Shining Light Abroad Ministries

The first part of the group arrived on Wednesday and the final group members arrived on Thursday night. The airlines made some changes on flight schedules causing people to arrive on different days. However, it all worked out. The children sponsors were able to spend some time with their sponsored children at the local mall. … More December Trip Day 1 & 2

We are thankful to be busy! Since the last blog entry, a lot of activities have been happening on the mountain. The students continue to come Colegio JET every day to receive breakfast, lunch, and participate in different activities. We have been blessed by working with people from Canada and the US over the past … More Thankful!

We were thrilled to celebrate the graduation for completion of kindergarten, elementary school, and middle school. The parents were proud to recognize their child. Next year, we will begin high school! In Guatemala the high school begins in the tenth grade. We are counting down the days to out first high school graduation! Enjoy the … More Graduation Celebration!

The official 2022 school year ended a couple of weeks ago for Colegio JET. However, we have been very busy preparing for 2023. Many times people will ask us “How do you choose which children are allowed to attend Colegio JET?” During the month of September we begin accepting applications for the upcoming year. Applications–Once … More How Do You Choose?

We have the privilege of sending things on a container from Alabama to Guatemala on November 15th! We are very limited in bringing things to Guatemala due to no delivery system and the weight of items. A container allows us the opportunity to buy larger items for our ministry. We have made a list on … More Christmas Wish List!

The storm hitting Central America is impacting our community with a lot of rain. On Sunday morning, we made the decision to cancel classes for Monday and Tuesday due to the Hurricane Julia. Of course, our first concern was the food for the children. We have children who are extremely dependent on the breakfast and … More Weather Days!

I am very biased towards a pastor and the pastor’s family! I had the privilege of growing up in a pastor’s home with a very loving church family. I really believe my love for the church is because I have parents who never speak a negative word about anyone in the church. (I vividly remember … More Love Your Pastor!

Guatemala celebrates “Children’s Day” on October 1st.   We celebrated the children at the school on Friday.  They enjoyed Splash Day, puppet show, movies, art, popcorn, ice cream, pizza, and cake.  Our middle school students enjoyed rolling down the hill and playing soccer at the neighboring farm.   Thank you Jorge and Finca Xejuyu for your generosity.   Today, Iglesia JET celebrated … More Happy Children’s Day

We spent last week serving alongside some of the most influential people in our lives.  People who have been part of our journey and our lives for a very long time.   They came as an opportunity to see our ministry in action and look for ways to serve us in the future.    Bro. Neal and Mrs. Jana. … More People We Love!

We are always looking for ways in which our youth can serve others. For the next several months, our youth have the opportunity to serve the elderly in our very own community. The municipal graciously is allowing us to partner with them to serve the elderly. We provide food and fellowship to the elderly, and … More Serving Others!