Lisa was truly surprised in August when she walked into Bible Study to find it was a surprise birthday party. The ladies decorated the day before while she was gone. They had been conniving behind her back. She feels so blessed by this group of ladies and their children who love the Lord.
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…
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…
Along with celebrating the children’s Bible Study teacher’s birthday, “Hermana Gloria” is also completing 13 years volunteering in this ministry. We recognized her for demonstrating the character qualities of ALERTNESS and TOLERANCE. She has been extremely alert, taking very good care of these little ones. She has tolerated their different levels of maturity with ages…
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…
The Angels rejoiced as Ines made her profession of faith in Jesus Christ and was baptized during the weekly Bible Study. Flory brought us a meditation on the meaning of communion and we celebrated the April birthdays! Joy abounds!
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…