House for Abuela Juana

 We did a visit about a month ago with one of the older ladies that attends our little church. Her name is Jane (Juana). She is a sweet lady with many challenges, but we were not aware of the housing situation until recently when we made this visit and found out where she was sleeping. We knew we had to do something to help. One of the values we have as a church is generosity and we are trying to teach our people to live lives of generosity and we have committed as a church to give away at least 50% of our offerings to help people like Juana, support missions and other needs and ways we can be generous. Check out some pics below of how we found her house and what her new place looks like. We were also able to get her a new bed. Gloria a Dios!

Her house was made up of old sheet metal with holes, dirt floor, plastic.

She just turned 77 years young.

Here is the work we did with our team of leaders from New Life Church:

Joel wanted to help and even gave some of his money towards it!

Our friends Eswin and Marvin bought and finished it up with a concrete floor. 

She did not want to move her few things back into her house until we came and prayed and dedicated it with cake and all!

Grateful for Abuela Juana! 

6 years in Guatemala!

It is hard to believe we have been here in Guatemala for six years. There are many thoughts running though my head today. God has done so much and taught us so much in these years here but yet we know he has so much more he wants to do through us. In our church, New Life Church, we have been studying the book of Ephesians and tonight we will be studying Ephesians 3:20 which says, "Now to (N)him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, (O)according to the power at work within us" We have seen him do just this in these 6 years and we are excited about whatever else he has for us here!

Thanks to so many of you for your prayers and financial support over the years that have allowed us to be here and serve. Below are some family pictures over the past 6 years. It is crazy to see how we came here with babies and now they are growing into young men, one of which is now taller than me!

This is in 2012 when we left.

Not only has God changed our family, but has done some amazing things in and through Love Guatemala and now New Life Church here. Below are a few pictures of these changes as well.

This is where we used to meet and where the art school was.

This is where we now meet. This was our inauguration of the building in 2015 that God miraculously provided.

This is the new art school.

This is the new building the Lord provided in 2014.

This was our staff before.

This is our team now.

These are some of the lives that have been changed through the gospel!

Here are some of the teams and people who have served with us!

This is the ground breaking ceremony we had in March of 2014!

 Here are some of our previous graduates.

 Some of our 2017 graduates.

We have been blessed to see the Lord do some incredible things. We are excited how he will continue to use our family in the months and years to come. Thanks again to all of you who pray and support us in anyway! We seriously could not be here without you!

To God be all the glory!

"To him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen." Ephesians 3:1`