The Rev. Gene Raymer and several members of The Little Chapel by the Lake traveled to the village of San Juan Tecomatlan on May 6 to distribute 20 life jackets to 17 fishermen and three fisherwomen. Missionary Dr. Daniel Boatright was the interpreter for the donation ceremony, which took place in the town plaza.

Given the overall modern façade of the area, it’s easy for expats who stay in the commercialized areas of the larger lakeside villages to believe that everyone here is fairly well off and that the country’s “poor” must live in other regions.