This year’s Mother’s Day party was quite a celebration. God gave us a perfect sunny day to be outdoors. The ladies sang, prayed, ate, played games and listened to a great message about mothers in the Bible. We also celebrated the birthdays for the month of May. It was a joyful day filled with fun…
They were here 9 months before his birth…..and returned 9 months after his birth! Chris & Melissa Kane, the proud parents of this precious child, brought him back to the land where he was conceived to dedicate him to the Lord, Jesus Christ. Accompanied by Chris’ parents, Michael & Judy Kane along with the Lady’s…
This month was our kick-off for 2018 Bible Studies. We inaugurated the new colorful children’s facility. One of the girls that grew up in the Children’s Bible Study, now married and a teacher, volunteered her talent to paint the murals over the holidays. Joy was in the air as a set of very impoverished twins…
Here’s a short video of our most recent event. Over sixty of us celebrated Jesus’ birthday by gathering together in joy, laughter and solitude. Our biggest event of the year, the ladies and children brought our 20th year of Bible Studies to a close. Savoring traditional tamales, hot fruit punch, singing Christmas carols and hearing…
We celebrated the first of various end-of-the-year Christmas parties. Thirteen boys and their fearless leader, Nery, gathered together to study the Bible, eat hot dogs and play games. Art presented them with a new team soccer ball. They lost no time in breaking it in on the mini soccer field we made in 1998 for…
Our new Boy’s Club is still in the formation stage, but coming along with excitement.The boys meet bi-monthly and are under the leadership of hermano (bother) Nery. Art is mentoring Nery and Nery is mentoring the boys. The last couple of months, Nery has been teaching them about the importance of the character qualities of…
We celebrated the children’s teacher, Gloria’s 70th birthday and 15 YEARS serving in this ministry. Celebrating a girl’s 15th birthday is a BIG thing in a Latin country and this was no exception. The ladies prepared delicious Pepián, each shared meaningful words of appreciation and we recognized her for demonstrating the Character Quality of DEPENDABILITY….
A highly celebrated day in Guatemala is the Day of the Child, October 1st. Tropical Storm Nate caused us to celebrate indoors this year, but it was no less fun. We love all the children in the Bible Study and made sure they knew it! After hot dogs, hot chocolate and a colorful cake, the…
In early September, we hosted a Father-Son day full of fun sports activities including croquet, volleyball, horseshoes, garden bowling and of course, soccer. The fun, laughter and food was followed by a Spiritual message. It was unanimously decided we need to do it more often!
The Men’s Bible Study meets every Tuesday night. One of the young men attending grew up in the Children’s Bible Study. Other men have wives in the Lady’s Bible Study. Some are invited by existing members, including a couple of men Art knows from our local gym. This month, Art recognized Agusto for completing eight…