On July 3rd, Soy picked up Diamond from the airport to serve with us for the next 10 days. Diamond will graduate in August with a degree in Spanish, and she attends Faith Baptist Church in Bartlett, Tennessee. She has been involved with short-term mission trips to Guatemala in previous years. In addition to working … More Meet Diamond!
They are working extremely hard on finishing the school. They currently have 36 men working on the school building. We are excited about the progress! Click the link to see latest video: Construction Video
I am guilty of becoming caught up with everything going on that I completely forget to take pictures. Apparently no one else took pictures either as I have looked on several facebook pages. What have we been doing since arriving back from the states? We spent about 7 hours organizing and taking inventory of … More What Have We Been Doing?
Last Friday morning, I visited Lydia to receive an update about the baby and to provide bus funds for the next several days. She was very happy because the baby had been without the tube for three days and had breastfed for two days. However, the doctors said they did not know when the baby … More Update on Lydia’s Baby!
We have been very quiet for the last several days because we were enjoying our time with family in Alabama. The girls were out of school for a week so it was made possible for them to visit grandparents and cousins. Of course, they couldn’t fly back by themselves so I had to accompany them. … More Home Sweet Home!
The team built houses until 12 and then traveled to pray over the school. Groups of people spread throughout the two floors and prayed for each room. They spent the afternoon shopping in Antigua and enjoyed a nice dinner at Las Antorches. Today they will finish building the houses. Four of the houses … More Monday Update!
The team left at 6 a.m. Sunday morning and traveled two hours to their destination. The crossed a couple of ravines and rivers to serve a community impacted by the volcano. Why so early? If it begins raining then it is impossible to cross back through the rivers–They didn’t want to spend the night in … More Sunday Update!
The day began with a devotion from Jordan Lollar. The team loaded and headed to build houses or the waterpark. Here is short update of everything. House Building–I have absolutely no idea! I know they worked hard, received some rain, and are on track to complete all houses. Waterpark– 60 of the cutest kids … More Saturday Update!
Team Update: Yesterday began with a devotion by my dad along with worship led by Lana. The building crew loaded up and headed to build house in a nearby community. How many did they build? I have no idea! About 15 people stayed behind and prepared food for the construction men. They always enjoy Pollo … More Friday Update!
My goal for the next several days is to give short updates on the GRACE mission team. 9 of the team arrived on Wednesday and the other 37 arrived yesterday afternoon and last night. Since people arrived on Wednesday why not start working immediately? Update on Team: The team completed 2 houses for Segio … More Updates!
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