Mission, Vision, and Values

Mission: Friends of San Lucas is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to generating support for the Mission in San Lucas Tolimán, Guatemala to address extreme poverty.

Vision: We envision a thriving San Lucas strengthened by relationships that nurture hope.

Values:

• Faith and Justice: Rooted in Catholic social teaching and open to all, through justice we advocate for compassion, equity, and the common good.
• Mutuality: We walk alongside, not ahead—building relationships of trust, respect, and shared purpose. Partnership includes shared problem-solving and growing together.
• Cross-Cultural Understanding: We commit to learning across language, culture, and experience. Through curiosity, we strengthen trust, bridge differences, and grow our collective capacity to serve.
• Authenticity and Truthfulness: We speak honestly about our history and relationships, naming complexity and learning from it. Truth-telling deepens understanding and calls us to act with integrity and alignment with our shared mission.
• Gratitude and Hopefulness: We approach every partnership as learners. In serving, we also receive—recognizing that transformation flows both ways through mutual respect, gratitude, and shared growth.

Who We Are: Friends of San Lucas are a vibrant community united in sacred work and inspired by Christ-like love: walking alongside the people of San Lucas to advance locally-led programs that uphold dignity, expand opportunity, and cultivate lasting transformation rooted in mutual relationship. Our staff, board, and supporters are committed to human dignity and social justice. Among us are followers of Christ as well as individuals from many different walks of life and faith traditions inspired by a call to compassion and justice.