Listen as some of the girls from the feeding center sing about the real reason we celebrate Christmas–Happy Birthday Jesus! Merry Christmas!    

Are you looking for a meaningful gift for Christmas?  Are you looking for a gift that will have a lasting impact?  Are you looking for a way to honor someone special in your life? GRACE Ministries will begin constructing a school for 200 underserved children in the communities surrounding El Tejar.  This school will be … More Christmas Gift!

Within the next few weeks, we will welcome about 15 new students to the program.  Right now we have a short list of people wanting to sponsor a child.  Are you interested in sponsoring a child for one year?  Send me an email at shininglightabroad@gmail.com. (If you have verbally told me you want to sponsor … More Interested in Being a Sponsor?

Home Sweet Home!   We arrived in Grand Bay, Alabama late Wednesday night.  Our kids have been counting down the days for the past two weeks.  The flight attendant asked our 4 year old, Audrey, if Santa was coming to visit her.  Audrey replied, “No”.  The flight attendant was taken back and asked her why … More Happy Sunday!

I am going to attempt to list the many things the group accomplished during a 6 day mission trip.  They cooked and fed breakfast to 100 people in church, baptized 5 people, served Christmas dinner to 575 people, cooked and fed breakfast to 110 kids, took 110 kids to Chuck E. Cheese, painted the entire … More Successful Week!

This past Tuesday, the children participated in a Christmas party at Chuck E. Cheese!  The kids had a great time at the party as they had a show, met Chuck E. Cheese, ate two pieces of pizzas, played games, received prizes, and opened their Christmas gifts! The hardest part was putting the tickets into the … More Chuck E. Cheese Party!

Mr. Morris and Diane were able to travel to Guatemala with my parents last Thursday.  This allowed us to spend a little but of time with them before 40 team members arrive for a week of serving.  They gave our kids 78 Hatchimals–Our house will never be the same!  Mr. Morris brought us practice jerseys … More Wow!