First Mission Team

It has certainly been a very exciting past couple of weeks, as our work is back into full-swing. I have almost finished with school visits with the parents of the students we have in the sponsorship program. Each visit has gone very with, with directors and teachers who are willing to collaborate and work together with us to make sure that each student and their families are doing their part. We also have a new addition, his name is Berni. He is 23 years old but never finished school. Through other sponsors, he had studied for one year to become an electrician, and now works during the day. He has been eager to study again and finish regular schooling, and got in touch with me to see if we had the resources to help him. He is one of our most excited students and will be studying on the weekends. He says that this is a true answer to prayer and that he knows it is a gift from God.

We also had the opportunity to host our very first mission team for smallchange4bigchange! It was a group of 4 that came from Salt Lake City, Utah, where Lisa is from. They are four Christians who in different stages of life left the Mormon church. Their stories are fascinating, and each of them has truly come to the realization of the Truth and of who Christ is. For some of them, they almost or already have lost their relationships with their family members due to their new beliefs, but they understand it is for the sake of the Lord. Their faith and strength was inspiring and it was a huge blessing to have them here with us! They paid for and installed 3 stoves, and were able to visit Hermano Pedro Orphanage and take the children out to lunch. They made some real connections with some of the members of these families, and hope to come back to continue that relationship. God moved their hearts this week and they saw the needs of people here in Guatemala, and want to continue to provide resources. God is so much bigger than we realize, we forget that everything, like money, is His in the first place.

Catonsville United Methodist Church (my home church) is planning a trip to work here for a week in March. If you are from that area and interested in this trip, please let me know and I will pass your information along to the team leader. God is good and if it is in His plan, this team will be able to work during that time. Praise Him!