The past few weeks have been busy and good at the school, church, and mission house! Right now, we have 45 people representing several churches serving alongside us in Guatemala. This Grace trip has a lot of familiar faces and a lot of new faces! The group is traveling about 1 1/2 hours away to … More Good Weeks!
A couple of weeks ago a teacher asked Wilfredo to answer one simple question, “How has Grace Ministries changed your life?” She sent me his response and I was reminded of the importance of Grace Ministries for so many of our students. Here is part of his response: During the pandemic they closed the schools. … More Love that is Bigger!
How can a cake and a cow meet the greatest need in the lives of our families? When generous people spend a holiday weekend baking, decorating, and auctioning cakes then a lot of donations can be designated to meet needs. When a generous donor donates a cow to be auctioned!!!! When people understand the auction … More Cakes & Cows
As we reflect on the past two weeks, we have been able to serve alongside more than 75 different people representing different states and churches. In my previous post, I wrote about all of the ministering completed by the South Carolina group. The last group was able to accomplish a lot during 6 days of … More No Regrets!
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!
Shining Light Abroad Ministries 