We recently had a special visitor. Pastor Hector is a Guatemalan who lives and pastors a church in Cuba. Michael has visited his church in Cuba several times and when Hector is in Guatemala, we enjoy having him stay with us as he travels through the area. This time Hector shared with the kids at …
Reaching Cuba
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Not Just Us: A Mission for All
Earlier this year, Michael met with a group from another ministry talking about training locals to be missionaries and to reach out to their neighbors, regions, and to go outside Guatemala. Out of that meeting came other meetings, connections, and new relationships that have blossomed into a partnership between ASELSI and Adventures in Missions–two ministries …
Purposeful Teaching about Missions
In the Missions class that Michael is teaching at ASELSI, the students are finishing their 12-week trimester. After studying the Biblical basis of missions and the basic beliefs of major religions of the world and in Guatemala, they concluded their class with a presentation of the Gospel as if to these different groups. Each student …
Team From Faith Church Put Love In Action
Seven team members from Faith Church in Kansas, came down to help us reach out to our community and beyond late last month. Their hearts to serve and bless the people of Guatemala was awesome. They made a difference in many, many lives through all they did. While it’s not a complete list, here are …
Lights for El Esfuerzo
The sun hadn’t risen yet when I left Chichicastenango at 4:20 a.m. to head for the Pacific Coast and the small village of El Esfuerzo — Spanish for “The Effort.” This was a village where about 65 families were putting their effort into scratching out a living on a mountainside in the Guatemalan jungle without …
‘El Gran Evento’ Evangelism Concert
The culmination of three weeks of training over 60 youth leaders here in Chichicastenango came in the form of an evangelism concert with eight churches, three bands, two former gang members, a dance crew and prizes but most of all, the life-changing Gospel presented to over 400 who attended! Here’s an update I posted on …
ORU Summer Interns: CORDS
Sad to say, it’s rare to see churches from different backgrounds working together, but that doesn’t mean it can’t happen! This summer, eight different churches in Chichicastenango, Guatemala are stepping outside their own buildings and working together to develop their youth leaders and hold an evangelistic concert that will have an impact on the entire …
Good Report!
Over the last month of ministry we’ve ministered with teams from the United States in many ways: clinics, construction, evangelism outreaches, school programs, and more! During a home visit a family of nine accepted Christ, at a hospital visit, five people gave their lives to the Lord, and at a feeding program one man …
Needs all around
One of the challenges we face as we minister to the people around us is knowing how to respond to the many needs we see every day. There are women begging in the market, sick people in need of care, children who can’t attend school because of the financial burden, a neighbor who was in …
