5 years in Guatemala!

It is hard to believe we have been here 5 years!  It seems like just yesterday we were selling everything and getting ready for our move here.  Much has happened in 5 years - the boys have grown up, we now have young men in our house.  Love Guatemala has grown and been used to transform lives.  God provided a building for Love Guatemala miraculously. Levi's surgery, many teams have come and visited, started new trade schools etc...

One of the cool things to sit back and watch is how our kids have grown both physically and spiritually.  Here are some pictures of how they have changed over the past 5 years:

Thanks to all who have prayed and supported us over the years!  We could not be here without you!  Please continue your prayers and support. We need them!

This is our prayer for you:

Philippians 1:3-6 "I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus."

New Team (Glory Train) From Indy visits Love Guatemala

We had the privilege of hosting this great group who named themselves the "Glory Train" from our home town last week.  The group was made up of 3 churches from the Indy area.  It included my mom and many friends from the church Jennifer and I grew up in and got married in.

It was a special week as we reconnected with old friends, served with my mom, served many people, the students of Love Guatemala and had lots of fun (minus getting kicked by a horse, but that is another blog post).

Check out some pictures from our week.  It was really awesome to see my kids serving along side my mother.  God is so good and gracious!

 I loved having all our boys involved with this team!

They served in the schools. 

 Devin my long time friend! It was awesome to serve along side him and his girls!

 Steve another long time friend who led the team.  He is awesome and a great leader!

I loved how this team connected with our kids especially Caleb and Luke!

The guys!

The Ladies!

Jennifer and I with Steve and Rebecca Smith the leaders of the team and great friends!  It was great to reconnect with them and get to know them and see their hearts for the Lord!

 This gives you an idea of how everyone included Luke in the activities, even picture taking!

The young men of the group with Levi.  The guy on the far right, Alfonso was a great blessing as he handled the majority of the translating which was a huge help to me.  All of these young men and the young ladies were very mature and worked very hard and had lots of fun!

It was a fun week and we accomplished a lot to the Glory of God!