Deidra challenged us earlier this week with the question “ How has GRACE ministries impacted you? Or what does GRACE ministries mean to you?” Words seem so inadequate when I think about what GRACE ministries means to me, how much it’s affected my life, and how much it’s changed my heart. I argued with Deidra … More The Impact of Grace–By Haley Rae

The question was “How has GRACE ministries impacted you?” I’ll start off with how Guatemala has impacted me. In July of 2007 I met a 9 month old Guatemalan little girl, she was born an American citizen, but she was 100% Guatemalan. Her name was Lluri Vargas and a couple in our church had taken … More The Impact of Grace–By Willard

This week, Pastor Joe David has been walking through what it means to be a missionary, using Mark 5:1-20. He has talked about the importance of loving people, prayer, and the awareness of spiritual warfare. If you go just a bit further, you’ll find in Mark 5:21-34, a story about a woman being healed. To … More The Impact of Grace–By Elizabeth W.

As Morris Bryant stated in the last blog, Deidra gave him and myself a homework assignment, and I messed up by allowing Morris to be first. I feel like I’m following Michael Jordan after his blog. The assignment was “What has a GRACE/SLAM mission trip meant to me.” As Morris stated my mind has gone … More The Impact of Grace–By Joe David Bailey

A Glimpse of Grace! Deidra is giving out homework assignments to some of us on this mission trip. She started with a couple of her more challenged students, me and Joe David Bailey. To paraphrase, her question was “Can you share how/why Guatemala mission trips have impacted you?” My mind went a thousand directions, and … More The Impact of Grace–By Morris Bryant