It is so refreshing to have a team serve alongside us. My favorite part is seeing the excitement from the children and the workers when they are reconnected with people from the states. The friendships are very special to each of them. In a couple of hours, the team will go to the community and … More A Good Week!

Our teachers and students are counting down the days until our “School Break” from May 29th-June 2nd! This week is busy with our final exams to finish second quarter! However, we always worry about many of our students having enough food while there is no school. Our school menu provides the majority of calories and … More Do You Want to Feed a Family?

The thump of the dirt as it hits the casket seems to echo throughout the small town of El Tejar. This is a sound we have heard too often the past three months. While we are humbled to be one of the first phone calls to tell about the devastating news of losing a loved … More Show Up!

Today was the first day of our English Academy for specific students. The students have been receiving English classes for the past year, but now we are focusing on taking it to the next level for conversations. I was very impressed with the amount of English the students have learned from Ingrid’s English classes! The … More English Academy

JZ’s final days in Guatemala were extremely busy! The family traveled to the beach to enjoy the Pacific Ocean and black sand beaches. They spent two days swimming in the pools, riding four wheelers, and eating a lot! This is a beautiful part of Guatemala and we are thrilled the family was able to experience … More JZ Says Adiós!

If you are Soy or Pam’s Facebook friends then you can closely follow JZ’s adventures. My post are always a day late! JZ started his day serving breakfast to the children at Colegio JET. He was able to meet the teachers of Colegio JET and a lot of the students. He sent the morning helping … More JZ Visits Colegio JET!

JZ had a busy day as he started the day attending church Iglesia JET. He is definitely not shy when speaking in front of a crowd! He blessed the people of Iglesia JET by providing lunch for all of them. We left church and went straight to the food distribution at the local fire station. … More JZ Feeds People!

JZ and his family spent Saturday building a house for an elderly couple. His dream to build a house in Guatemala finally came true! JZ is now a professional door and window builder for all casitas. He had a few men help him along the way, but he takes full credit for the house. JZ … More JZ Builds a House!

Jennings Baker (aka JZ) landed in Guatemala at 7:00 last night! As many from our community know, JZ is a 12 year old boy who has muscular dystrophy. His dream is to come to Guatemala and build a house! In February, Friendship Baptist made his dream possible by providing the funds for his family to … More JZ is in Guatemala!

I often talk about having the privilege of being part of the spiritual stories of the children in our lives.  My prayer is that in ten, twenty, or thirty years from now, there will be men and women who are followers of Christ as a result of us investing in their lives.   So many … More Mrs. Myrtle!