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This is Progress
Success is in the eye of the beholder. One of the most enriching things about this last year of working with our new Guatemala community...

Owen Dargatz
Aug 8, 20224 min read


Family Travel Tips
Things we've learned traveling with children. I'm not big on reading "Top Ten Tips" blogs or stuff like that, but Christina and I are on...

Owen Dargatz
May 27, 20226 min read


Everything between them means nothing.
Reaching up for a hug, Today, care comes from another, Studying cracks and following wrinkles that lead deep into eyes. Those eyes known...

Owen Dargatz
Feb 28, 20221 min read


Me and my boy
A few days ago, I wrote about my eldest's son Simon's twelfth birthday in The Daily Scroll. It's easy to be a dad. In fact, for many men,...

Owen Dargatz
Feb 20, 20224 min read


A day trip through rural Guatemala
Edwin is a good man. He has been working the till at a hardware store close to our home in San Juan since he established the shop around...

Owen Dargatz
Feb 9, 20224 min read


Three lefts make a right.
Each wrong turn we took led us closer to where we were meant to be all along. We met another young family with a small boy named Damian...

Owen Dargatz
Dec 6, 20215 min read


Guatemalan Barbershop Banter
A few days ago, it was my birthday. My loving wife let me know that I was going away for a few days to take some time to clear my mind,...

Owen Dargatz
Sep 25, 20214 min read


Hope is with us.
We are certain of something we currently cannot see. As we pick up little pieces of trash from the beach with a small group of kids, the...

Owen Dargatz
Aug 9, 20213 min read


Insight on the children
Six weeks in Guatemala after a big move and lots of change. I want to zero in on each of the kids, look at the challenges they are facing...

Owen Dargatz
Jul 19, 20216 min read


Home is not a place
One step at a time. It's easy to get ahead of myself when there is so much to get done. Over and over again, I forget to simply focus on...

Owen Dargatz
May 18, 20215 min read
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