Early on in this Lighthouse Ride business I had intended to raise only enough money to fix the schools I was immediately responsible for, the 29 grade schools of the…
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Beware the Coffee Buzz. It’s How The Ride Began.
Beware the coffee buzz, especially on a sunny day cruising through the Maya Mountains. That little caffeine high might just push you over the edge of normal self-restraint and get…
The Dry Season Is Upon Us in Belize
This year, the dry season has been so hot and so dry, I had to beg for water tanks to be installed in four of our village schools. When the…
Overcoming the Fear of the Impossible to Fulfill God’s Call
By Fr. Matthew Ruhl, S.J. When I first took this job at St. Peter Claver in the Toledo District, I took on the responsibilities of 35 village churches and 30 primary…
Who Are Our Stakeholders?
By Fr. Matthew Ruhl, S.J. Early in the Lighthouse Ride project, I was asked to consider my stakeholders. Stakeholders? Stakeholders!? Who the heck would that be? Then it came to…
The “Why” Behind the Lighthouse Ride: Together We Can Help Restore Belize’s Education System
By Fr. Matthew Ruhl, S.J. I am 65 years old, which means that — somehow — I have been a Jesuit for 43 years and a pastor for 30. Many…