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
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
The Enemy fights. He fights hard. Yesterday, I looked into the faces of our kindergarten, sixth grade, and ninth grade students as they participated in graduation ceremonies. Faces of children made in the image of God. Faces of children who have a purpose for their lives. Faces of children who will be leaders … More The Enemy Fights!
I have received so many messages from people telling me about how they are interceding on our behalf. It is very encouraging. People are continuing to lift us up in prayer and we know the Lord is giving us the strength moment by moment. As we are packing our bags to return to … More How Can We Pray for You?
