We are very appreciative for the teams who are willing to step “outside of the box” in order to minister in different ways. We are privileged to have Goss Baptist Church on Grace Mountain this week. Pastor Brian Malone and his team graciously served the elderly in our community with a devotion, lunch, and bags … More Serving Others!

The stretch of summer groups has come to an end, but it has not remained quiet on the mountain. The students finished the final days of third quarter. While all of our North American friends are posting “First Day of School” pictures, we are on the last stretch of our school year. The noise at … More A Lot of Noise!

July was a whirlwind of events! After lots of preparation, we blinked and July was over. By my admission, I have failed at keeping people updated through blog entries. However, Soy has a million photos on his facebook. July had 75 people from 3 groups use the mission house to serve the people of Guatemala. … More July Recap!

Guatemala may never be the same! For the very first time, my paternal grandmother is in Guatemala to see the beautiful country, the wonderful people, and the awesome school. Granny is also here to make sure Teddy and Eddie stay in line. She is joined by about 10 additional people from Danville Baptist. We are … More Granny is in Guatemala!!!

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! To every person who participated in the cake auction at Friendship Baptist, we are grateful. To those who were able to join the cake auction through a Zoom conference all, we are grateful. To those who gave generous offerings to the cake auction, we are grateful. The prices of … More Seconds Please!

We are in complete awe of the success from the cake auction! Last week, I made a budget to spend $3500 to feed the families at the school. We were very careful about choosing food that provide lots of nutrients and protein. Due to the increase prices on food, we were over budget by about … More Cake Auction Success!

We look into the eyes of a young, single mother who has only known the harsh reality of poverty. We watch her love on her five small children and do the best she knows how to do. For years we have watched her struggle to provide food for her family on a daily basis. This … More Food for a Week!

This post will be long as I try to recap all of the events taken place over the past week. We were excited to have a team of 37 people from 4 different states come to serve alongside us. They were extremely busy with lots of different activities. Here is a summary of the past … More A Week of G.R.A.C.E.

Last night we had the privilege of celebrating the 15th birthday for 6 of our girls. These girls celebrated a birthday at some point during January through June. They began the day eating breakfast at San Martins followed by hair and make up. They wore beautiful dresses, sparkly shoes, glitzy jewelry, and tiaras. They felt … More Quinceañera!

A million years ago Pastor Terry Rainey began to bring people from his church to serve in Guatemala. Pastor Terry was very influential in my life as a youth and early twenties. He preached numerous times at our summer youth camps, and was part of officiating our wedding. When I told him God had confirmed … More Only 7 People!