It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! We are already preparing for our special week of Christmas activities! We want to allow you the opportunity to spread some Christmas shoes to the children in Guatemala. Santa’s workshop takes a lot of time, but it is so worth it. Have you ever counted … More Christmas Shoes!
There are no words to adequately express our gratitude for every person who has prayed for us this past year. We have been humbled by the prayers interceded on our behalf and the generosity shown towards us. God is walking with us and carrying us every step of the way. The song … More One Year!
I was sitting in the office watching the high school girls have a meeting with our directors, Julio and Delmy. Several weeks ago they completed the first part of the exam for their teaching certificates. They have anxiously waited for weeks to receive the results. Julio handed the test results to each girl … More From My Perspective!
Whenever I looked at my calendar for the months of May, June, July, and August, I became overwhelmed with the amount of responsibilities required of me with teams. In the past, Soy and I would tag team responsibilities with our ministries and our family. We worked very well together. He was the … More The Real Heroes!
It’s early in the morning and there is silence on the mountain! In fact the past several days have been a lot quieter. This is very unusual but it is a welcome sound after a busy summer. We are finished with our “Summer Rush”! We will welcome several more teams throughout the year … More Summer Rush!
Written by Bailee Wilson Friday morning, during our time on Grace Mountain, we were told we’d be doing something that night that’s a little out of routine—a prayer walk through the campus of Colegio J.E.T. I carried this information through the workday, eager to pray over the school, its students, and teachers. As if it … More Joy!
Written by Scott Fontenot For twenty five years or so, I have listened to people give an account of their first mission trip to Grace Mountain. None of these accounts prepared me for the things I would gain and lose by going. On the gain side, I now have gained an appreciation of the need … More Gain & Lose
I love how the first-timers on every trip are wide-eyed and soaking in everything about the beautiful country and people. I also love when people return year after year and tell stories about how one trip to Guatemala forever changed their lives. Pam Landry Baker is an example of how God used a trip to … More Forever Changed!
The other night, I hugged the cutest 11 year old girl as she told me about her fears. Unfortunately, these were not the normal fears of a child, but all of the “What If’s” of a child who has experienced great loss and trauma. This mama could not look her in the eyes and … More What If?
“So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. … More More Family!
Shining Light Abroad Ministries 