About 30 minutes down the road from Chichicastenango is the departmental (think state) seat called Santa Cruz del Quiche where about 102,000 people live. In the center of town is a park where people buy and sell a variety of products. Shoeshine boys and kids selling candies ply the park and nearby streets trying to …
Encouraging local teachers
For many years now, we have developed a connection with the teachers at a local elementary school. With the help of teams and donors like you, we’ve been able to support this school in technology needs, share the Gospel at student gatherings, teach English and encourage the teachers. Last week, we invited the teachers over …
Helping Churches Share the Gospel with Kids
As we minister to children and connect with churches we often get invitations to be part of area VBS and kids programs this time of year. Recently three churches invited us to be part of their special activities for kids. We love that as a family we can encourage the ministries they are already doing …
Training youth with vision
A local pastor invited us to come and teach his children’s ministry team to get ready for 2024. At the Emmanuel Primitive Methodist church in the community of Pachoj, Michael (assisted by Haim) led a workshop with 11 young people who team up to teach the children who come to their church. They played games, …
Equipping leaders for kids ministry
One of the ways we help equip kids ministry leaders is through workshops that we take to area churches and through training activities here at the REACH ministry center. We also team up with other ministries that provid training and resources to help equip leaders. One of those we trust to provide quality, Bible-based training …
Teaming up to share Christ and train leaders
A team from Radiant Church in Richland, MI, came to help us train leaders, share Christ with kids at a local elementary school and church and get some painting done too! The team activities included: Seeing our own children interact with this team was a joy to us as they helped translate, played and enjoyed …
Raising God-following families
Michael had the opportunity to share principles for building strong families when he was invited to speak at the ASELSI Conference. We love that Guatemalans see the difference that a godly foundation makes for a family. Pray with us that parents will have wisdom and godly understanding on how to train up their children in …
Families on a mission
We enjoyed the heart, vision and desire to serve that we found in the Sizemore and Quizenas families who came on a short-term mission trip with us. These families spent time with a nearby children’s home and helped us with kids and youth ministry, taught about dental care and helped with some painting projects. It …
Needed: Computers for school kids
About two blocks from our house is a little blue elementary school. This school serves many of the poor children in our community and has about 75 elementary students. Even with free public education some parents here in Guatemala struggle to pay for required uniforms, school supplies and other fees that come along with the …
Equipping churches, ministries and families with Bible resources
As our Adventures in the Bible resources have become better known here in Guatemla, we have people contacting us and asking for copies for their churches or ministries. Some of these are with Sunday Schools, some with schools, some with ministries to kids, outreaches, churches, children’s homes or even a Christian ballet company. We print …
Equipping churches, ministries and families with Bible resourcesRead More
