving Up the American Dream to Serve the Underprivileged,” describes him selling his house and […]
How Culture Can Influence a Designer’s Fashion
For fashion designers and moguls around the world, culture is a factor that influences the design of a fabric. This is especially true for instructor Dr. Carol Engel-Enright, who has an extensive background in design entrepreneurship and social enterprise. In […]
Human Rights Cinema Part 2: Human Rights Watch Annual Film Festival 2015
Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2015 New York City, United States June 11- June 20 As discussed in Part I of this series- Human Right’s Cinema Part 1: The World’s First Human Rights Festival- The New York Human Rights Watch […]
Teaching English as a Foreign Language, A Chance at Being Paid to Travel
Most people pay to learn a language, but how often do they pay to teach one? The very popular TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) course is just that. Native english speakers are paying to learn how to teach […]
Guatemalan Mission: You can’t save Valencia
Ordinary Missionaries The stories of George And Vonda Sisneros as they work in the village of El Rosario, Guatemala “You can’t save them. You can’t save Venancia.” I got a call from my friend Mara on Friday afternoon. Mara is […]
Guatemalan Mission: That’s their entire world
Ordinary Missionaries The stories of George And Vonda Sisneros as they work in the village of El Rosario, Guatemala “In essence, that’s the size of their entire world” Venancia is not doing well.  She seemed to be getting better and […]
VIDEO: Guatemalan mission – The beginning
There’s a silent epidemic eroding families in the villages of Guatemala; the absence of fathers. We see it over and over again.  Men are leaving their families, leaving an aftermath of mothers and children to fend for themselves. George and […]
Guatemalan mission: “The longest Two weeks of my life”
Ordinary Missionaries The stories of George And Vonda Sisneros as they work in the village of El Rosario, Guatemala As I write this, my heart is racing a little.  Two weeks ago, Cecilia had an asthma attack that scared us […]