The past two days have consisted of Soy building with the team and my survival at the feeding center.  There will be 55 children on each day and I am thankful for the new worker, Daisy, as she has been a tremendous help!  To everyone who bought or provided the money for Legos, the kids … More February 6th

This blog is only two days late!  We said our good-byes and we were on a plane to Guatemala this past Tuesday morning.   We had zero problems with our flights and landed safely in Guatemala City around 1:00 pm.  In some ways it seems like we were only gone for a few days. We … More Home!

Since last June, we have had the unique opportunity of watching teams utilize the mission house provided by GRACE Ministries on a weekly basis. Like many of you, we find ourselves asking the question “Does short term missions really make a difference in the lives of the people?” The teams usually spend five days building … More Short-Term Missions

We are now in countdown mode for returning to Guatemala! We celebrated Sydney’s birthday on Saturday with our family. We are purposely waiting to assemble one of her gifts when we return to Guatemala. As of yesterday, she once again informed us that she will be staying in Grand Bay. We are hoping bribery works. … More January 21st

We enjoyed this past weekend as we spoke at Ethelsville Baptist Church on Sunday morning.  Their church is excited about becoming more involved in Guatemala missions and the feeding center.  Jordan and Lana are always gracious hosts to us, and we enjoy spending time with them. We left Ethelsville, Alabama, and drove to Danville, Alabama. … More January 18th

While we were at Motlow Creek Church, Mrs. Sandra informed me that she reads my dad’s blog, but does not read mine!  It has taken me a week to get over this fact.  This is my excuse for not blogging! This past Sunday we were blessed as we enjoyed time with Bro. Lloyd and Ginger … More On the Road Again!

I am quickly writing the blog from Holiday Inn near Atlanta, Georgia.  We are excited about spending this week traveling to some of the churches who support our ministry.  We will have the opportunity to share with them how God is using them to help us serve in Guatemala.  Please pray that we will have … More On the Road!

If you have worked with us in the past few months you have probably met Jonathan.  Jonathan does odd jobs for us in order to make money for necessities for his family.   In November he worked extra days to buy his family members a gift from him. We took him to Wal Mart (his … More Jonathan’s Christmas!

Often people will ask us about needs for our ministry.   We have not done an adequate job in letting people know how they can help us minister in certain areas.  However, we have made a short Christmas wish list for SLAM. All financial gifts are tax-deductible! Bounce House & Cotton Candy Machine–Cost: $1000.00.  Purpose: … More Christmas List!

We had the opportunity to visit some precious friends this past weekend.  Decker and Martha Terry have been extremely kind to us and our ministry this past year.  My parents have always spoken kind words about them so we were excited to spend some time with them.  They are supporters of SLAM and GRACE, and … More December 18th