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 …
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 …
Angelica finds Faith
Angelica Maria de Leon and her husband didn’t have much. Just a small house without electricity, but they had each other and their three children. Then about 11 years ago, Angelica’s husband decided to go illegally to the United States to try and make a better life for his family. Talking about that time is …
Let me tell you about my neighbor…
They say good fences help make good neighbors, so I thought we might need a better fence. We had this neighbor who kept pretty much to himself although we chatted a few times. But when he would get drunk, it seemed like whatever was bothering him came out in the form of him wanting to …
A response that makes a long-term difference
Within days after a deadly volcanic eruption devastated communities that skirted the volcano called Fuego here in Guatemala, we helped with an initial response of food, water, diapers, and other basic supplies. We teamed up with a group of young adults from various churches in the area and ASELSI to deliver these and other supplies …
A Walk in the Dark
It was just getting dark as we left our yard with our four kids in tow. We walked about five blocks chatting with each other as Leslie guided us off the main road down a dusty two-track and then through a narrow pathway that led to the adobe and wood structures she calls home. As we …
Helping babies grow: Azuceny
Azuceny Graciela is four months old. She came to the milk program at ASELSI — the ministry we work with here in Guatemala — 4 months ago still weighing only 6 pounds. When Azuceny was born, the doctors did a C-section but found that baby Azuceny’s mother had cancerous tumors in her stomach. Things were …
The toys we hold tightly.
Today, I called my youngest daughter to go outside with me. I heard her scamper up to the door with her hands full of toys. She was ready to go. But, I didn’t want to have those toys spread over the lawn, so I told her to leave the toys and come with me. I …
A life lost, A new life found
Yesterday was a day of contrasts. I left home at 4:30 a.m. to get to the Guatemalan capital in time to pickup up supplies, run errands, get a new pair of much needed tires and still make it back to Chichicastenango at a decent hour. With all the vehicles on the road these days, the …
Computers for Coordinators
Thanks to donations through Victory Life Church in Battle Creek, Michigan, these eleven ASELSI coordinators for Bible school extensions across Guatemala and Mexico received laptop computers to help them continue ministering, teaching and developing leaders who understand and apply God’s word in their communities.
