The Truth… The truth is I do not like to write blogs. The truth is I do not like to know that people can criticize every single thing that is written. The truth is I do not like to live in a glass house because I am a very private person. The truth is … More The Truth…
Each year we have a Quinceañera party for the girls who turn 15 years old. In this culture, the fifteenth birthday is a big celebration and we want all of our girls to feel special. Mike Clark, director of Casa Aleluya, always takes his 15 year old girls to Tikal Futura as a … More Celebrating in the City!
Last year, our high school students experienced the first Colegio JET Mission Trip. This year our high school students are experiencing the first Colegio JET Youth Camp! They came to the mission house on Monday on morning to eat breakfast and play games before taking all of the suitcases to the “camp”. They … More
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
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