Chris Handrick – Interpreter and Past Assistant Leader

January 2020 – I work for a youth ministry called Young Life, I got my start with GMRP back in 2011 when I was referred to attend by our Guatemalan host Enrique Gandara. I had visited the local community, Oliveros, where the clinic is hosted previously with Edgewood College to work on school restoration projects. Currently I live in Madison, WI.

After my first visit to Guatemala I fell in love with the people and community. I had completed 4 visits to Guatemala, two with GMRP, when I began to get involved further with the leadership in GMRP and travel to Guatemala regularly for personal time. In addition, I joined the Oliveros Scholarship Fund Board to help raise money and provide scholarships for students to continue their education past the 6th grade. In 2019, I completed a 5 week sabbatical time with my Guatemala friends and some of that within the community of Oliveros.

My professional time at home is working with teenagers and helping provide mentors in their lives. I have built many friendships amongst the youth and greater community of Oliveros. I serve as a simple interpreter, driver, community liaison and general worker for the the GMRP mission.