In case it isn't clear the mission in Partzun began when Sara Merdes threw herself to her knees, parying to God that He would build a home for the homeless of Patzun. Through Sara, and many others, that home for children, a clinic and more have been built.

The photo above pictures the quarters where the kids sleep and eat. It is fenced off for night-time security.

This shows the construction techniques of all the buildings of the mission. Walls are of cinderblock, reinforcing rod set in concrete ties the block together. Roofs are of tin. The light weight roofs and the tough walls are a guard against earthquakes. The region is geologically active, including nearby volcanos. In the 1970s an earthquake took the lives of about 1/3 of the people living in the region.

The next four shots pan right to left. Light colored building in the foreground are the mission. The orphans are to the right.
This is taken from the hill above the mission. The white rooms in the foreground house Las Hermanas Franciscanas and their chapel. The blue barrels at the right are part of the water system. The roof below the hill covers La Clinica Corpus Cristi which serves the region. Often hosted there are surgical teams from the USA.
In the next picture, panning to the left we can see just a bit to the Sister's quarters and a lot more of the roof of La Clinica. Centered in the photo are the orphans quarters. Off to the left are hills that are brocoli and snow pea farms that are the backbone of the local economy. To our backs are the homes of the very poor and more fields. To the right, ten miles away, is a smoking active volcano.
We are standing on the new vegetable garden area, with fence built by the St. Ann missionaries. The focus is on a little school. This is not El Colegio but a tiny feeder. The roof in the foreground through the tall grass covers guest quarters occupied sometimes by surgeons and soimetimes by us. Make no mistake chunks of everything you see were made by the St. Ann missionaries.
This photo shows the last bit of the mission and downtown Patzun beyond. Past the hills are ruins of the ancient Mayan Cachequel capital. Off to the left 15 or 20 miles away is Panajachel and Lake Atitlan beyond.