Did you know that Guatemalan believers are following the Great Commission and going to the nations? Yes! They are. And we delivered 600 copies of our Adventures in the Bible minibooks to an agency that is focusing on developing Guatemalan missions. Hudson and Michael delivered the books to the director of the Guatemalan Missions Agency …
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 …
Encouraging leaders at a local church.
Michael taught a class on the importance of vision and working together at a meeting of the 2022 teachers for IgleKids (Kids Church) at Iglesia Algo Nuevo, Chichicastenango. I love the heart these teachers have for kids!
Bible resources on their way!
A shipping container with 2,250 copies of the Adventures in the Bible book are on their way from Illinois to Guatemala today! Thanks to Resourcing Now and their partners for helping get these delivered! We expect delivery in Guatemala in mid-February! We continue developing and providing quality Bible resources for churches, schools, ministries and families. …
10,000 downloads of Bible resources for kids
Churches, children’s homes, families, and ministries in 32 countries have been downloading the Adventures in the Bible stories and coloring pages…lots of them. Since we posted over 130 stories from our Adventures in the Bible kids resource book in April, 2021, 10,000 copies of the stories have been downloaded in 32 countries. The last seven …
More Adventures for discipling
During the last week of 2021, 2,500 full-size (8.5×11″) Adventures in the Bible books with 161 stories rolled off the presses at a printshop in Newton, Illinois. They were boxed up and ready for delivery as the old year came to a close. Half of those books are going to international distributors we’ve partnered with …
Encouraging and equipping teachers
Since 2015 we’ve been helping with the teachers at an elementary school that sits about two blocks from our home. With help from generous donors we outfitted a computer lab with 10 computers. We’ve provided school supplies and English teachers. When school is in session, the teachers bring children to our yard for break time …
Children’s ministry in Sacapulas
A few days before Thanksgiving, we loaded up the kids along with a few friends and drove a couple of hours to the town of Sacapulas. Located in a river valley between mountains, Sacapulas is known for home-made sweets and for being hot. We met up with Cesi and Chechin, a sweet couple who have …
A Christmas festival for the heart.
It was a drizzly afternoon on the day of our Christmas Party, and we weren’t sure how many people would show up, while we put up a tarp to cover the seating area. We had no need to be concerned about people showing up… As the start time of 4 p.m. drew near, the skies …
Equipping kids ministry in rural Guatemala
Using the Adventures in the Bible stories we are helping equip other ministries to teach God’s Word to new generations. Check out the video above to see how one rural ministry is using these tools to disciple children in Guatemala. The minilibros (minibooks) that you see in this video are made possible through donations from …
