“Only trust God!”  This response to life’s uncertainty, difficult times, life changes, etc. seems like another Sunday school answer that just rolls off of our tongue.   When you ask people if they trust God then the majority of them will respond, “Yes!” without hesitation.  This is such an easy statement when life is going … More Trust!

In 2021, I started seeing my dream of combining my love for nursing, education, and Guatemala come to fruition. I would lead my first study abroad trip for nurse practitioner students to Guatemala in February of 2022. I remember prior to the trip being anxious and thinking “Will they love Guatemala and the people the … More University of South Alabama

So many people have contacted me to ask how we are doing, to offer encouraging words, and to tell us of their prayers.  We are extremely grateful for each of you.   I may not respond to every email or text message, but we read them.  In reality, we have been adjusting to our “new … More God is Love.

Here is our February challenge for our 11th grade students and our teachers:  There are 30 Bible verses for them to memorize.  Each Bible verse is worth Q5 in Spanish and Q5 in English.  They have the opportunity to win up to Q300!  If everyone in the class memorizes the Bible verses, then the class … More A Firm Foundation!

As our teams for this year have began, we are reminded of just how fast six days pass when you are in Guatemala.  The teams spend a short 6 days serving the people of Guatemala.  Regardless of whether or not the group is made up of people from various places or if they are from … More Six Days!

Thank you to each sponsor for being so patient with us as we restructure parts of our ministry. The sponsorship program is vital to our ministry in so many ways. We are a little behind schedule at placing new sponsors with new children, but we plan to be completed with this task by February 1st.  Child Sponsorship—The … More Sponsors 2024!

This is a great way for you to be involved in impacting lives!  From my dad’s blog:  I have mentioned several times in recent blog entries of my looking for a baker’s dozen.  Obviously, a baker’s dozen is thirteen.  So, I am looking for thirteen what?  Or who?  Glad you asked. The school, Colegio JET, … More A Baker’s Dozen

Today, the school was filled with the laughter of children who were excited about a new school year.  The cafeteria was filled with the smell of delicious food ready to feed hungry children.   The classrooms were filled with smiling teachers ready to love, teach, and serve.  Yesterday. the first mission team of 2024 arrived … More Pressing Forward!

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