The last part of 2013 and the beginning of 2014 found us busy with various Character Presentations to Credit Unions. We often drive to “the interior” of Guatemala to do presentations with the employees. We have also met with the Character Committees for 2014 planning.
This week we had the second part of our end-of-the-year party, bringing the 2014 Lady’s and Children’s Bible Studies to a close. Thirty ladies and about 30 children gathered together for the last time this year. We savored the homemade tamales and hot fruit punch traditionally prepared at Christmastime. Each one of the ladies shared…
The Eagles of Christ Boys Club celebrated their end-of-the-year Christmas celebration at a local park. Hilarious games prompted laughter, a Biblical message gave them guidance and pizza filled their tummies. For many, this was the first time they had experienced such an outing. Despite many of their difficult home circumstances, they wound-up the year of…
Being in Guatemala 20 years has allowed us to watch children grow into adults. One of our greatest joys has been to attend many of their weddings. Some of them grew up in the Children’s Bible Study while others were in the Boy’s Club we had years ago. Featured in the recent weddings below is…
Four boys and the leader of our Boy’s Club had a fabulous end-of-the-year weekend outing; staying in a classy hotel, bowling, playing billiards and various games, going to the movie theater, enjoying the jacuzzi, going to the zoo and having Biblical devotions together. All of which none of them had ever experienced before. Art opened…
With delicious Christmas tamales, a bounce house, gifts and lots of Christmas joy, we closed out our 21st year of meeting together on Thursdays for Bible Study. It is always a special moment when we conclude our Christmas carols with Silent Night by candlelight. Each person, young and old, received a Christmas gift. For many,…
The week of Thanksgiving, we hosted a team of fifteen in our home. The team was affectionately named the “Thanksgiving Team”. They came to work and work they did! They made it possible for a double wedding to take place in our garden, just after their arrival. They spent two days painting at various locations….