Helping Hands Blog

Our Missionary of the Month comes from the culturally rich and geographically unique Bolivian Andes region that surrounds the capital...

It’s hard to not admire a guy who has 34 letters in his name. Then, when you add his birthplace of Llano Grande, Santa María Zacatepec,...

The Guatemalan cities of Peronia, Villanueva, Zacapa, Llano Largo, as well as Orange Walk, Belize, share something very special in...

“I was depressed for seven years,” Maria Piedad Mesa de Echeverri begins her story. “I was seeing psychologists, psychiatrists,...

“I am a doctor, from Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, working in private practice," Mauricio Escobar explains. "But I am also a...

The tiny town of Paurito, Bolivia, has around 2,200 residents and is situated just a 45-minute drive from the larger city of Santa Cruz...

“I love my family,” Eddy Rios explains, “and I was not willing to split us up with a job opportunity in the United States. So, I refused....

“I am Italian-Argentine,” our Missionary of the Month explains. “My parents emigrated from Italy to Argentina and I was born in Buenos...

In the early years of the Cuban Revolution, the government declared Cuba to be an atheist state. For generations, political leaders tried...

The capital city of Honduras is not only its largest city but also has one of the most beautiful and fun-to-pronounce names in the world....

Meet Cathy Villanueva, one of our amazing national missionaries who joyfully defines herself as “a pastor’s wife.” She and her husband,...

If you want to get back to nature, consider Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in Sucumbíos, Ecuador as your destination spot. Because of its...

“God spoke to Moses,” the preacher exclaimed, “and he was a murderer and fugitive.” He went on, “God spoke to Abraham. He was a liar. God...

The city of Escondido occupies a shallow valley surrounded by rocky hills, situated just north of the city of San Diego, and 43 miles...

“Life is like a mustache," the saying goes. "It can be wonderful or terrible, but it always tickles." And as far as mustaches go, this...

Along the Andes Mountains, in the middle of Bolivia, there is a beautiful valley often referred to as the “City of Eternal Spring.” It’s...

Not long ago, Venezuela was one of Latin America’s most economically prosperous countries. With its strong agriculture and oil...

You may be surprised to learn that the popular old song, "What a Difference a Day Makes,” was originally written in Spanish and titled,...

“Few cities in the world have as spectacular a setting as La Paz,” the Rough Guides travel blog begins. “As your bus or taxi crawls over...

If you’re interested in a boat trip up the Amazon River to see the botos (Amazon River dolphins), or the Isla de Los Micos, an island...