Sunday, February 17, 2013

Courtney is eager to return again to Guatemala. She says her dream is to run an orphanage in the cou




Partly sunny in the morning...then cloudy with light rain in the afternoon. Blustery...mild. Highs in the mid 40s. South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
"There is nothing here that is hopeful, but when you shake hands, hug, and talk to people, they are so full of hope, so full of faith," Courtney said. "No one should live that way, and yet, they find hope and faith. It is so inspiring.
Courtney first fell in love with Guatemala when she was nine and her family took a mission trip to build playgrounds with Kids Around the World, a faith-based organization dedicated to helping children and families who have been affected by war, poverty, illness, and natural disasters.
dollar car rental car rentals and rental cars Finally in 2011, she got her wish, when her family returned to Guatemala with Potter's dollar car rental car rentals and rental cars House, an organization dedicated to changing the lives of the 11,000 people who live in the garbage dump of Guatemala City.
"The garbage dump is about 40 acres filled with trash. People dollar car rental car rentals and rental cars are competing with vultures and dogs for anything they can sell or eat. Then you come back to Potter House and it's full of kids eating lunch who are so joyful, playing like any other kids. The kids are running into your arms that you never met before and they are so full of hope and resilience you cant help but be drawn to them and extremely uplifted by their spirits," Courtney said.
When her family dollar car rental car rentals and rental cars returned from the trip, Courtney started talking to her parents about how she could return to Guatemala. Courtney's parents are Jim and Jennifer Quigley. She has an older brother, JD, a twin sister, Ashley, and a younger sister, dollar car rental car rentals and rental cars Chloe. They are members of Willow Creek Community Church.
"Rats are a huge threat to children. They can get as big as a small cat and they bite children at night . . . I knew Monica's sister was going to have a baby and there was no way I was going to let that baby grow up and struggle through what Monica, her sisters and brothers had to go through," Courtney dollar car rental car rentals and rental cars said.
Courtney is eager to return again to Guatemala. She says her dream is to run an orphanage in the countryside of Guatemala. Courtney has not yet determined which college path would be best for her to fulfill her dream.
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