Shining Light Abroad Ministries

My mom and I left early Monday morning to ride a bus for 5 hours from Guatemala to San Salvador.  We then traveled another 3 hours to Las Palmas where the conference took place.  Bro. Michael Mason, Bro. Keith Martin, Pastor Joe Bailey, and my dad were only a few minutes behind us as they … More El Salvador Pastors’ Conference

Within the last week, we have been blessed to have several teams interact with the kids at the feeding center.  Last week, Thelma Baptist, led by Bro. Doug Chappelle, built a new playground for the kids, built two garden beds, and repaired parts of the stage.  They were a huge blessing to us all week. … More Teams, Teams, & More Teams!

One of the things we love to hear is how God uses short-term mission trips to completely change a person’s life.  A person walks away from “normalcy” for one week with the expectation to change the lives of others, but God uses the week to shake their lives.  Last week we had the privilege to … More A Life Changed

Happy 4th Birthday to our comical, “keep us on our toes” Audrey!  She is definitely the “baby” of the family, and she is spoiled rotten!  We Love You, Audrey!

We are extremely competitive at tether ball! We celebrate Independence Day! We entertain ourselves with foot and hand jives! We wear out our shoes before we grow out of our shoes! We look really pretty in our typical clothes! We play “lawn” darts up the stairs! We are thankful to the team who left this … More What Do We Do?

  We receive top honors in our school! Great Job Aracely, Wilber, & Wilfredo (not pictured) We ask to have our picture taken because we think we are really cool! We tie four jump ropes together in order to make one long jump rope! We proudly support Alabama football! We do jumping jacks while waiting … More What Do We Do?

Yesterday, we traveled to El Rodeo to feed the people affected by the volcano.  These people still do not have water in their community as a result of the volcano. The last time we prepared and cooked food in the heat, no water, and over small fires.  I convinced Teresa and Teresita to cook “freezer” … More 600 People Fed

Maria began coming to the center in the Spring.  To say she is shy would be an understatement.  She was very timid during her first few months at the center, and she chose not to interact with any of the other students.  She would often choose to sit by herself instead of playing with the … More Meet Maria!

If I had a dollar every time someone expresses how much they love Jasmine, I would be rich!  Jasmine is our one child who knows the location of everyone’s house in Santo Domingo.  She is often our tour guide as we deliver the food through the village.  She is a natural leader as she is … More Meet Jasmine!

Eli is a typical, nine-year boy.  In March, I was at his school on “report card” day!  We talked to his mom about why his grade in homework was not as high as we would like.  The mother’s limited education limits her to helping her third grade son.  We explained how Eli never has homework … More Meet Eli!