The last part of 2013 and the beginning of 2014 found us busy with various Character Presentations to Credit Unions. We often drive to “the interior” of Guatemala to do presentations with the employees. We have also met with the Character Committees for 2014 planning.
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….
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…
What a fun day! We annually celebrate the Day of the Child with food, song, games, prayer and this year, with face painting! Several of the 25 adults shared funny childhood stories with the apx. 35 kids. With lots of laughter, races and colorfully painted faces, everyone seemed to have a good time. It was…
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…
In June, two parties were thrown by the Bible Studies to honor Art for Father’s Day. Many of the children here are fatherless for one reason or another. Though Art helps to fill that role in their lives, we all know our God is truly the Father of the fatherless. “A father to the fatherless,…
After attending the mandatory orientation in Kerrville, Tx. in March, we were officially commissioned by CTEN. We made the change to be affiliated with CTEN nearly two years ago after nearly 20 years with another organization. Commission To Every Nation is an inter-denominational missionary sending agency serving 296 missionaries in 54 nations with over 20…