Lady’s Christmas Party

(This post was neglected due to Lisa’s mother’s passing) In May 2013, Lisa was asked by the Mayor’s office of San Lucas to deliver a Mother’s Day message to approximately 1000 women and families on the Guatemalan Mother’s Day, Friday, the 10th of May. The day started with mariachis and included many activities going on…

The Coronavirus had already started in the U.S. when we visited Arizona for a few weeks. Taking care of business, meeting with people, speaking in church, a Bible Study and celebrating Art’s birthday early kept us busy. However, the days prior to our return to Guatemala, both Guatemala and the U.S. were beginning to take…

The children’s Bible Study had a blast with visitors from New Hampshire, Bob & Marla. A scientist and social worker by trade, they love coming to Guatemala to make the children laugh! And laugh they did! With their trunk full of puppets, what a team they made. As crazy as they were with the kids,…

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…

Here’s a 3 min. peak into our 2016 Christmas Party (Click on the video below). It was a joyous and yet solemn occasion. Everyone savored the traditional tamales and hot fruit punch, followed by Christmas carols. They had fun doing a gift exchange. Lisa presented gifts to the Bible Study leaders and had a small…

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…