Ready to Launch

Sep 29

Hello all, and thank you for following along with MDP’s updates of our October trip to

Guatemala. Many of you may know this, but this is only MDP’s second trip since the start of the

COVID-19 pandemic - the first was to San Lucas in March of this year. Those of us who are

returning are excited to see the growth and change that has occurred in San Lucas and the

surrounding communities in the last several years while getting to experience the amazement of

seeing San Lucas for the first time through our team members who have not yet traveled there.

Let me introduce you to the team members:

Susan Peller

Nancy Linder

Rodrigo Garcia

Maggie Peller

Sara Murry

Colette Meidinger

Ron Pederson

Barb Pederson

Carmen Garcia

Sarah Peller

Yes, we are aware that it is a Peller-heavy trip - for those of you unfamiliar, Susan Peller co-

founded MDP in 2006 and is the current president of the board. I am Sarah, her oldest, and am

thrilled to be able to travel back to San Lucas with both my mom and cousin Maggie! I was a

Long Term Volunteer in San Lucas through FOSL from August 2017 to July 2018 and cannot

wait to return to one of the places I consider home. For now, our meds and supplies are packed

(though perhaps our personal suitcases are not quite so ready for travel) and we eagerly await our

Saturday morning flights. The team’s next blog post will be from San Lucas! ¡Nos vemos!

-Sarah

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