Both the Lady’s and the Men’s Bible Studies continued in our absence when we spent the month of March in the states visiting family and friends. Upon our return, the Lady’s Bible Study threw a Welcome Home and belated Birthday Party for “Arturo”. Along with food, cake and meaningful words, they also presented Art with a big basket of fresh fruit and Lisa with a gorgeous bouquet of bright yellow sunflowers. We had missed them every bit as much as they missed us.
The first two weeks of August, brought us fellowship with long-time friends and donors of the ministry, Bob & Barbara Keats, from Arizona. They enjoyed meeting many of the people they have helped throughout the years. The various Bible Studies threw a Welcome Party (for the Keats) and Birthday Party (for Lisa). Bob & Barbara…
We celebrated this year’s Christmas Party for the Señorita group, Ambassadors for Jesus Christ. This was their first full year together. We enjoyed a delicious plate of food, laughter, tears, precious words and the exchange of homemade gifts. The girls have worked hard this year on many crafts, cooking, sewing and the likes. They had…
2009 started out with a bang! As a result of the Character Seminars we gave to some Credit Unions in November (see “previous post”), we were asked to be the guest speakers at their company-wide “Character Kick-off” meetings. It is a four-year initiative they have embraced to teach and train their employees to be employees…
In July, Amy, Conner and Sophie May spent an action-packed week here with us. Parents, Phil & Amy May, along with their two sons, Jackson and Conner, have served this ministry on teams in previous years, but this was Sophie’s first “Heritage Trip”. Sophie, now eleven, was born in Guatemala and adopted as an infant….
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!
A highly celebrated day in Guatemala is the Day of the Child, October 1st. Tropical Storm Nate caused us to celebrate indoors this year, but it was no less fun. We love all the children in the Bible Study and made sure they knew it! After hot dogs, hot chocolate and a colorful cake, the…