Thursday, May 31, 2012

Construction Trip Day 4

Big trucks are barreling down the road pouring out a river of black exhaust and motorcycles buzz around them on the four lane highway to Antigua. This is my view from the first row of the van we are currently riding in. Although we are leaving Guatemala I'm still thinking about our work in the landfill and the mystery man who is now in the van with us. The day started off like any other with breakfast at Seteca then heading over to the lot for material gathering. We head off to the landfill to finish the house from yesterday but team # 1 soon finds out that there was an incident the night before at the house they were reroofing. The policia were there and sorting out a situation between the homes owner and neighbor who was unhappy she wasn't having her home improved. So we had to move on to install stoves at other locations. My team begins work today with the help of the mystery man. The mystery person just appeared yesterday at the opposite end of a load a aluminum siding I was carrying. Upon questioning why he was here helping I became extremely confused from his answers. I inquired if he worked for pastor Saul's church to which he answered "no". I asked if he knew the family and he said "no". So the mystery man saw the dumbfound look on my face and simply said "I do this for the same reason you do it, because I love Jesus". I was stunned. This mystery man was working to help the people of the landfill for no other reason except he loved Jesus with all his heart and that he wanted to serve his neighbor. However the story doesn't end there. The mystery man stopped carrying aluminum for a minute to tell me more. His name is Jóse. He is 22 years old and spent most of his life in an orphanage. His mother left him and his father beat him. One day he ran away from his fathers beating so the next time his father tied him up by his foot and beat him severely. The neighbor called the cops when they heard the beating and they came and took Jóse to the orphanage. He never saw his parents again. He now lives with his girlfriends parents in the landfill. This is a man who wasn't raised by a good family nor has hardly any worldly possessions. Yet in his on words, has overcome everything through his relationship with Jesus. Jóse told me that it was through meeting and helping American missionaries that he meet Jesus and stay on the narrow path that God requires. Jose is a perfect example of how God loves things that are lost. God loves us all if we will just seek him first. Jóse being inspired and mentored by missionaries is an example of why Going to All the Nations as Jesus commanded is not optional. I've been blessed by Jóse and everybody in Guatemala this week. I look forward to what tomorrow holds.

Matthew 9:37&38
Then he said to his disciples, The harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few;38 Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."

"God values things that are lost"

David Waldrip

Interceding


Lynn began our day by sharing with us about Moses.  The scripture was from Exodus 33:11, and it says that Moses would go into the Tent of Meeting where the Lord would share with Moses face to face as a man speaks with his friend.  Lynn went on to share how Moses interceded on behalf of the Israelites after they had angered God.  Moses asked God to continue to go with them on their journey as they could not proceed without God.  God heard Moses and answered.  Today, Jesus is always with us and we all (as believers) can talk with Him and know that He hears and answers.  That is so powerful to know and believe that God hears our every prayer as we intercede for others.  As I was praying for a lady this week, God heavily impressed upon my heart that He was changing lives.  He told me that He has not brought us this far with all the prayer and preparations poured into this ministry for Him not to change lives miraculously.  We see Him working and bringing ladies in for prayer to hear from the Lord, have an encounter with him, and hear truth.  Through sickness, there are women coming to know the Lord and/or change their lives for His glory.  God uses what some see as bad to bring about good.  It is so very humbling to be here experiencing and witnessing the work of our Lord and Savior.  Today, we had a woman and her mother come into the clinic who know of Jesus, but are not ready to commit their lives to Him.  The daughter was late for work and her boss would not let her stay there so she came to our clinic instead.  Lynn told her boldly that she was right where God wanted her today, and that the reason she could not work was because she had an appointment with Jesus!  Her husband has been praying for her to accept Christ and sharing with her.  Please join us in prayer that she and her mother will choose Jesus.  This is just one of many stories where we see that God has been working and where He is using us as one of the links in chain to bring people to the fullness of Christ.  Our bible study with the women this afternoon focused on how we are to live for Christ from Ephesians 4.  God tells us to grow up in Him and not remain as children who can be tossed to and fro.  We must study and learn His word so that our light can shine brightly for Him.  Thank you for faithfully praying and following along on this journey.

Janet Roland

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Construction Trip Day Three

Man, it gets bright here early in Guatemala. A little correction from yesterday's sunrise time. The sun is actually in full at 500am, not 600am. I could probably become a morning person pretty easy in Guatemala. We have had breakfast and will head out to the school "Rayitos de Esperanza" here in a minute to visit the children. After that we will spend our day in the landfill helping with peoples housing and sharing the message of God's redemption. The children here are so precious. Last night at the coffee and bean service at the landfill, I saw a mom named Sandra and her son. I have known this family for years. And they are always so gracious to go out of their way to greet our teams. The little boy is five and wanted me carry him the whole night at the service. I found myself so broken wondering about the future care of this child who lives in a landfill. I wonder what will become of his life. My hope and prayer is for him and his families' salvation. And if he so chooses, will have other options with his life. Possibly finishing school, maybe college, maybe a ministry pursuit as a Christ follower. The Lord knows! Our job is to pray for his spiritual and physical well being.
Once we got into the landfill our work was finishing the projects we started the day before. One of our teams went back to finish the work at Ingrid's house. Their basic plan was to finish a front door for her home. She was so grateful for the repairs and her new door. As the door was finished we shared with her again, picking up conversation from the previous day. We asked her if she wanted to hear a story about a door in the Bible...she responded curiously, yes! One of the team members shared a verse from Revelation 3:20. She was asked if she wanted to let Jesus into her life...she responded yes. We were so blown away, and so grateful for her response. This is the same Ingrid that we prayed for yesterday to be saved...thank you so much for your prayers for this family.
We are seeing such an opening to share the Gospel this year with all the families we are working with...please continue your prayers. Pray specifically for Velma and a worker at the school named Salvador. Salvador actually went to church with us tonight and he has so many questions.
In closing we are so grateful to be here in Guatemala, and the teams are working so hard through different types of ministry efforts, but the same goal in mind, to bring Glory to God. Thank you for your prayers and support.

the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, (Romans 3:22-24 ESV)

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. (Revelation 3:20 ESV)


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Adopted by The King

     In today's small group session at the women's Bible study, God showed up again (imagine that). Our study had been from Ephesians 1 & 2, focusing on how God prechose us and adopted us as His very own children. In closing prayer, we had asked everyone to confess to God anything that was holding us back from being fully secure in Him, from fully trusting Him. After the session was over, one of our young ladies asked if I would stay and talk with her. She told me she had been living with a man who was not her husband for many years, and had two children with him. This February he left her, and actually did marry another woman. She is hurt by this, of course, and was ashamed to pray in front of the others. She felt she could never be of any use to God because of what she had done. My heart breaks for her, but at the same time I'm joyful that she is now free to truly KNOW her Lord and Savior.
     Amazingly, our team members have been especially alerted to this very situation in this community. In Guatemala, many people will refer to someone as their husband or wife, even though they aren't married. They've even come up with a term for it, to make themselves feel better. They say they are "united" but it's nothing more than what we call "living together" in the U.S. No matter what you call it, it's not marriage, and it's choosing to live outside of God's will. It will be a constant stumbling block in their relationship with Jesus, as long as they continue to make excuses for it. They won't be able to experience the fullness of life in Christ with that wall between them.
     So the fact that this sweet young woman came forward today for that very confession was a confirmation that indeed these women and this community are capable of change. Our goal this week is to help them learn to trust in Jesus instead of clinging to an undevoted, abusive, man who is typically addicted to something or other. Even though that man is spending everything he makes on glue to sniff or alcohol to drink, then coming home and abusing both her and their children, and has never committed to marry her, she thinks so little of herself that she will beg him to stay. She must feel very unlovable to put up with that.
     Please pray that the women in this study will come to truly believe that they are "God's workmanship" (Eph. 2:10) and are "adopted as his children in Christ Jesus" (Eph. 1:5). Daughters of The King are not worthless tokens to be thrown away, nor would such a King leave his own precious daughters to fend for themselves. Just as I sometimes do in my own life, these women would do better to take God at His word, to trust in Him more, rather than trying to fix things their own way. Their way is very broken; it only makes things worse. This entire community could be brought to another level if the women will just stand on the truth of God's Word.

Humbled and joyful,
Dawn

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Morning Glory


Tuesday Day 4

This morning we woke to a beautiful clear Aqua sky kissed by the sun! Janet started the devotion with a powerful song; On my knees. It describes just how powerful and awing our God really is and how he can work through us in prayer  and being obedient to him. She went to the scripture and we read a familiar story of the woman making her way through the madness and crowd with faith believing that if she could only touch the helm of his garment she would be healed.

We think about what God has done to bring us to this place at this time for his purpose. As Ephesians states in 2:10 he has predestined us to do His work. Not by change are we here. Not by chance have each of these precious souls crossed our paths.

It was laid upon Janet's heart to pray for physical healing for one of our ladies. As we surrounded her and lay hands on her we lifted her to Christ. I could feel the trembling come through the hand on my shoulder and pass through me into my friend. I believe the Holy Spirit moved through each one of us as we united together with one purpose before our Savior. There is power in prayer.God is good!

At the medical clinic today the weather was beautiful and warm. We served another forty families that live in the dump. So many of the same symptoms with the same results... due to their circumstance and environment. They are given medication for the symptoms and prayer for healing.

We were reminded of how hard and dangerous the life in the dump really is today when a young girl came in with both legs broken. She was crushed between two trucks while working in the dump to collect recyclable materials. In all the tragedy it amazes me to see how positive these beautiful people are.

The best part of the medical clinic for me today was seeing the most precious face of sweet Nora again. She is a young def girl that I met last year when we did the medical clinic. She has the same angelic smile  and less red in her hair, which is good. Red highlights in their hair is a sign of malnutrition. She was with her siblings and elderly mother. I think she remembered me well because when she walked into the door and I gasp... she smiled a welcoming smile and gave me a hug. Our translator told her that I remembered them for last year. Nora will always hold a special place in my heart. I pray God protects her and provides for her through her life.

This afternoon we had day two of our women's bible study at Pastor Saul's church. It excites me that God is equipping women right here in Guatemala to go out and bolding proclaim the truth here in the dump. This tool we are walking them through is teaching them how to study God's word, how to walk the walk we talk but first of all we are pouring the truth into them. Encouraging them and reminding them of who they are in Christ. How important they are and how much God loves them. We keep reminding them where scripture teaches us in Ephesians that He chose us and predestined us as His children.

Today when good at the bible study as our faces were more familiar and everyone was opening up. They heard Debbie give her testimony in Spanish. I don't know if Debbie will ever comprehend on this side of heaven how she impacted so many of these women. I watched the faces as they were engaging and relating. Praise the Lord that Debbie was obedient and bold enough to tell her story.

Tonight we jump right into separating medication, packing bags for the preschool and other preparation that needs to be done for the rest of the weeks. God is so faithful and I am so thankful to be here serving with this amazing Lakewood Women's Mission team!


Angela Horne

Construction Trip 05-28-12, Day Two

We started out bright and early. With a two hour time difference, and the sun rising at 600am. Everyone was up early and ready to go...after breakfast we gathered to outline our day, share some thoughts and pray that God's will would be done, in us and though us. This is a great group, wanting to get the job done and serve. We have many talented carpenters as well, which makes construction projects in the landfill nice.

An activity that we did Sunday really impacted this day. On Sunday, as we were waiting for the rain to quit so we could visit the school and landfill. We gathered for a few minutes to talk, and share what we would like to see happen this week. One of our themes which became apparent, was that we would put the families we were serving ahead of the building project. We challenged each other in our group, to hear the families story first, get their name, and to pray for them while we worked on their home. One in our group expressed a huge desire to be part of the conversation in someone beginning a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
In the morning we worked on two homes, both were needing new roofs. The families were so grateful for the care and assistance. After lunch we worked on two other homes. The group was broken into two teams. One team worked with a mom named Maria and the other team worked with a mom named Ingrid. Ingrid had two children and one small baby. One of her children was continually getting sick, due to lots of rain entering their home from the roof, the team prayed for the family and shared the gospel. Ingrid was very interested, but according to her own words was not ready to follow Christ. Her reason was so pure, she said, " I am not perfect enough to be a Christian". It broke our hearts, and we tried to convince her otherwise, but she is still pondering everything. We will be going back to her house tomorrow, we are majorly praying for her tonight, and hope there will be a spiritual breakthrough.
As for the other team, the team who was working with Maria. She received Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior. And our team members prayer was answered...."I want to be part of a spiritual conversation where someone gets saved". Thank the Lord for Maria's salvation, and for Christ followers who are faithful to share the Greatest News ever.
Wow, what a day. Continue to pray for our teams in Guatemala. Please pray for Maria and her whole household. Pray as well for God to give us many opportunities to share the gospel, which is the hope of the families and people of the landfill, which is the hope of families and people in Gainesville, Georgia. Which is the only true hope for the world. We are all broken people, desperately in need of a Savior, thank you Jesus!

because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, "Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame." For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." (Romans 10:9-13 ESV)



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Christ with us

Hebrews 4: 15-16 "for we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are- yet he did not sin! Let us then approach God's throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need."

I find these words this morning encouraging that we don't walk this walk alone. Christ is with us. He knows exactly what each of us will face as he has faced it. He is not a distant God but a living God that goes before us an prepares the way.

Lord, we ask this morning to give us the words to speak truth into each soul you put before us. Let them see your grace and love, do not let us get in the way. Make it so that we cannot boast and glory can only be given to you! Protect us as we go out to be your hands, feet, ears and eyes today!

Angela Horne

Monday, May 28, 2012

Monday May 28 Womens team

Today began with an energizing walk around the neighborhood, perfect for clearing our minds and getting our bodies going after a late night of counting, bagging and labeling medicine for today's medical clinic in the dump. God's creation was singing as we trekked the ancient cobblestone streets, admiring flowers in incredible colors. From a hilltop we had a beautiful view of the valley and the 4 volcanos surrounding us. One of them, Fuego (meaning "fire") is active and we were able to see the smoke rising from the cone clearly this morning. What an awesome way to start the day! God is so good!

We set up the medical clinic in the church Pastor Saul has built in the dump. April Sisson and Dr. Layla (Pastor Saul's wife) began seeing patients. We were supposed to see around 40 people this morning, but those 40 people brought their families and neighbors, too! Most of the people who live in the dump suffer from coughs and congestion, asthma, stomach aches and diarrhea simply from living in the filth everyday and breathing the unhealthy air. When it rains, foul vapors rise from the ground and it has been pouring rain here daily. After seeing the doctors, the patients receive medications and vitamins from the "pharmacy" and proceed to the prayer room where they are prayed over before they leave. Prayer warriors Lynn Staples and Janet Roland shared that the Holy Spirit was really working the prayer room today! Praise the Lord!

We began the women's Bible study this afternoon at Cristo es el Camino church. The 50 women attending are very excited and grateful for the opportunity. Many thanks to all of you who sponsored and prayed for these women, knitted prayer shawls, and donated Bibles. We are doing a Bible study designed to help us do more than just read the scripture for basic understanding. We are studying how to really get into the words and find what God is saying to us on a personal level, as well as a part of the body of Christ. As these women grow in understanding and enthusiasm for the Word, we are praying that they will "take it to the streets" of their neighborhoods and grow the Christian community in the dump.

Tomorrow we have another medical clinic and day 2 of bible study. Thank you all for your prayers! We can feel them and see them at work. To God be the Glory!

Debbie Shore

05-27-12, Day One, Sunday Construction

We have another great opportunity to serve the Lord in Guatemala City. We had a ladies team leave on May 26th and the construction team is leaving today May 27th.
The women's team will be working with families and ladies in the landfill, and ladies and families at El Camino Church. The construction team will be working in the landfill helping with housing, putting together clean burning wood stoves, and possibly some concrete flooring. We also hope to do some construction at the new school lot. We will work on the play court area or the school building itself. We cannot wait till that new space opens for the children and teachers.
The construction mission team consist of Yale Moore, David Waldrip, Jimmy Martin, Babe Campbell, Tom Bryant, Dale Stauffer, Elizabeth Stauffer, Jason Dykes, Jimmy McGowan, James Lester, Mike Beard, Charles Pharr, Richard Hunt, Robert Puckett, and Bill Risinger.
Presently we are waiting on the plane waiting for the flight to take off, we are looking at a 1-2 hour delay, due to engine problems. We will make the most of it, but the team is anxious to get to Guatemala to connect with friends and start the work. Keep us in your prayers this week. Pray specifically we will serve well, will stay well, and have lots of opportunity to encourage believers and share the Gospel Story with many.
When the question was asked of some of our team members, "what do you want to see happen this week?", here were a few of the responses...

"that people will begin a relationship with Jesus Christ"... And..."to fulfill God's objectives"

"I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."(Romans 12:1, 2 ESV)


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Crossing the Jordan

The best "God thing" from yesterday's visits to homes in the dump... While we visited one home, the torrential rains poured even as we prayed. Afterward, they told us we couldn't leave because of the outside;they said it could be a couple of hours before we could get through. The teenage boy in the home, David, went before to scout it out. Next thing we knew, they said we could go, but we needed to roll up our pantlegs. Keep in mind that normally, running through the middle of the dirt pathways there, is an open ditch, which serves as their sewage system. When it floods...you get the picture...  So we hobbled and jumped as best we could from dry spot to dry spot, sometimes clinging to the rusty doorframe of a home for support. Then we stopped at about a 5-yard long "river" that was unpassable. (Janet and I have named it the Jordan.) I saw David take the first girl in our group by the hand to steady her, thinking he meant just to keep her from falling deeper than necessary into the running muck. But then I saw what he had done. Using pieces of broken concrete,  boards, a discarded pallet, whatever he could find, he was leading her across on dry ground. When there weren't enough pieces, he would have her wait on one spot while he went back to grab one of the concrete pieces to place it in front of her for the next step. And so on... he did this, moving piece by piece, until she crossed over. Then he picked up his little bits of safety, and took them all the way back to where we stood, and started the process again for the next young lady. And so on. As onlookers watched, they offered up other boards and things to step on. Until finally the last of us crossed over to safety. They did all of this for us. Can you think of a better picture of how God leads us carefully through rough waters, where we sometimes have to wait patiently for Him to bring us the next step?

"When the river rages, he is not alarmed; he is secure, though the Jordan should surge against his mouth." Job 40:23

"You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand." Psalm 16:11

Humbled and joyful,
Dawn Kemp




Sunday, May 27, 2012

Mackenzie Staples

      Today was our first full day in Guatemala. For the first half of the day, we went to church at Caminos. We decided to walk there. While on our way, being women, we had to stop and check out the pretty garden. Angela wanted to take a group picture, so she set her camera on a ledge and put the timer on. While on her way to make it in the picture, she slipped on a rock and fell down. When the picture took, everyones jaws were to the floor in amazement!
      When you first walk into the church, you are given a name tag with your name. They want to make you feel as comfortable as you can while you are there! For the service, the music was sang in both English and also Spanish. Then the preaching was the same way. Pastor Mike would preach in English, then Antonio would translate into Spanish. This was very interesting to witness. They don't care where you are from, or what you have done. They want to make you feel as family like as possible!
      For the second half of the day, we went and spent time in the dump. While there, we made home visits to the residents. The first house I went in was all teenagers. Their parents were at work trying to make money to support all five kids. While talking to them, we asked if they knew Jesus. None of them did, and they did not seem to interested in the idea of knowing him. Please continue to pray with us that they will feel led to come to know Jesus as their savior.
      The second house I went in was the one that left the most impact on me. We were sitting on a bed, and there was hardly any room to move. The mom, Blanca, had never accepted Jesus. She had a fiance, and also a four month old named Nicole. This was the CUTEST baby I had ever seen! While we were talking to Blanca, we asked her the same question we asked the teens: Do you know Jesus? She said no, but that she went to the women's bible study held every Thursday night. She said that she would really like to know Jesus, so she prayed the plan of salvation. The reason this left such a huge impact on me was not because she accepted Jesus. The fact that it was POURING rain outside this metal sided/roofed house did not matter to her. She was still praying at the top of her lungs to be heard, to make it know that she was accepting the best gift ever offered.
       Thank you for all the prayers you have lifted up for us. We appreciate it very much! Please continue to lift us up as we head back to the dump tomorrow to start a women's bible study with 50 ladies. Pray they will learn what they need to get out of this, and that they will start something huge in the dump. Thanks again!(:

Day 2 begins

After a night full of blessings we are well rested and ready to start the day! This morning some of the woman were up early and took a walk through the neighborhood we are staying. Overwhelmed by the beauty of God's creation they have encouraged me to do the same tomorrow. I want to see the world from his eyes.

Jennifer lead the devotion this morning as God laid it upon her heart. We talked about how God's love is sufficient and he is always faithful. So I ask myself... why do we doubt him so much? She  stated how God twists his mouth to kiss us where we are. His love never fails. Thank you Lord for Jennifer's devotion this morning. As I listen to the ladies prayers this morning. It was touching.Christ fills us up with his spirit.

We pray that we may be his hands and feet this week and let Guatemala not see the filthy rages we are but only the love of Christ. Go before us Lord and prepare our works that you have predestined! May they be pleasing to you. We give thanks for your sacrifice, for our families and friends back home supporting us. We are thankful for the letters the Prison Ministries wrote for us in support. It's overwhelming to see how God uses everyone that opens their hearts to him!

As Lynn said this morning, " As we listen to all of creation sing you praise this morning... from the water falling, the birds singing and the distant canons firing for the saints, the smell of the tropical flowers fill the air... we lift our hands to join them. We lay our week at your feet for your purpose. Thank you Lord for the opportunity to do your will!

Psalms 5:11
Angela
Many answers to prayer today! We can tell our prayer warriors are intervening on our behalf.
  • Smooth flight
  • No questions or inspections in customs - even with 4 full crates of medicine
  • No tax imposed for the value of medicine we brought in country
  • Some of the ladies from the dump came all the way to meet us at the airport when we arrived
  • We are all well rested and ready for the work ahead
Best surprise of the day - the women from home at Lee Arrendale Prison, who participate in the Celebrate Recovery program, have each chosen one of us to pray for. Tonight we were each given two hand written letters for each of the 9 days of our trip! We were told that some of these women, in order to commit to pray for us, are waking up at 4 am just to have the time to fit it in. Now if that won't get you ready for your daily quiet time with the Lord, I don't know what will.

Tonight as we assembled the bags for the 50 women who will attend our Bible study, it was amazing to see how many hands had touched those materials. Not just our team and our supporters, but the people who "sponsored" each lady to pay for her materials for the week, donations of a Bible for each one, donations of cosmetics for each one, and beautiful hand-knitted scarves that were prayed over while being made. God, it's obvious that You have planned this from the beginning of time. Thank you for allowing us to be here to witness the beauty of your orchestration, the beauty that is created when all your people come together to do their part for a common purpose.

"From Him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. "  Eph. 4:16

Humbled and joyful,
Dawn

Thursday, May 24, 2012

2012 Departure....1 Day away!!!

As I sit here typing, I am filled with so much excitement for the Women's 2012 Guatemala Mission Trip.  God started laying the plans for this trip on the hearts of many women last year.  As we have met and planned under His leadership and guidance, we have seen His amazing plan unfold before our eyes.  During the past four months the team has studied and discussed from Ephesians what it means to be The Body of Christ, and how very important each part is to the whole body.  One part is not more important than the others, and it takes all parts doing their job to make the body function according to God's plan. 

It is with great anticipation we travel to Guatemala Saturday, May 26th, to come along side the women and lead them in their first ever women's bible study!  How exciting to be able to walk with Christ where He's already working and share the importance of being in His word!!

Thank you to everyone who has prayed, given financially, donated items, and encouraged our team members through every step of preparation.  I am thankful that even though God doesn't NEED us to join Him to accomplish His plan, He WANTS us to join Him!

Please continue to pray over each of our 11 team members for traveling mercies, protection from any illness or accident, protection from satan and his evil demons and ways, and for God's great name to be spread throughout the country of Guatemala!!