Land and water eco-safaris best way to explore Belize
In pitch-black darkness, I awake, alone in the mosquito-net enshrouded bed of my luxurious jungle “tree house,” everybody hair standing in full alert. “What is that?” Lying still, heart hammering, I listen, deciding the noises emanating from somewhere outside my screened-in veranda are akin to a horror movie soundtrack. What began as background sounds, the [...]
World's neediest kids suffer in recession
Two-month-old Joshua Teck was born without a fully formed esophagus. When he ate, food and bile infected his lungs because his esophagus didn’t connect from his throat to his stomach. His family, from a remote village in Belize, was too poor to pay for life-saving surgery. At 1-month old, he weighed 4 pounds. Last month, [...]
The local way to experience Belize
The most laid back of it’s Central American cousins, Belize boasts much more than just stalactite caves, clear azure beaches with the best scuba diving in the world, ancient Mayan temples, rainforests cluttered with monkeys and enough biodiversity to make any diehard naturalist drool. Belize offers one aspect that the guidebooks won’t tell you about. [...]
Ministering to Belize's people
Jenna Rowland, a 2007 Batesville High School graduate, traveled to Belize City, Belize, from Feb. 25-March 5. The mission trip was “an amazing time of ministry and a wonderful experience,” the 21-year-old admits. The Central Bible College, Springfield, Mo., student, who is double majoring in Christian counseling and missions and minoring in psychology and children’s [...]
