Local man finds hope, healing in Guatemala
Devin Heilman Hagadone News Network | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 9 years, 7 months AGO
<p>Brent Reuer prepares coffee for guests at the Coeur d’Alene Resort earlier this month. Reuer recently returned from a Guatemala trip where he interacted with less fortunate kids and took part in activities such as playing soccer, and helping them read books. (KRISTEN McPEEK/Hagadone News Network)</p>
COEUR d’ALENE — Before he became an American, Brent Reuer lived the hard life.
He was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala, near the end of the bloody Guatemalan Civil War. He was kidnapped when he was just a few weeks old.
“I was stolen from my real mom when I was pretty young,” said Reuer, of Coeur d’Alene. “I think the lady who stole me did that for a living. She would do home invasions and steal babies and basically sell them to the militia.”
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