In Matthew 21, we read the story of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem when people were celebrating Him as the coming king. People were shouting and waving branches. It was quite the celebration. Jesus made his way into the temple and kicked out the animals and money changers and began healing the blind and lame while …
Helping Bible School expand their reach with curriculum new translation and design
For more than a year, we’ve been working on a special project and it’s finally ready for delivery! Pictured above are the covers of the 10 final courses for the secondary level of Bible studies from the Guatemalan ministry, ASELSI! These courses are now in English and ready for use in Ghana, Africa, the USA …
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Reaching out in care and prayer
Last week we enjoyed having the Grace Fellowship team visiting us from the U.S. This team of 12, led by missionary friends of ours, came to pray and minister with us here in Chichicastenango. Together, we teamed up with a local church to visit a total 8 families in their homes to pray for them …
Teacher training in Xela
We spent a recent Saturday leading kids ministry training with fellow missionaries Janice and Hiro Bae in Xela. The 35 Guatemalan kids ministry leaders came from hours away for the training workshop. Michael taught on themes like: Vision, Discipleship, Planning and organizing, Safety, etc. These teachers ar part of the Bae’s ministry that helps churches …
Training teachers in San Miguel Dueñas
Training, encouarging and equipping children’s ministry teachers is an important part of what we do here in Guatemala. In October, we were invited to provide a training workshop for about 28 teachers from the Freedom Church network in San Miguel Dueñas a town about 6 miles from the picturesque volcano called Agua. Many of these …
Over 2,500 Adventures in the Bible delivered
In Sept.-Oct. we delivered over 2,500 kids ministry books to churches, ministries and bookstores in Guatemala. These Adventures in the Bible books are helping churches, families and ministries share the Gospel and the living principles of God’s Word with hundreds of kids! Pray with us that those who receive these books will put God’s Word …
Teacher Training in Panimache I
Pastor José from Panimache I invited us to teach a workshop with teachers from his affiliated churches. Yesterday, Michael and a couple of our kids went to train their teachers and pastors on principles for kids’ ministry. Then in the afternoon, about 50 kids showed up and the students became the teachers! Using what they …
Training kids ministry leaders!
We had a wonderful time of teaching and training with the 20 Guatemalan kids ministry leaders who joined us and the Radiant Church team for a half-day workshop last week. Two of the leaders traveled from Cunen (three hours away by bus) to be here for these training workshops! The workshops included training on: Many …
DiscipleTec: Guarding your heart…
Last week DiscipleTec took our lesson principles from John 4:23 (Guard your heart because everything comes out of your heart.) and one of our visiting team members (Mr. Shannon) taught the students how to guard their hearts by filling up on God’s Word…Then we split into groups and did the Egg Drop Challenge to practice …
DiscipleTec: Staying Connected to Christ
This week we started electricity projects with our DiscipleTec students and talked about how we (like a light or a fan) need to be connected to our spiritual source (Jesus Christ)! The students enjoyed the new SnapCircuit kits that provide a wealth of different projects that we can do with them! Projects like these are …
