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!
In a Third World Country where most of the national hospital have no medicines, no food and quite frankly very little medical care, we recently took 11-year old David in for surgery with a private physician. He broke his arm over a year ago and has had two botched surgeries at the national hospital. His…
This month found us working in another part of the country with a Credit Union we have worked with since 2008. We had a good meeting with the Character Committee making plans to take the Character Initiative to the next level. This initiative is changing lives, one life at a time!
Here’s a 3 min. peak into our 2016 Christmas Party (Click on the video below). It was a joyous and yet solemn occasion. Everyone savored the traditional tamales and hot fruit punch, followed by Christmas carols. They had fun doing a gift exchange. Lisa presented gifts to the Bible Study leaders and had a small…
In July, we enjoyed a week-long visit with niece, Tami, and her husband, Manuel Oviedo, from Merritt Island, Fl. They brought a suitcase full of toys and beanie babies for the Children’s Bible Study and to hand out as we toured the colonial town of La Antigua and the beautiful Lake Atitlan. It was their…
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…
This week we had the second part of our end-of-the-year party, bringing the 2014 Lady’s and Children’s Bible Studies to a close. Thirty ladies and about 30 children gathered together for the last time this year. We savored the homemade tamales and hot fruit punch traditionally prepared at Christmastime. Each one of the ladies shared…