Dear Friends of the Los Cimientos Alliance,

Thank you everyone for your constant support! Your gifts and contributions of time, money, hours of creative work and compassionate understanding are the breath of life for us. We give thanks each day for those of you who have walked this path to peace and justice with us from the beginning. Your love made it possible for The Mayan Connection to make a difference in the lines of street children in Antigua and the families of Maya Cakchikel master weavers in San Antonio Aguas Calientes. You have helped protect and strengthened the voices of human rights advocates in Guatemala and kept a candle glowing during the long dark night. We share the joy of a Peace Accord finally signed and the hope that the Maya People are now seeing the light of Majawil Q'ij, the New Dawn.

Our new Friends, the Friends of Los Cimientos, have won deep gratitude in the hearts of Tek and each person in his community. These Maya K'iche families now live with the realistic hope that soon they will be able to enjoy some degree of security on their beloved land, thanks to you.

Maltiox tat, Maltiox nan.
Thank you Father, Thank you Mother.

Anita, for steadfastly defending The Right of A People to Live!
Sophia and Richard for making all things possible with The Mayan Connection. Terri, for the seed that became The Mayan Connection.

Sebastian and Ku Samej Junam, for the inspiration of your faith and courage.
Comite de Unidad Guatemalteca. You opened the door for the Maya people to come in.

Marie Louise, Lynn, Ingrid and Sandy who helped create a Nobel Peace Prize.
Chula and Hubert, Ellen, Sidney, James and Lily Jean for housing, nurturing and guiding The Mayan Connection - Los Cimientos Alliance.

Sandra Petty, Taft Elementary-Middle School, and all our young friends in Lincoln City who have proven to us - Yes, you can move mountains with the Si Se Puede spirit.
Nancy, Dallas, Austin, Michael and Juanita for your inspiration in walking that extra mile.
Neal, Marion and the Austin Children who brought us Home to Silverton.
Vere, for The Mayan Heartsong and the music that keeps our hopes alive.
Lois and Louis for sharing the wisdom of Friends and Elders with us. Paco and Sharon, your Love and Loyalty keeps us alive!
Smokey, Gail and all the Citizens of Lincoln City who brought Tek and Los Cimientos into their hearts and homes.
The Jacksons, for Casa Maya Tinamit.

The Paraclete Society and Marin Interfaith Taskforce on Central America for the umbrella sponsorship that helped us bring food and hope to the families of Los Cimientos.

Richard Noble, our first official Benefactor whose vote of confidence made it possible to fulfill the prayers of the women of Los Cimientos to have food for their children.

MF for your courage in being our advocate in all seasons, all reasons? always with grace.

The Congressmen and Congresswomen who have protected the right of the grassroots people, "the voice of the voiceless", to be heard and who have joined us in demanding that the Truth be shared with the American people.

The compassionate men and women working with the United Nations who have listened with their hearts to the story of Los Cimientos.

Capacitar, Katalysis and NISGUA, for empowering the voice of the Mayan people.

Bo and Christy, who know that heart to heart communication is the key to all resolutions. Thank you Bo, for wise council, E-Mail and this website.

The team of Lawyers at Gray, Cary, Ware and Freidenrich who have given hours of their lives for the incorporation of the Los Cimientos Alliance and the protection of the right of the Maya K'iche people of Los Cimientos to benefit from their natural resources.

The faculty, staff and students of the Monterey Institute of International Studies who have given us hope and the human resources to develop the infrastructure necessary to survive.

*Special Candles for the efforts of Miguel, who brought LC Winbook into the work for Los Cimientos and gave us THE WEB PAGE.
Sabrina, who has given us the gift of the Financial Report, the key to writing a successful grant proposal. With her help, Los Cimientos may live to see the day they are funded to begin their participation in the Mayan Renaissance.
Ellen K., for revealing the secrets of "The Grant Proposal" to us . . . thank you ! !
Nancy and Mariella, the Translators and Interpreters who revealed to us the secrets held in the Agreements of August 7 and February 10, walked each mile to bring Los Cimientos Alliance into being, and, during dark nights of the soul, constantly gave gifts of intercultural communication and bright rays of hope.
Jeff Wood of the Monterey Institute for being able to listen to the voice of Los Cimientos, find the words to express their visions, provide the resources to encourage their cultural survival into the 21st Century and sustain the momentum that will bring a pre-Columbian, genocide surviving Maya community into the world market on their microenterprise development reed raft.
Rose, who reminds us of the beauty and the strength of a Rose to heal the heart.

The People of Monterey, Carmel and Carmel Valley, who have accompanied us on our Prayer Walk for Peace and Justice in the Maya K'iche community of Los Cimientos.

And TARA, who has given her life, her heart, her soul and hours in the sunshine -

For The Right of A People to Live