Sept 3-6 an AAI research team visited projects of Mayan Families for ongoing support  We met with about 20 “ancianos” women who have lost their husbands – Mayan Families feeds and provides medical care for these wonderful women.  We toured their vocational training carpentry workshop and learned about the projects of water filtration, Onil Stoves, day-care, sponsorships, and micro-loans…..quite impressive.  The following day we took the glorious ride across Lake Atitlan to visit the village of Chukmuk and our sponsored school there.  We gave out anti-parasitic medicine and weighed and measured the kids. (who have received nutrition from our Feed My Starving Children shipments)  We then visited two other compounds with very poor families sponsored by Mayan Families, delivering gifts, diapers, food and eggs and a soccer ball and uniforms to this area…..many had the Onil Stove and water filtration systems.  Deanna sponsored a family, where the little girl was going to have to stop school due to no $.  Her mother had died, and the day we arrived, the grandmother, and two children had shared a half an avocado for lunch “You will never go hungry again”, Deanna announced.  she said and urged the kids to study hard….for the chance at a future.  Deanna also found  product to sell in her shops in the U.S. – Sunny Days Retail……and we discussed micro loans to support Mayan Families women. The following day we delivered a DVD player to a little boy homebound boy in the village of San Antonio .The young women working  with Mayan Families, Sarah Shapliegh, Amy and Victora were very knowledgeable, compassionate and capable.  We look forward to a Christmas celebration in this unbelievable location.