Our dirt yard has become a center for teaching kids about following Jesus through what we call the “Little Disciples” weekly Bible study, but we’ve seen the older kids needing something more to keep growing. Earlier this month we started a more focused Bible study with the kids 12 years and older. We call this …
Not Just Us: A Mission for All
Earlier this year, Michael met with a group from another ministry talking about training locals to be missionaries and to reach out to their neighbors, regions, and to go outside Guatemala. Out of that meeting came other meetings, connections, and new relationships that have blossomed into a partnership between ASELSI and Adventures in Missions–two ministries …
Michael &Chrisi Shead in Guatemala
Games for Kids Ministry
Keeping the attention of children is often a challenge. There is so much energy bottled up in a kid that it may seem a bit like a nuclear power plant…the energy seems endless and if it’s not handled right it can cause an “explosion” of chaos. That doesn’t mean that one must use heavy handed …
Our 2019 visit to the USA!
8 May — Heading to the USA 12 May — Community Christian Church, Fort Scott, KS, 9 a.m. & 11 a.m. we’ll be sharing during the 10:10 a.m. Sunday School hour 14 May — Travel to Michigan 18 May — Join us at Frog Hollowin Wyoming, MI! 3-6 p.m. An informal get together while the …
He burst into tears for his daughter.
Sebastian is a local construction worker who we have known for several years. He recently came to our house and asked to talk to Michael. As they chatted, he burst into tears and explained that his 18-year-old daughter with special needs had been severely burned in an kitchen accident. She was cooking on a traditional …
She felt like she couldn’t go on…
Chichicastenango–When her family walked out on her, they literally took the house with them and left her alone with her three kids. On that day, Sara (not her real name) lost her sister and her family, her mom, her bed, and even the tin roof that had kept the rain off her at night. That …
Reaching Kids:
A Swing and …oops…a Hit At the end of last year we had a request from a local school. They asked if they can come use our yard, swings, and play area for the elementary school kids during their morning break. For the past four years we’ve had a good relationship with them and we’ve …
Sharing Christ on the Airwaves
Michael was invited to teach about families on a regional radio broadcast from Chichicastenango with a local pastor named Carlos. The program is also broadcast via internet. After the program live program, Pastor Carlos called Michael to let him know he’d received a call from a listener asking for prayer in of all places…New York. …
Continuing to Light the Darkness
Since 2016 Reach World Mission has been helping to bring light to the literal darkness of villages and homes without electricity or where electricity is unreliable or expensive. In 2018 alone we’ve delivered 179 solar lamps to light homes. The majority of those went to a village called El Esfuerzo where a discipleship program has …
