When we found out about a seminar for children’s ministry here in Guatemala, we are excited to see that other ministries are training up children’s ministry leaders too! Michael took four children’s ministry volunteers from a church here in Chichicastenango to learn at the 4-day seminar. The seminar was about held about 2 hours away …
Games: Hula hoops
Here are a variety of games that use hula hoops.
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!
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 …
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 …
Filling the distances
We continue reaching out in our neighborhood through the Little Disciples Bible Study. Even with required social distancing, we keep looking for ways to fill those distances with real relationship that points to Jesus. That includes teaching Bible principles and sometimes that means visiting our students and their families in their homes, praying for one …
