Guatemala: 7 Years!!

It's hard to believe that today we celebrate 7 years serving here in Magdalena, Guatemala! The Lord has been so good to us in so many ways and I want to put down a few of the things we have seen God do over the last 7 years so you can celebrate with us and worship the Lord for his goodness. I was reading this morning in Psalm 116 and came across this verse that describes the Lord's goodness in our lives over the past 7 years: "How kind the Lord is! How good he is! So merciful, this God of ours!" Psalm 116:5

Here are a few ways you can celebrate with us:

• God's faithful provision for our family. Our family has grown and our expenses have grown but God continues to provide for our financial needs! Here's our family pic 7 years ago:
  

• Lives Changed. We have seen many people give their lives to Jesus, baptized, trained in a trade, grow as leaders, etc, etc. Here are a few pics of some changed lives:

• Faithful Provision of God for Love Guatemala. We have seen the Lord provide for the vision he has given us. He has provide for the operational costs of LG. Houses, bunk beds, shoes, medical care, clothing, food and so much more for so many! We have seen hundreds of students trained, graduate and get jobs or start businesses. We have seen God provide over half million dollars for a vocational training center and now for expansion for a new multi-purpose facility. Here are a few pics:

• An Amazing Team the Lord has given us to work with! I am grateful that from day one were able to work with this amazing couple:

God has given us these great teams to work with over the years:

To God be the glory, great things He has done! Thanks to each of you for your faithful prayers and support! 

June Happenings

Summer is normally a little busier for us and this year is no exception. We have had lots of guests, one team so far, Jennifer took a visit to the states with Grace and Levi. We are in the midst of a construction project along with all the regular activities.

We have a visit from our friend Pastor Remberto who works with us from the New Life Network. He provides coaching and support for our church. Here a few pics from his visit.

We had a great team from Virginia as well that our friend Kim brought. Here is a blog and video from that group.

One of the things the team did was help us put on a retreat for some of the people from New Life Church that are going through our discipleship training. This was a time to process all the Lord is doing and make necessary changes. It was a great day! Here are a few pics:

We are also in the midst of expanding our reach through building a multi-purpose facility. You can see some pics and read about that here.

Jennifer, Levi and Grace took a trip back for a few weeks to Indiana. Levi is going to be moving back at the end of the year and we needed to start the process on a few things for this move. She also got to be there when her sister Diane had her son. Also lots of people wanted to meet Grace! Here a few pics from their trip.

We have another group coming this next week, the boys are going to camp this weekend and a few more teams in July. We are looking forward to a fun summer. Pray for strength and wisdom as we lead and serve.

"For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many." Mark 10:45