Our summer rush ended this past Thursday!   We will have a five day break and then welcome the next team.   The summer days go by so fast that it is hard to process everything at the moment. These few days of rest allow us to reflect on the past nine weeks.   (The summer … More Eye-Opening Moments!

I posed for a picture with my girls.  Of course, I prefer pictures to be taken from a distance and for someone to be standing in front of me.   My sister was the photographer and I asked her to just send the picture to me.   I was pleasantly surprised when I received the … More The Game of Comparison!

Ingrid became part of our family as soon as we landed in Guatemala in June 2017!   We had known her family for many years and we needed a babysitter.   She only spoke basic English, but she was someone that we could trust.   She became much more than our babysitter.  She became part of our family.    Many of you … More Sweet Ingrid

We are beyond excited for our first Colegio J.E.T. High School Graduation!   So many of you have watched God bless us from a small feeding program to an accredited school.   You have encouraged us, prayed for us, worked along side us, and celebrated with us.   We would love for those of you … More You are Invited!

We blinked and the first four summer groups have come and gone!   The days always seem to fly by as there are lots of activities on the mountain.  Exactly how much work can be accomplished in 4 short weeks?   How many people can be impacted?  How many needs can be met?    There … More Four Weeks!

Children are honest.   Teenagers are honest.   If I ever feel like my life is coming together then I just ask my teenage/pre-teen daughters to evaluate me as a mother.  All of the sudden I go from feeling like mother of the year to wondering how I even function in the real world.   … More Reflection!

Although, I help coordinate some of the logistics for the teams, the teams are self-sufficient.  The only teams that I “lead” are the ones coordinated by my dad.   These weeks seem to move at a rapid pace and we never have people complaining about too much down time.   After one of the trips, … More No Time to Speak!   

I have a love for the students, teachers, and workers at Colegio JET and Grace Ministries that cannot be explained.   I am not a person who freely gives affirmation so I worry that they do not truly understand how much I love and admire them.  They teach me so many lessons about serving, giving, … More Give!

Soy and I spent a summer in Guatemala seeking direction from the Lord.  Many people have heard me say that Guatemala was on the bottom of our list for places to serve.  We had prepared our hearts for the other side of the world, but God was quickly changing our direction.   Guatemala was too … More Break Me!

Several years ago, we came face to face with the reality of our teenagers having to choose between school and work.   Some of them would need to finish the eighth or ninth grade and then find a job to financially help the family.  Of course, we believe in education or a trade school to … More Work for It!