Trip To Guatemala February 2025

 Ben had the opportunity to travel to Guatemala to serve alongside Carlos the new National Coordinator there. They held a pastor's conference, Ben was able to perform a wedding of couple he baptized and disicpled while living there. Love Guatemala also had a 10 year celebration of officially being a recognized ministry in Guatemala. And of course many visits with friends who are like family. 

Always fun to hang with the feeding center kids at Love Guatemala. The team continues to improve and disciple these kids.

The pastor's retreat which was held at our friend's ministry property.

Lots of time to share and worship together.

It's not a retreat without a campfire

10th anniversary of Love Guatemala

Prayer of thanks for 10 years and praying for many more faithful years serving the community of Magdalena and beyond.

Carlos and Telma the founders of LG

It was fun to hear many staff members share about their memories and experiences of working and serving at LG. This is Guicho our very first full time employee who is still working as Security.

The new staff at LG. They do a great job with Katy leading them.

Wedding time! This is Pedro and Silvia, Telma's brother and sister in law. The gospel continues to bring about restoration to their family. What a testimony to many there!

This was a special time of praying for them with their kids.

Ben enjoyed doing this wedding. Such a picture of the work of the gospel in a family. 

Getting some snuggles from Killian Caleb, Katy's son.

The best sunrises are in Guatemala!

Fun to hang out with the pastors one afternoon in Antigua!

Always hard to say goodbye!

Trip to Guatemala December 2023

 Ben was able to take a recent trip to Guatemala in which he worked with Carlos on the transition of leadership in Guatemala, helped install a new Pastor at New Life Church, Magdalena, Guatemala. He was also able to participate in the Love Guatemala graduation. See some pics and more info about this trip below.

Got to hang out with kids in the feeding center. Still going strong with over 50 kids!

My friends and fellow pastors Josymar and Eswin. Josymar on right was the one we installed as pastor, Eswin planted a church in June in Santa Lucia

Carlos sister who worked with us is just recovering from major surgery to remove a tumor from her stomach. Please pray for her!

One of the graduates who has opened her own beauty salon.

Coffee with friends, Jose and Norita!

My friend Will graduating from the English School

Rous and Mayra who work for LG.

More friends who are graduating!

This is Milton who has been part of the ministry for a long time. He graduate from the Carpentry School years ago and continued to get his middle and high school finished. We are so proud of him!

So fun to spend time with the Lopez family!

Volcano fuego still very active!

The service to install Josymar.

My friend Cesar who has an amazing testimony!

Our church plant in Santa Lucia!

The views are still incredible there!

Got to meet this beautiful baby who belongs to Rous the LG secretary and has been like a daughter for many years!

Ben was grateful for this time in Guatemala to celebrate with LG and NLN Guatemala!

Trip to Virginia Nov 2023

 We were able to take a little trip out east to see friends, share about the work the Lord has us doing and have a little family fun. It was a pretty long trip but the kids did well. We are grateful to everyone who hosted us, fed us, took us out to eat, gave us hugs and loved on our kids. A special big thanks to Tom and Cindy Denome who spoiled us again when we stayed with them. Anyone who can host 8 people is amazing but they not only host but spoil us with special food and times together and bend over backwards to bless us. They are family and we are forever grateful. 

This was a fun gathering with a bunch of people who came down on teams from Virginia to Guatemala over the years. It was fun to catch up with everyone.

They girls had fun painting with Miss Kim.

Snuggle time

This was on the way we stayed at a hotel to break up trip thanks to Tom giving us hotel points to use.

Emma got tired while daddy was talking at church ;-) We shared at a church called Warehouse Church which meets at a missions organization.

There is a park always nearby. Weather was great while we were there.

Kim even taught Emma

Miss Cindy made all the kids custom t-shirts and of course the girls picked unicorns.

We got to celebrate Tom's bday a little early.

Kids adopted grandparents. 

The girls love the dogs. Daddy not so much ;-)

It was great to be united with Kim and Glen after almost 4 years! 

Family!