This month we welcome several new board members to the Athentikos Board. We are excited that Sherri Andreas has committed to step into this leadership role. Sherri began her journey with Athentikos in 2015 when she joined the I Am Art trip to Casa Bernabe in Guatemala. She often says that her heart came to […]
About the author: Cristha Fuentes is a powerhouse artist. She is a beautiful Guatemalan designer who uses the art of leather design to tell graceful stories. Her shoe and bag designs are outstanding. (Yes, most of the Athentikos teams now own her work.) Her work is inspiring and her compassion is even more contagious. She […]
I AM GRATEFUL – GRACIAS SELF PORTRAITS By: Amelia Moore // Photography By: Emily Foss, Bev Abma & Kathlyn Chan The I AM ART projects are intentionally planned to help participants discover more about themselves and explore the world around them while developing creative and mental skills, strengthen their faith and develop personal identity. While […]
SPOILER WARNING Greetings from my first week back in Guatemala! This is my fifth visit to the country within the past four years and every time I come back, I am always surprised by the same things upon my arrival. Soon, I will get used to this way of living again, but first I wanted […]
Your Problem is Boredom Athentikos team member Kati Korosuo asks herself some of the hard questions that traveling, volunteering, and mission work can bring up, and identifies Athentikos’ efforts to exist as an ethical organization in this sector. Kati is a dancer, choreographer, and artistic director from Finland, Europe. I ended up going to Guatemala […]
Why You Should Join an I Am Art Camp Former Athentikos intern Courtney Noya reflects on her unexpected participation with I Am Art, and how anyone can join despite doubt and inhibitions. When I first began working with Athentikos in 2016, I didn’t quite understand what kind of path I was starting to journey down. […]
This post was written by Guatemalan team member Diego Armando, a Spanish teacher from San Pedro La Laguna. Diego served as a translator and photographer for the camp Athentikos’ is an amazing mission because it’s a way to know how much can I do for other people. My experience with Athentikos at the jungle school […]