The Kunkel Family: 9 Years in Guatemala

It is hard to believe we have been in Guatemala 9 years. We moved here June 20, 2012. Caleb our youngest boy was just 2. How things have changed. We did not really know what we were getting into when we moved to Guatemala. God has done more than we could have imagined or thought. Here are a few of the things God has done:

Moved us here: Not an easy task to sell everything and pack up 21 suitcases with 5 boys and head to a foreign country. Many challenges along the way living in Guatemala but we wouldn't have it any other way.
Learned Spanish: Well still learning but that will be the rest of my life.
Helped further Establish Love Guatemala: Before we arrived our home church and other missionaries and mainly Carlos and Telma Lopez had established the Art, Cooking and Carpentry School and we came to support and further establish things. We were able to help further develop and implement devotionals, a sponsor programs, teams program, expand staff etc.
Purchased Property: In 2013 we bought property which was a miracle in and of itself for a small ministry with very little resources.
Built a 10,000 sq ft facility: Then God surprised us again by miraculously providing over a half million dollars for a new building to house our growing ministry in 2014.
Started some new schools: In 2015 with our new space we started an English School and Literacy program which has now become a primary school for older youth/adults.
Started our Feeding Center in 2015.
Started New Life Church in 2018.
Bought more property and built our multi-purpose space in 2019. (The Lord knew we would need this space with the pandemic coming!)
Started Bible Institute in 2020 with 10 students graduating this year.
We have seen the Lord transform countless lives.
Our family has grown by 2 soon to be 3 more. (See pics of family changes over the years below)