The Ladies’ and Children’s Bible Study had a blast celebrating “hermano Arturo’s” birthday. Fun, food and a special message by ex-alumni, Roxana, made for a festive day. We put the newly finished all-purpose court to good use…all to God’s glory!
After a long period of time not being in the states together, we spent the month of March visiting family and friends in California, Arizona and Oklahoma. It seems like we went from event to event between attending a special Baby Shower, celebrating Art’s Birthday and attending Lisa’s sister’s 50th Wedding Anniversary and family reunion….
The things we take for granted…..like a high school education. That is something relatively few Guatemalan students achieve. Dayana grew up in our Children’s Bible Study and Señorita Group. Abandoned by her father, Art had the privilege of placing the class ring on her finger during the graduation ceremony. Thirty-one graduates, mostly Mayan Indian, made…
Our Valentine’s Day party was filled with food, fun and festivities. We have been studying the power of the spoken word. The ladies drew names last week and this week brought a spoken blessing for the one she had drawn. It was emotional and powerful. We also celebrated Lidia’s 27th birthday, born on Valentine’s Day….
November 2008 (pictures below) Due to the overwhelming success of the character initiative in a credit union we have been working with, three more credit unions asked us to do our two-day Character Seminars for them. We first traveled toward the Atlantic Coast (Zacapa) and did a seminar for the “Cooperativa (Credit Union) Guayacán” then…
In August, “Agusto” celebrated six years laboring along side us in the ministry. He is joyful and diligent, but this year, we recognized him during the Tuesday night Men’s Bible Study for the character quality of FLEXIBILITY: Willingness to change plans or ideas according to the direction of my authorities. (definition per Character First) He’s…
We recently made a special day for these young ladies to always remember! We hosted a beautiful ceremony where each one stood up in front and recited 1 Corinthians 6:18 by memory, then signed a Declaration of their intent to remain pure until marriage. They were prayed over with scented anointing oil from Israel (Rose…