We recently had a special visitor. Pastor Hector is a Guatemalan who lives and pastors a church in Cuba. Michael has visited his church in Cuba several times and when Hector is in Guatemala, we enjoy having him stay with us as he travels through the area. This time Hector shared with the kids at …
Workshops: Encouraging, training, and equipping kids’ ministries
The Power of the Holy Spirit Church is located in the older part of Chichicastenango–an area of town known for it’s cantinas. While this church is located in a part of town where those who drank too much at the cantina can be found passed out along the sidewalk, this church has a vision to …
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Worship dance for Jesus
Chrisi and the kids were invited to lead a worship dance class at the rural educational center that is part of the ministry of fellow missionaries, the Rojas family. With about 26 kids and adult in attendance plus our own family, Chrisi led the kids in a series of choreographed dances to worship songs. After …
Helping youth find practical education for their future
For many young people in Guatemala, finding good work can be a challenge. Some leave their homeland and travel to find work in the USA or other places. Some get education but still struggle to find work. Some get low paying jobs that help them just get by. Still others develop themselves and start new …
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Equipping and encouraging teachers
As part of an ongoing effort to encourage and help teachers in the local school district, we teamed up with another missionary to provide a teaching about the importance of teaching values and a workshop on techniques for teaching math. About 50 teachers attended in two groups–1st grade and 6th grade. These teachers represented schools …
Teaching distance Bible courses with ASELSI
In July, Michael finished teaching a Bible class on the Christian Family with the Guatemalan Bible institute at ASELSI. Now he’s co-teaching an online class with a pastor friend. The class is on the Holy Spirit and has students from Mexico, Venezuela and Guatemala. Pray for these students and for Michael as they explore Scripture …
Delivering Adventures in the Bible to Pastors
I’d last spoken with pastor Eliseo when I was at his church teaching a workshop for new children’s ministry workers a few weeks ago, so I wasn’t expecting his call when the phone rang that morning. Eliseo told me he needed 10 sets of our children’s ministry books for the pastors who are visiting his …
Construction Update
The construction of the wall around the land is slowly but surely making nice progress. Thanks to the hardworking builders (Aureliano, Tomas, Leo and Jonathan) the security wall is almost complete! When finished, the wall will be about 650 feet long. It is made of prefabricated cement, cement block, reinforced concrete and security wire. The …
A place for people to grow…
Click to watch the video above! We disciple, equip and prepare people to produce fruit for God’s kingdom. This land is a place to do just that. We call it… El Vivero (the growing place) Plans for the new site include: Perimeter wall (under construction) Multipurpose classrooms and youth tech areas (under construction) Production and …
A message for mothers
Chrisi was invited to speak at a women’s Bible study luncheon to help celebrate Mother’s Day. The event even included a mariachi singer! Chrisi led an interactive time for the ladies and spoke about the atributes of the Proverbs 31 woman and how to implement those principles in life. She also encouraged others who shared …
