Jacob Wheeler

Other Opinions Jacob Wheeler Hanley Denning, the founder of Safe Passage and a guiding light of hope for families in the Guatemala City garbage dump, was taken from us in a tragic car accident on Thursday, January 18. She was returning from the capital city to Antigua after attending meetings to establish a day care center so that children in Safe Passage could leave their younger siblings in good hands while continuing their studies — an impossible luxury for most Guatemalan kids, yet one realized by more than 550 children who are now part of Safe Passage.
To those children and their families, Hanley was akin to Mother Theresa. In fact, she is often referred to in the Guatemalan media as the “angel of the garbage dump.”
As the news of her passing spread through Guatemala City’s poorest slums, mourners gathered throughout the night at the hospital, and crowds packed the streets at a memorial service, especially grieving mothers with young children.

Features Jacob Wheeler José Hernan’s deportation back to his native Ecuador for violating his tourist visa was supposed to be quick and easy. “Within a few days,” Hernan was told the morning after he arrived at the Chippewa County Jail in Sault Ste Marie — as long as he signed a “voluntary departure” form, essentially relinquishing his right to seek legal help.