Pilgrimage to Beauty

27/07/2024

Just here visiting our hearts!

28/03/2024

What will you do with your summer?

We are ready to take you and your friends to Guatemala!

Here are a few reasons to consider it on your list of top destinations.

🌻 Natural Beauty - by far one of the most fertile places on the planet. Everywhere you look there is colorful flora popping from deep greens. Lakes, rivers, Volcanoes and wildlife abound. A very photogenic country.

💃🏼 People - Guatemaltecos are just the best. Call me biased, but I have never met a more humble, joyful, and hard working people. Maya roots are still very strong in this family-centric country.

🖼️ Art - not only is Guatemala filled with natural beauty, but the artisans here are highly skilled.
Textiles, food, coffee, chocolate, music, painting, wood carving, leather, there is always something to indulge your senses with.

✌️Peace - there is something about all of these things combined with intentional rest, prayer, exercise, and nutrition that creates peace in your spirit, your marriage, and your family.

If you are ready to learn more, click the link in our bi or message us. Booking July 2024. “In the footsteps of Blessed Stanley Rother”

27/03/2024

Ever go on a retreat and feel even more exhausted than before?

🌸 Is it time for a retreat that is truly restful?

🌸 We have group and family rates for our July trip.
DM us for details.

21/03/2024

Is this trip good for families? Is Guatamala dangerous? Can I customize my experience? What do my days look like on pilgrimage? What are the accommodations like? I’m a solo traveler, is that ok? Why Guatamala? What is the difference between a retreat and a pilgrimage? Who is this Stanley guy you keep talking about?

Join Ennie, Cana, and Emily tonight, Thursday, March 21 at 7pm CDT for a live Zoom call with former pilgrims! (Zoom link in bio)

03/02/2024

Our next Pilgrimage to Beauty this summer is filling up fast! Rest, pray, and encounter God beside the same lake where Blessed Stanley Rother did. Make your deposit soon to secure earlier bird pricing and one of the limited spots on this trip.

22/01/2024

Celebrate Blessed Stanley’s Feast Day with us among the people he gave his life for in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala!

Visit pilgrimagetobeauty.com for more details.

12/11/2023

Which of these handmade heirloom pieces would you want in your home this advent? Directly support artisan women in Santiago de Atitlán, Guatemala by making a purchase today.
DM for prices and details.

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29/04/2023

Food just tastes better with a flower on it…or maybe it’s just .

25/04/2023

“The blood of martyrs is the seed of the church.” - Tertullian

In 1968, Fr. Stan Rother, a priest from a small farming town in Oklahoma arrived in Guatemala to serve the mostly indigenous and poverty stricken community of Santiago Atitlán. He would only get to spend about 13 years here before being martyred in 1981 during Guatemala’s 36 year civil war. Blessed Stanley was beatified in 2017, becoming the first American to be declared a martyr for the faith. During his time with the Tz’utujil people, he built a school, a radio station, and taught the people modern farming methods. He learned their native tongue and taught many children to read including a young man named Nicolas. Nicolas, against odds, went on to own his own business as a tailor. To this day Nicolas still lives and works in Santiago. His son Edgar, pictured here during our most recent trip to Santiago, was able to go to university. He and his wife, Veronica are continuing Blessed Stanley’s work in Santiago providing for 3 primary needs of the local children: nutrition, education, and faith. Veronica now teaches in the orphanage she grew up in and Edgar spends a majority of his time serving 20+ families on the outskirts of town.
This November we will spend a day with Edgar, Veronica, and the people of Santiago, praying and serving where Blessed Stanley Rother gave his life.

Link in bio for more info!

11/04/2023

You are braver than you think. Take the trip.

Link in bio.

02/08/2022

In need of true rest? Join us for an unforgettable journey to Lake Atitlan, Guatemala in January. Only 10 spots remain. Hurry hit the link in bio.

Natural and Historical Beauty

11/06/2022

Have you ever traveled by Tuk tuk🛺?
📍 San Juan La Laguna, Guatemala

17/05/2022

Come rest, pray and experience beauty January 3-10, 2023. Link in bio.

Married couples, friends, or adventurers, this unique pilgrimage is for you. We have a limited number of spots this year because of the rest and solitude we mean to create for you.

The weather at Lake Atitlan is perfect and the scenery rivals any natural beauty known to man. These picturesque surroundings are ideal for connecting with spouses or friends, for prayer, and active leisure. Click the link in the bio for more!

Our one goal is to create a transformative experience like none other and to give back to the local Mayan people. We will employ professional local friends to guide us by bus and by boat to our remote destinations. Beautiful lodging and gardens, soaking tubs with picture windows, coffee, chocolate and naps in a hammock. This is right for you. Optional trips each day to remote lakeside mayan villages.
Click the link!

08/04/2022

Puro.

08/04/2022

Solala vibes.

06/04/2022

Roadside medicine.

05/04/2022

Cobblestone cutie.

16/01/2022

Always a treat for the kids to explore Calle del Arco at night. Antigua is very safe and family friendly.

08/01/2022

What would you like to see when you first open your eyes in the morning? Spouse + sunrise + volcano = 10/10

06/01/2022

¡Aquí te esperamos!

04/09/2021

Here we go familia. Who is in?
Come rest and recharge with us January 4-9, 2022.
DM for details. 🌋 ❤️ 🇬🇹

28/07/2021

Blessed Stanley Rother, Aplas, Pray for us! Hoy es el dia de fiesta de nuestro Santo patron.

10/06/2021

Please consider supporting our dear friends in Santa Cruz, Solola! These women are absolutely amazing!

TODAY'S THE DAY! Support Amigos de Santa Cruz today for our Annual Fundraiser and your donation will be DOUBLED up to $24,000 by our generous donors! Give with your heart and help us reach our goal.

08/03/2021

Feliz Día Internacional de la mujer
Muchas Felicidades

22/01/2021

A unique and beautiful timelapse of Volcan Fuego.
You can't necessarily see that much lava from Santa Lucia or Buena Vista coffee in Antigua, but the six or seven eruptions a day? Yup. Fuego is always blowing up.