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 …
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 …
DiscipleTec: Discipling young leaders
In any ministry there are those who come and go, and there are those who stick around. We’ve got a few of those sticky ones. Elvis, Hector and Gustavo are three of the “stick-around” types in our ministry. They lived in our neighborhood for years and attended the small elementary school together a few blocks …
Bible-based values for schools
Chicua III is a small community nestled in the hills about 30 minutes outside of Chichicastenago in the western mountains of Guatemala. Recently we got lost trying to use a digital map to find this community so we asked some of the friendly locals. They directed us to leave the paved highway behind as we …
Sharing Jesus with shoeshine boys
Shoeshine boys often have their eyes downcast, not because they’re sad, but because they’re looking for dull, dusty shoes that might earn them a few coins. Many of these boys are between 8 and 14 and help provide for their families by roaming the streets and parks looking for people with dirty shoes. Once they …
Lunchtime for teachers
It was lunchtime for teachers and values were on the menu. Through some God-given connections, we have been building relationships with schools, teachers and the local school district here in Chichicastenango. As part of this we invited about 75 teachers to join us for lunch at a local restaurant. We wanted to present our book …
Adventures in the Bible books have arrived!
After a long journey in a shipping container, 2,228 Adventures in the Bible books arrived in Guatemala City this month. These 344-page books are filled with 161 Bible stories written in Spanish in easy-to-learn formats, with maps, interactive questions, verses and coloring pages to help kids learn the Bible. We are distributing these books in …
Training teachers to disciple kids
In the neighborhood of Chulumal III sits a church building where the Gethsemane Methodist Church meets. It is nearly surrounded by a grassy yard that is often trampled by the feet of kids and adults who come to learn, share, and grow together. In January, Michael lead a group of about 16 church leaders in …
