“Blessed are the flexible for they shall not be bent out of shape!” Vriesland Church has always been very, very gracious to GRACE Ministries in many more ways than one. Once again, they were going to allow us to use their building tonight for our meeting. However, they lost electricity today and are told it … More Michigan Meeting Location!
This is such an odd request, but does anyone have an old ambulance? We are looking for one to use in our local community. It does not have to be new or even working. We can make the repairs in Guatemala. If you happen to know any hospital or fire station who is looking to … More Have an Ambulance?
If you live in Michigan then this is your personal invitation to hear about the great things happening with Grace Ministries! We are excited to have people returning to Guatemala. Although this year has been different, we have welcomed groups throughout the months of June and July. Thankfully, we have had no problems with people … More Michigan Meeting!
Wow! Time flies when you are having fun! Or when you are extremely busy… I am going to try to give a quick summary of the past 2 weeks. Last week, my dad’s group built a total of 8 houses. This kept them busy during the day. They returned home each night to host a … More Great Things are Happening!
We were so thankful to have Motlow Creek Baptist serve alongside us last week. Pastor Terry Rainey was influential in my teenage years during youth camps. He has been part of my life for over 25 years, and he introduced us to the sweet people of Motlow. Pastor Terry had a part in our wedding … More Busy Week!
What a whirlwind of a week! My mom, sister, and 2 nieces arrived in Guatemala last week. My girls were extremely happy. My sister has not been to Guatemala in 18 months! Everyone who loves Jesus come to Guatemala twice a year. We had the option to just stay on Grace mountain with all five … More Piñatas & Wound Care
For the handful of people who read the blog, I apologize for no updates for the past 2 or 3 weeks. Preachers can blog daily, but missionaries are very busy–LOL!!! We finished 2nd quarter of classes. We are operating as a “feeding center” which means we feed the children, have Bible classes with them, and … More Quick Recap!
Happy Birthday to the best mom and Mimi! To know my mom is to love my mom. If you have the privilege of knowing my mom then you know she is the queen of Southern hospitality! I can’t tell you how many times I have watched her cook enough food to feed an army just … More Happy Birthday Mom!
So many of you have generously bought coffee from us. We make a $4 profit on every bag purchased. We are selling the coffee for $10. This profit is used to help our youth group from the church build houses for people in need. We strongly encourage Guatemalans to help Guatemalans. We talk to them … More Coffee & Casas
We have the privilege of working with middle school girls. We want the girls to know that they are created for a purpose, they are beautiful, and they are loved. We had the opportunity to spoil the middle school girls this past week with a spa day. The girls did facials, painted nails, and had … More Spa Day & Soccer
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