I do not like to count my chickens before they hatch, therefore, I held my breath until 4:30 yesterday afternoon. Our goal for 2019 was to have residency within the year. We had all of the required paperwork, and they kept changing the rules on us. The paperwork is not difficult to obtain as … More Permanent Residency!
Happy 8th Birthday to Lizzi! She has definitely been our daughter who has embraced everything about Guatemala. From the language to tamales to the people, she loves Guatemala. She is also a leader who knows exactly what she wants and she has no problem sharing her opinion with you. We have no idea where … More Happy Birthday Lizzi!
This weekend we spent the morning at the graduation of Dayana. Dayana did not attend school for a year, but we encouraged her to finish high school. She helped at the center for over a year with the requirement being she had to finish school. She was very proud as she walked across the stage! … More A Part of SLAM…
Yesterday we received our official papers for the school! This has been a lot of work, and we are grateful for every person who helped. We are accredited by the Guatemalan Ministry of Education to teach preschool through high school! One year ago, we were told it would never be possible to have a school … More Official Papers!!!
On Monday the teachers for Colegio JET began their first day of work. The beginning of school can be overwhelming, but the beginning of a new school, new kids, new curriculum, and a new building can be daunting. The teachers will spend their time planning and learning the curriculum. It is also a good time … More Working Hard!
It is cold in Michigan! Or at least it is cold to me. My parents and I flew into Chicago at midnight on Tuesday night. We drove to Paw Paw, Michigan to sleep for a few hours and then met family to lunch. We made it to Tom and Shari’s house in Hamilton, Michigan, … More Pig Roast
This is one of my absolute favorite videos of all time. I found it on my computer the other day and I have watched it multiple times. Sometimes we just need a reminder that He is Faithful! We need a reminder on what is really important in life! We need a reminder to keep an … More Great is Thy Faithfulness…
A bit over two years ago, we agreed to allow a 14 year old to “work” for us because he was the sole provider for his family. He was so shy he wouldn’t even look at us. We told him we would only allow him to do odd jobs for only two weeks. Somehow … More Jonathan!
It is refreshing for us when we work with teams that are dear to our hearts. Danville is a great supporter to GRACE Ministries and SLAM. Seven of them hit some problems with arriving in Guatemala which cost them one day. Then it rained consecutively for 2 days. The rain caused them not to accomplished … More Adios Danville!
Danville worked all day yesterday and accomplished building 5 houses. They will spend Wednesday finishing house #6 and concreting all of the houses. Today is “tourist day” as they will climb the volcano and spend the afternoon in Antigua. Antigua is crazy on Sundays so we find going to Antigua during the week … More Danville Day 2
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