Reparando Guatemala – Episode 1

Join Athentikos as they travel to Guatemala to premiere ‘Reparando’, participate in Art Camps for children and scout future stories. In Episode 1, Athentikos travels from Atlanta to Guatemala City and finally to Antigua where they enjoy dinner with members of the Athentikos: Guatemala Team. Stay tuned for more episodes …

A New Thanks Giving

By Katie Milwee Nashville, TN Since I first saw the film “Reparando”, I have wanted to meet Maria, affectionately known as the doll lady.  Her job of repairing dolls is not glamorous, but what she creates is a stunning image of how the Lord is at work in each of our lives.  Her story is […]

Beauty In The Midst Of Chaos

By Jonathan Porta FreedomGuatemala Guatemala City, Guatemala I love how God is in the business of redeeming the beauty found in the midst of our chaos. How He rescued us from our mess, and now we can bear witness to what He has done. The 2 weeks of premieres in Guatemala were some of the […]

Cables, Stories, Friends & Hope

By: Hubert Bendfeldt Guatemala City, Guatemala Some of the “A” Team: Jonathan, Major, Darlene, Hubert, Scott, Matt, Cesar, Katie, Tyler, Tina & Amelia It’s hard for me to write a post about a trip that meant so much for me. As a Guatemalan, it was a privilege to be part of the Athentikos team. I […]

Is That All It Takes?

by Bobby Marko NASHVILLE, TN I had a great Thanksgiving weekend. Got to sleep in a little bit, hang out with my wife and daughter, more this weekend than I have in the last few months! Got to see some family, be together and have some great food, got stuffed! I even did a little […]

Baked Beans

by Stephen Major Chisholm NASHVILLE, TN While in Guatelama we had the opportunity to visit a Coffee Plantation and get the full tour of the coffee making process. The coffee plant takes three to four years before it can start yielding a crop of fruit. Once the fruit is ripe it has to be picked […]

Our Guate Family

By Amelia Moore Nashville, TN (written in Guatemala City) A little back story if you are new to our blog: This trip is exciting for me because we are premiering our documentary film project, “Reparando.” My husband, Scott, and I have lead a team of volunteers for two and half years to produce a 70-minute […]

Hope IS Rising

By Emily Sutherland Nashville, TN This is my first trip to Guatemala, and I have been overwhelmed. This country is beautiful, the people are beautiful, the scenery is beautiful and the stories that we are hearing are beautiful. I am still processing what we experienced Thursday (the 6th day of our trip). It began with […]

New Stories

By Susan Marko I am sitting in a school auditorium in Guatemala City as middle and high school students view the Reparando film for the first time.  Shorty and Tita are sitting in the room with us and I am, once again, moved to tears. This trip is my first time in Guatemala, but I […]

"Take A Swim"

The trailer for the documentary film Reparando shows quick-shot images of leaflets falling from the sky, crowds of people fleeing the police, tattoos on the back of a gang member in Guatemala City, arresting images of human remains on forensic examination tables, and the “Doll Lady” picking the arm of a baby doll from the […]