The ladies worked for days preparing to bless Arturo and Agusto for Father’s Day. Handmade decorations and homemade typical food accompanied by a hot corn drink that San Lucas is known for. Laughter, song, scripture, prayer, words of blessing and even tears filled the room. The children had prepared a special song and Father’s Day greeting. The ladies don’t let the guys in very often, but this was their special day!
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…
The first two weeks of August, brought us fellowship with long-time friends and donors of the ministry, Bob & Barbara Keats, from Arizona. They enjoyed meeting many of the people they have helped throughout the years. The various Bible Studies threw a Welcome Party (for the Keats) and Birthday Party (for Lisa). Bob & Barbara…
<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…
Thanks to generous donors, this ministry has had the opportunity to reach out to people with needs in our Bible Study community. Art has been overseeing various projects including the digging of septic wells, installation of outdoor bathrooms and concreting dirt floors in a home of corrugated tin. One of the benefactors was a family…
The Lady’s Bible Study celebrates Mother’s Day in a big way here. About fifty ladies and children enjoyed hot food and silly games in the backyard. They were filled with the joy only Jesus can place in one’s heart. The Señoritas invited their moms for a special Mother’s Day lunch and fun outdoor activities. With…
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…