Life has changed a lot here in Guatemala since the COVID-19 Corona Virus has spread across the globe, and we know it has changed for many others too. In Chichicastenango, where we live, there is normally a bustling market with tourists, vendors, and colorful handicrafts and vegetables. Not now. The tourists are gone, the market …
Catching up with Rosa
Remember Rosa?Rosa is a young lady we helped arrange surgery for a severely twisted foot. At the time she was 11 years old, but that was eight years ago when we first shared her story and a group of Kansas school children helped raise the funds for her surgery. When we recently visited her family …
The Art of Discipleship
Art brings people together they say. So…we used art to bring kids closer to Christ. For seven weeks in January and February, we had the opportunity to team up with Authenikos, an organization that sends art teams to Guatemala, and have been working with an intern artist who is teaching our DiscipleTec art class. We finished …
Reaching Cuba
A New Revolution
God is turning things around for His kingdom in the island nation of Cuba. Michael and a team of six Guatemalan missionaries traveled hours to get from Guatemala to their destination in Santiago de Cuba including traversing almost the entire island in an overnight bus ride. Here’s how it went… After more than 30 hours …
Little Disciples Christmas Party
We celebrated Christmas with the Little Disciples and taught them about the the greatest gift. Using the story of the boy who gave the loaves and fish to Jesus, we taught about giving our best gift to Christ. We also reminded them of the story of the Gift that God sent to us in Christ …
Pocohil I: Children’s Service
For the second year, a church out in the mountains overlooking Chichicastenango invited us to come and preach at the closing service for their Vacation Bible School (School summer break is from Oct.-Jan. here in Guatemala.) We came prepared. Chrisi led active praise songs with actions and Michael led a attention-grabbing game before launching into …
Lights, Cameras, Connect
In September, we teamed up with two other ministries to equip local churches and organizations with training that was outside the box and inside a camera. Michael coordinated the plan for two trainers — one from Ecuador and another from the U.S. They were from I-TEC, a U.S. and Ecuador-based ministries that focus on …
Little Disciples
The Little Disciples is a group of kids who meet in our yard each Wednesday to play, learn Bible stories together and to grow in the principles found in the Bible. Check out some pictures of the Little Disciples in action! Consider donating to help us continue the work to disciple this generation in Guatemala.
Sharing Jesus Stories
Lesly has been coming to the Little Disciples for four years. Lesly is 12. She has a tough family life, but she often comes to our house after school to eat supper with us, listen to family devotions, chat with Chrisi, and play with the kids. She said kids at school spend break time looking …
