Where Is God Leading?

Hola a todos!

It seems as though even though times are going quickly, the process of beginning smallchange4bigchange projects is moving at a slow yet steady pace. A couple weeks back Lisa, Mateo and I were in the town of Xenacoj planning out how to begin with some of the projects we have lined up. As we were there, through a serious of events that would be considered God closing the doors to that particular town, we decided that we would not be working specifically with the town of Xenacoj. It is 45 minutes from where we live, and as of right now, we do not have a vehicle or form of transportation that we can rely to get us there often enough. All we knew was that in our hearts, God was leading us away from that community. We are still going to keep in touch with the families that we have relationships with, but it is not practical to be up there a couple times per week.

So we prayed. And we believed that God would lead us somewhere. A town called San Antonio, Aguas Calientes was mentioned to us several times by different people, so we decided to take the van and go exploring. We are seeking out:

1. Rural communities that would be able to have gardens by their homes.

2. Communities centers and/or schools to work alongside Guatemalan teachers and educators in starting gardens with vegetables, Moringa plant (http://www.moringatoday.com/nutrition.html) and possibly an aquaponic garden (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquaponics).

As we were going further and further into San Antonio, we decided to turn around and head back home. We found a place to turn which happened to be a small library and children’s center. We went in and spoke with the teacher, who informed us that it was a Guatemalan run center for children and adolescents to come after school to have tutoring, lessons on character building, arts and crafts. They also have a garden and are interested in us coming alongside with them to continue the growth of their garden. These kids will also lead us to their families in the area who might benefit from vegetable gardens.

We felt confident in the Lord that he had led us there and that it is a start. We are waiting to have a meeting with the director sometime this week, and see where it takes us. But truthfully all we know is that God has a purpose and we are just to follow in His plan because He knows more about which direction we are going than we do!

Please be praying for guidance as we seek the community to start our projects in, and also specifically for a vehicle or some form of transportation that is within our budget. God bless you all!