Often people will ask us about needs for our ministry. We have not done an adequate job in letting people know how they can help us minister in certain areas. However, we have made a short Christmas wish list for SLAM. All financial gifts are tax-deductible! Bounce House & Cotton Candy Machine–Cost: $1000.00. Purpose: … More Christmas List!
We had the opportunity to visit some precious friends this past weekend. Decker and Martha Terry have been extremely kind to us and our ministry this past year. My parents have always spoken kind words about them so we were excited to spend some time with them. They are supporters of SLAM and GRACE, and … More December 18th
We had an uneventful day of traveling as we arrived in Grand Bay at 11:00 p.m. Saturday night. The Guatemala government requires us to leave the country every 180 days so we are using the time to spend Christmas with family. We will spend the month of January traveling to a few churches and sharing … More Sweet Home Alabama!
This week of ministering to the people of Guatemala has been dedicated to the memory of sweet Carla Felps Kyser. If you are a part of Friendship Baptist then you have heard my dad say, “You preach your funeral everyday of your life.” Last January, we celebrated Carla’s life, but Carla had already preached her … More Carla’s Christmas
We have had a productive week as we finished the 6 week courses of our three English and computer classes. The students from the church enjoyed popcorn and dipping thier oreos in white chocolate and sprinkles. The students from the school were ecstatic to watch a movie with the computer and projector. The students from … More December 2nd
Danville Baptist built a house for a family involved in the feeding center and GRACE church. The mother and five small girls were sharing one room with one bed. The family was elated to have a laminate house for their family, and they decorated it with pride as they painted the beams and hung streamers. … More November 29th
If you have ever given financially to our ministry, then you were a part of the three Thanksgiving dinners this past week. We had a busy week as we fed approximately 170 people over the past three days. We fed 45 students and family members from our English and computer classes, 15 construction workers, 90 … More Happy Thanksgiving!
I am very jealous of all who will go Black Friday shopping, but Soy just does not understand. Often people want to know if they can bring something specific for the feeding center. I have looked through a few of the Black Friday ads and there are a few things the kids would like. Legos–$20 … More Black Friday Shopping!
We were able to be part of the baptismal service yesterday with GRACE Community Church. Cristobol and Rosa are a sweet couple with four small boys. A team from Alabama built a house for this family. During the dedication of the house, the team presented the gospel to the couple and they both became followers … More November 20th
We are extremely excited to have the responsibility for working with the children at GRACE feeding center on a daily basis. We are partnering with GRACE Ministries as we will be in charge of the daily activities for all 100 children. Since we will be responsible for the “classroom” activities, Lazaro Suruy will have more … More Feeding Center!
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