October 3, 2012, we had the privilege of hosting the first CHARACTER FIRST CONFERENCE in Guatemala. The four Credit Unions we have been working with over the last 3 to 7 years, along with ourselves, sponsored the event. We brought John Burnett, Director of the central region of the U.S., from the home office of…
One facet of the Character First training is for schools. A local private school saw what we do and wanted it for their faculty. They planned a “teacher’s planning retreat day” for the grade school teachers and asked us to be the guest speakers. It was called the “Character Kick-off”. They had a hand-made sign…
15 Year Anniversary of the Lady’s & Children’s Bible Study In March 2012 the Lady’s and Children’s Bible Study celebrated their 15 year Anniversary. They also celebrated seven March birthdays, including Art’s. We were in Guatemala only 10 months when we met a lady on the dirt road going into town. Not long after that,…
Team Keenan In November 2011 we hosted a special team from California and Tennessee. Jenni Ramsey with All Blessings Int. lead the team consisting of Marlene Eckert (Ca.), Roberta Keenan (Ca.) and Phil & Amy May with sons, Jackson and Conner and Lisa Bussard with daughter, Morgan (Tn). The first day following their arrival, Art…
We started out our year making a trip to the coastal part of Guatemala to the town of Tiquisate. The Credit Union, Union Popular, is the first of our four Credit Unions to start and finish the four year Character Initiative. The whole process started six years ago when we took Luis Salazar, the General…
After entertaining a house guest from El Salvador earlier in the week, we were delighted at the arrival of our beloved Jenni Ramsey, Missions Director of The Village Church in Irvine, Ca., along with her team of three other gals. The Village Church has been a faithful supporter for many years. Jenni was actually representing…
Prior to our emergency trip to the states recently, we did a one-day seminar for a large orphanage here in Guatemala. Casa Bernabe had heard about the Character First teachings and wanted it for their facility. They gathered about 45 of their staff and teachers to receive a day full of fun and training. We…
Newsletter March 2010 (Click on the left to bring up the Quarterly Newsletter on PDF form.
We spent ten days in July in Honduras putting on the Basic Seminar and giving a live Character Presentation to a ministry who reaches out to under-nourished children and adults. Many of the week-long attendees were participants of the feeding center years ago and now serving in the ministry or working in the community. One…
June 8-18, 2009, son, Lance Camarena, along with his wife, Marsha and two sons, Lance Adan (15) and Chandler (8) came to visit us for the first time in the 13 years we have been here. They met many of the people we minister to in San Lucas, as well as, many of our friends…