Actively writing, praying, dreaming, helping, and preparing — that’s what we’ve been doing when it comes to making good use of this “time-out” due to the COVID-19 virus. Besides helping a local ministry with online Bible classes and some limited distribution of food supplies that we’ve been doing, we have been using this time to …
Every Opportunity…
Corona Virus. COVID-19. Quarantine. Social distancing. CLOSED. CANCELED. These are challenging times, but we can face them without fear. We can stand with strength to not just make the best of things, but to make things better. Let us not be satisfied with getting back to normal, but to make a new tomorrow that’s more …
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 …
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 …
A new level of discipleship
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 …
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 …
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 …
Giving Our Best Gift to Jesus
Since 2005, we’ve been connected with a Guatemalan ministry in one way or another. After moving to Guatemala in 2011, we started serving alongside the ministry of ASELSI. One of the biggest evangelistic events of the year is the annual Christmas Party. This year, we were invited to lead the children’s story time of …
