Get Involved!
How to donate money or needed items, join a mission trip to Guatemala, or meet with CESSMAQ visitors to Texas.
Alternative gifts - for Christmas, weddings, memorials... Your tax-deductible donation can sponsor an elementary school teacher, provide Quiche-language Bibles, or help a farm family improve their production.
Shop online for Guatemalan crafts to support CESSMAQ, or make a donation in honor or memory of a loved one.
Books and videos about Guatemala and the church. Reading lists compiled by partnership participants and Institute of Latin American Studies faculty.
Why travel to Guatemala? Former Victoria resident The Rev. Kathy Anderson describes "significant moments of worship, reflection, work, insight, study and dialogue".
Summer 2000, CESSMAQ visit to Mission Presbytery Observations by Noe Sam and The Rev. Samuel Sohom
February 2000, consciousness-raising trip to Guatemala
Projects
In agriculture, socio-productive infrastructure, children and youth, organizational development and leadership, theological formation, health, and education.
CESSMAQ is leading the Hurricane Stan Relief Effort for 33 of our partner churches and communities in Guatemala.
Basic reference library for newly ordained Maya Quiche pastors, provided by the Committee on Ministry of Maya Quiche Presbytery
Coffee replanting with new variety that reaches maturity faster and has a greater yield. Note: Unfortunately, world coffee prices are at a 100-year low. CESSMAQ is no longer supporting the effort to add more coffee plants or coffee processing plants to their program.
Pig raising through microloans to women from a CESSMAQ-community bank
Mission Presbytery supports the livestock project through pennies for piggies
"Seeds of Hope", CESSMAQ's five-year plan, details these and other projects.
Behind the Scenes
Links to other PC(USA) Guatemala partnerships, and hosting and maintenance of this website
Partnership agreement between Mission Presbytery, PC(USA), and Maya Quiche Presbytery, National Presbyterian Church of Guatemala
"Seeds of Hope", CESSMAQ's five-year plan, includes background information on Guatemala's history and formation of CESSMAQ, geographic area covered, goals for each project, commitment to community-based methodology, and organizational structure.
El comité de compañerismo con Guatemala solicita sus plegarias, su apoyo y su colaboración para esta obra, para sus proyectos y para el pueblo maya de Guatemala. Si su congregación o grupo está interesado en uno de nuestros "minuto para la misión" o en uno de nuestros videos (20 min.),
comuniquese
con el comité de compañerismo.
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