Greetings from Guatemala! It is hard to believe all the changes that have taken place in recent days in the Middle East and in North Africa. People are crying out for freedom from oppression from rulers who have had control over their nations for years. My prayer is for the true freedom that is only found in Christ will be the guiding force as new governments are established. The truth of the gospel is the only message that brings true freedom and I pray that the gospel message will be freely shared in these nations. I am grateful for the openness that we have in Guatemala to share the gospel message. We continue to take advantage of the op-portunities available to us to reach out to the lost and are thankful for the teams that have come that have shared not only the message but their lives with the people.
During February we hosted Faith Harvest Helpers from Washington. They came to help distribute the shipment of
food, medicine and books they sent but due to delays at the port where it was received they were unable to do it. However, they ministered in schools, drug treatment centers, to the homeless, and in churches. The contents of the shipment have been distributed to several groups who will give it to people in great need in Amatitlan, San Pablo, and Chiquimula. Food was also given to the Teen Chal-lenge center in Guatemala City. It is a blessing to be able to give to the many people who truly need these items.
Currently we are hosting a team from Canada. This is their third trip to work-with our base. They are ministering in the hospital in Antigua that is also an orphanage for disabled children. These kids thrive on attention and even though the majority can not talk they love to be held and feel the human touch. The group is also conducting ministry to the children who live near our base. We host a weekly Kids Club and the extra efforts of the team help bring in more children who will become a part of our weekly ministry. The children have enjoyed music, stories, crafts and games.
Thank you for your prayers for more staff. We are blessed to have a young married couple, Eder and Carolina, who were stu-dents during our last DTS now on staff.. They are conducting our Kids Club and helping with hosting the teams staying at the base. One of the big challenges they have is to learn English as most of our teams come from the USA and Canada. God has provided a teacher for them and curriculum that they are studying. They will also be helping staff our next DTS in July which will have several Spanish and English speaking students.
II spent last week teaching at the DTS in Guatemala City. It was a great time to work with their staff and be able to be a part of their school. We look forward to our next DTS and are grateful for the stu-dents who have been accepted and will be attending.
Prayer Requests:
Pray for the 3 families who will be receiving new homes from the donations that have been given.
Pray for Eder and Carolina as they study English that they will enjoy learning and not get discouraged. Pray also for their sending Guatemalan church that they will
give generously for their support of their first ever missionaries.
Pray for more bilingual staff for our base.
Pray for the ministries that we conduct each week: Kids Club, English Worship Service, Evangelism and Feeding program.
Pray for outreach teams to come in April and May.
Pray for the students planning to attend the July DTS that the money needed will be supplied.
No comments:
Post a Comment