Art had his last weekly Men’s Group meeting for 2015. They spent the last eight weeks together going through an intense course on Anger Resolution. Art presented each of the men with a diploma. They each one shared how this course has impacted and changed their lives. They are now looking forward to their Christmas Party on Saturday.
On May 14th, 2016, we celebrated with a special event to honor God and friends of this ministry, people who have come alongside the ministry to support it financially or through prayer. Most of our invitees for the event were people who have benefited from the ministry sometime throughout its twenty year existence. Several of…
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…
In July, Amy, Conner and Sophie May spent an action-packed week here with us. Parents, Phil & Amy May, along with their two sons, Jackson and Conner, have served this ministry on teams in previous years, but this was Sophie’s first “Heritage Trip”. Sophie, now eleven, was born in Guatemala and adopted as an infant….
The air was filled with laughter, love and celebration as we have closed out our 22nd year of Bible studies. With delicious traditional tamales, song, scripture, hugs, gifts and recognition to all who made this year a success, it was an action packed Christmas Party. The children played non-stop in the bounce house while the…
Both the Lady’s and the Men’s Bible Studies continued in our absence when we spent the month of March in the states visiting family and friends. Upon our return, the Lady’s Bible Study threw a Welcome Home and belated Birthday Party for “Arturo”. Along with food, cake and meaningful words, they also presented Art with…