Story by Steve Little

Author of children’s stories and railroad histories. Illustrations by Lydia Orange, college freshman and first-time illustrator.

What’s it like in the twenty-first century?

To live in a Central American village so small and remote that it doesn’t even appear on many maps? What’s it like for a family of seven to live in a small two-room house with no electricity, no inside running water, and no glass windows?

A visitor’s experience

On a mission team from North Carolina spoke with a girl in La Gracia, Belize on her 11th birthday. Read her amazing, powerful, and inspiring words.

Reflecting on her words

You will look at your own life and conditions in a different way. You may even want to do more than you ever thought about before.