Clarissa is a very sweet, 8 year old child who has experienced great tragedy at such a young age. She lives with her mother and sisters in El Tejar. She is extremely shy, but she has flourished over the years at the center. Like many of the children, she finds comfort in the safe environment … More Meet Clarissa
It is probably no surprise to most people that Soy loves the costumes during Halloween. All of the social media pictures make him want to be in the states today! I almost bought costumes for us, but the thought of only our family sitting around the kitchen table in costumes is just weird. However, we … More It Begins At Home
We enjoyed Sunday hanging out with the youth from church. Of course the one time I try to cook crockpot lasagna is the morning we lose power. Soy went to buy gas for the generator to try to cook the lasagna, and the power came back on as he pulled back into the driveway. The … More Food & Games
We spent yesterday celebrating Lizzi’s kindergarten graduation! Wednesdays are our days off so we celebrated her ALL day. God gave us Lizzi first because she has adjusted to school without any problems. She has loved every minute of school and meeting friends. Audrey insisted on wearing her gold, glitter shoes because it was her graduation … More Congrats Lizzi!
Fredy lives in a small community directly behind the feeding center. He has been coming to the center for the past 5 years. His parents are very supportive, and they work hard to provide for the family. Although Fredy is shy, I have watched him blossom with confidence over the past several months. We believe … More Meet Fredy and Rosali!
Last night ended the first successful LifeAid Conference for Christian Workers! Randall & Rita Broome did a great job in leading worship along with Ben Labriel, Clint Landry, Jordan Lollar, Mark Mast, Terry Rainey, Johnny Tucker, and Tico Vargas preaching the Word. It was a blessing to have four pastors from El Salvador assist the … More Conference Success!
My blog on Saturday was about the men from Cropwell who helped with maintenance at the mission house. This is the text I received from Bro. Andy after they arrived home: We sat on an airplane in Guatemala airport for about 4 hours as the mechanic had to keep working on the engine. He finally … More Weekend Fun!
In 2002, the mission house on GRACE Mountain was built to house short-term groups. Over the years, the calendar continues to increase with the number of groups using the house. In 2019, there will be 45 teams to come through and use the mission house. There are a lot of people that sleep, eat, sleep, … More Thank You Cropwell!
We survived our first year of school in Guatemala! Lizzi was a champ as she started three weeks later than the others, she only spoke English, and she didn’t know her teacher or classmates. She has thrived over the past year as she has made lots of friends and continues to increase her fluency … More We Survived School!
If you are Soy’s facebook friend then I am certain you have seen pictures from Teresita’s wedding. Max and Teresa Lara have been dear friends in the ministry for many years. Teresa and Teresita clean the mission house and cook for many of the groups. Many of you have grown to love their family throughout … More Teresita & Ignacio
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