Here is a short video that shows the fun we had with the children at the annual Christmas Party. They performed the Christmas story about Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus, the shepherds, wise men and angels, followed by a Christmas carol. They presented gifts to each of the teachers and the teacher’s assistant. Each child received…
Laughter echoed through the mountains as the Men’s Bible Study gathered for the Christmas Party and last meeting of 2016. They played croquet, volleyball, horseshoes, garden bowling and card games. They ate heartily, then Art ministered spiritual food to their hearts. Unfortunately, some of the men were unable to participate, but those that did had…
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…
Not much time passes between one activity and another. Yes, we were partying……AGAIN! This time we were celebrating two of the Lady’s Bible Study leader’s October birthdays. Some of the ladies from the Bible Study spent two days preparing the food and decorating, while another made a huge fragrant fresh flower arrangement for the children’s…
On September 29th, we celebrated THE DAY OF THE CHILD in the weekly Bible Study with 23 of our kiddos. (The actual day is October 1st) Within this group, six of the kids are the top students in their class at school. They were publically recognized and given a reward. Laughter was in the air as the kids participated in various races…
<meta http-equiv=”refresh” content=”0; URL=/lisa.camarena?_fb_noscript=1″ />We were delighted to host Chris & Melissa Kane from Southern California in August. Chris shared the message in the Men’s Bible Study before Art publicly recognized Agusto for his seventh year anniversary working in this ministry. Art praised Agusto for demonstrating the character quality of “loyalty”. The ladies, on the…
We have had the joy over the recent years to attend weddings of young adults that either grew up in our Children’s Bible Study or were members of the Boy’s Club we had years ago. It has been a privilege to be a part of their lives, to know them as kids and participate in their milestone moments….
The Lady’s and Children’s Bible Studies celebrated with scrumptious food, song and meaningful words, honoring Art for being such a father to them all! The ladies had been planning this day for weeks. Three young sisters sang a beautiful song for him. Each of the ladies expressed their love so eloquently. Of course, our true…
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!
Being in Guatemala 20 years has allowed us to watch children grow into adults. One of our greatest joys has been to attend many of their weddings. Some of them grew up in the Children’s Bible Study while others were in the Boy’s Club we had years ago. Featured in the recent weddings below is…