Many of you know Rebekah Rankin is serving at the feeding center for 9 weeks. She graciously agreed to share some of her thoughts with you. I think I fall more in love with this country every single time I come down here, and this time, it’s every single time I wake up. Waking up … More Rebekah’s Blog
Update on Lydia’s Baby: We have been able to make arrangements to take and pick up Lydia from the hospital each day. Our schedule doesn’t allow us to take her today, but we provided her with the funds to travel by bus. On Wednesday they described the baby as “grave”. This past Thursday they drained … More Days of Fun!
A quick update on the Lydia’s baby: The baby has sepsis and pneumonia. She is in critical condition right now. The doctors have not seen any improvement since she was admitted to the hospital on Saturday. She is on a ventilator. Pray! When I thought of ways we could help, my first thought was “I … More Prayers for Lydia Update
Henry is one of our children in the program, and I often use his story as an example of how we are changing lives. They are definitely one of the poorest families we serve. Henry’s mom, Lydia, just delivered her fifth baby this past Saturday morning. The baby girl was born in the house before … More Prayers for Lydia
I am not even sure of all of the details of how Decker and Martha Terry became involved in my parents lives and now our lives. They have never been to Guatemala, but they are faithful supporters of our ministries. When I become worried about the future, they are some of the people God uses … More Busy Week!
The contractor was determined to finish the first floor by the end of May. Some hiccups with materials caused him to lose a few days. Last Friday, the men worked from 6 a.m. until midnight! They worked 18 hrs but they finished on May 31st! At times there were over 40 men working the … More The 2nd Level!
On Friday, we welcomed Rebekah to the mountain as she will spend the next two months working at the feeding center. Rebekah is no stranger to Guatemala as her family has been involved for years. She just completed her first year of college at UAB. Although her primary focus is the children at the feeding … More Meet Rebekah
Happy Friday from these cuties! These children are some of our younger students. The only thing we tell the students is they can’t all say, “I like the computers!” We have learned some interesting things about what the kids like most about the center. For example, Andy is a very shy child, but he loves … More Happy Friday!
On Monday, I watched Soy drive up to the construction site. The workers starting yelling for each other to come and Soy became really popular. He was passing out energy drinks! He doesn’t want them to slow down in the construction so he is supplying them with energy drinks (no worries–the energy drinks are not … More Construction Update!
A few weeks ago we decided to bribe Sydney. If she agreed to actually try to learn Spanish then we would allow her to participate in gymnastics. She happily agreed so we enrolled all three girls into a gymnastics class close by. After the first session, Sydney’s first comment was “Well, I learned a lot … More Saturday Fun!
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