Expats
Tulio Serrano
TULIO SERRANO (originally – Estaban Marino de Paz) Written by Caroline Sheaffer “I carry Psalm 19 in my wallet. It was like we mutually protected each other (during the war)” he shares. “I read it when I’m troubled.” Esta historia se escribe en Español = This story is also written in Spanish. Click here. Before we even talk to Tulio, we sense a deep and abiding commitment to his cause......
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Tulio Serrano - in Spanish
TULIO SERRANO (Originalmente – Esteban Marino de Paz) Translation by Tony Bianchi "Llevo el Salmo 19 en mi billetera. Era como si nos protegiéramos mutuamente (durante la guerra)", comparte. "Lo leo cuando tengo problemas". Antes incluso de hablar con Tulio, sentimos un compromiso profundo y permanente con su causa. El atuendo de Tulio pide una conversación desde su sombrero decorado hasta su chaleco, insignia y cordón. Está muy feliz de.....
Tulio Serrano - the October 1st upcoming story
Feeling a moral obligation to give back to his birth country of El Salvador, this humble man organizes collection drives in his city to distribute to Salvadorans each year.
Gus Newport
NORMAN (“GUS”) NEWPORT Esta historia se escribe en Español = This story is also written in Spanish here. “ The peace movement was much the same struggle as the civil rights movement. You cannot separate the two. We were looking at the role the U.S. was playing in places like Korea, Viet Nam, and Nicaragua. If you look at American policy, it was always invading or bombing third world countries.....
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Gus Newport - Spanish
NORMAN (GUS) NEWPORT Spanish translation provided by Profesoro Español Tony Bianca "El movimiento por la paz era la misma lucha que el movimiento por los derechos civiles. No se pueden separar los dos. Mirábamos el papel de los Estados Unidos en lugares como Corea, Vietnam y Nicaragua. Si se examina la política americana, siempre está invadiendo o bombardeando países del tercer mundo de color ". Nota del editor: Gus me.....
Patty Cordero
PATTY CORDERO DE ARCIA “I was embracing situations and families around me and it hit me that I was doing something bigger than myself. . . . . . I wondered how to make a bigger impact in the world. Editor’s Note: How does one complete writing Patty’s story, I ask myself? Just when I have a rough draft completed, Patty was chosen to be among a prestigious international.....
Expats
I am not an expatriate; however, my frequent extended stays in El Salvador provide me with a taste of what an expat likely experiences when resettling in this small Central American country. I have found Salvadorans warm, welcoming, and generous in both cities and the rural communities. It is a pleasure to be with these folks whose culture differs markedly from mine but who, nonetheless, live vibrant resourceful lives. Unfortunately,.....
BenJoe Markland - Spanish
“Todo lo que hago en mi vida se remonta a esa experiencia que tuve como misionero”. Nota del editor: me ví envuelta en conversaciones de e-mail con BenJoe después de que él pidiera copias de nuestros libros desde su direccion en San Salvador. A través de los retazos de información que él compartía, pensamos en conocerle y entrevistarle en nuestro próximo viaje. Que bendición resultó ser encontrar a este optimista.....
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BenJoe Markland
BENJOE MARKLAND “Everything I do in my life goes back to that experience I had as a missionary.” Esta historia se escribe en Español = This story is also written in Spanish here. Editor’s Note: I became engaged in e-mail dialogues with BenJoe after he ordered copies of our books from his San Salvador address. From the tidbits of information he was sharing, we thought we’d like to meet and.....
Paul Darilek - Spanish
“Solo espero que realmente aprovechemos todo lo que tenemos aquí, en medio de la creación de Dios, con el asombro, respeto, amor y cuidado debidos.” LA HISTORIA DE PAUL DARILEK Nota del editor. Paul continúa inspirando a miles de personas de todas las edades a que se den cuenta del impacto que produce disponer de agua potable en las vidas de las comunidades marginadas que no la tienen. Cada.....
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Paul Darilek
“I Hope we Just Truly Embrace Everything Right Here in the Middle of God’s Creation with Proper Wonder, Awe, Love, and Care” STORY OF PAUL DARILEK Esta historia se escribe en Español = This story is also written in Spanish here. Editor’s Note: Paul continues to inspire thousands of people of all ages who realize what a difference clean water makes in the lives of marginalized communities that don’t have.....
Phil Anderson
Philip Anderson Editors’ Notes: Today we pause from the normal rhythm of our blog to share the news of Philip Anderson’s death on August 15, 2016. On our first trips to El Salvador the Salvadorans would ask if we knew Phil. As we became more deeply entrenched in giving voice to the people of El Salvador, they would ask Phil if he knew us. Phil made a call to introduce.....
Brenda Hubbard in Washington D.C. USA
UPDATE ON BRENDA – July 26, 2012 – International AIDS Conference, Washington, D.C. Featured speakers: Bill and Hillary Clinton, Elton John, Bill Gates, Whoopi Goldberg, Debra Messing, and Brenda Hubbard! There may have been 22,000 participants at this event, but believe it or not, Brenda was NOT hard to spot among them. She was the one glowing in pride of her CoCoSi representatives there with her today. The.....
Victoria Cavanaugh - Spanish
El Cuento de Victoria Lauren Cavanaugh <<Hay tal potencial cuando se trabaja con los jóvenes que no se ve en el resto de la población… Simplemente no hay ninguna fragilidad atenuante a la juventud. >> La nota del editor: ¿Cuyo corazón NO está capturado por una foto de un huérfano? El visitar a los orfanatos es una petición común para las delegaciones internacionales a muchos países. El Salvador incluido. .....
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Victoria Cavanaugh
VICTORIA LAUREN CAVANAUGH “There is such potential when you work with youth that you don’t see in the rest of the population. . . . There is just no dimming frailty to youth.” Esta historia se escribe en Español = This story is also written in Spanish here. Editor’s Note: Whose heart is NOT captured by a photo of an orphan? Visiting orphanages is a common request for international delegations.....
Sarah MacPhail
“It’s interesting how God keeps putting El Salvador into my path.” Editor’s Note: Meeting Sarah was one of those unintended rich encounters on the trip that I’ve come to treasure. She was sitting alone and engrossed at her laptop when we befriended her. We immediately became pulled into the theme of her university thesis she is here to research. This impassioned, young Canadian is spending a few months.....
Brian Rude
“My Passion is to Accompany the Outcast, the Marginalized, Those Squeezed to the Edges.” STORY OF BRIAN RUDE Editor’s Note: Imagine trading your Gore-Tex winter parka and fur-lined boots for a breathable cotton short-sleeved shirt and walking barefoot. Imagine leaving a traditional, mainline (German/Norwegian) Lutheran church in order to devote your life to the most marginalized persons of society: prison inmates, gang members, and persons living with HIV/AIDS. Imagine feeling.....
Allen "Koji" Ukai
Editor’s Note: At least three times during our interview other members of Koji’s Peace Corps team interrupt him reminding him the ride is waiting to take them elsewhere. He is unconcerned committed to our interview. He knows they will wait for him. We are privileged to have spent time with this motivated young man who is deeply introspective, knowledgeable about international policy, and dedicated to service. Can.....
Jeanne Rikkers
She strives to bring forth the best in people; to walk by the side of the downtrodden; to hear their inner voice telling him/her that "HE DOES COUNT." [caption id="attachment_2165" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Jeanne Rikkers[/caption] [Editor’s Note: Jeanne has traversed the globe from her original roots in the Twin Cities of Minnesota; then east to a college campus in Michigan; across the Atlantic to Liberia with an unanticipated zigzag.....
Stephanie Anderson - Samayoa
“What Am I Going to Do to Contribute to Life?” [Editor’s Note: Her parents might have named her Hope because that is what she brought the mixed cultural family who bore her. Hope is what she brought to a parcel of Salvadoran land she restored nearly single-handedly after years of neglect. And hope is what she sees for El Salvador in her ability to see past the poverty to a.....