I’d never heard of (nor could I prononunce ) Pijijiapan, but weeks ago I was told that pastors there wanted us to come and help train their Sunday school teachers to teach kids. So we began making plans to go to Pijijiapan, Mexico! Pijijiapan (named after a local wild duck the pijije) is a hot …
Training ministry leaders in rural Guatemala
Recently a young pastor from a rural church outside of Chichicastenango invited us to come and train their children’s ministry team. We love helping to encourage and share vision and ideas with these leaders who have hearts to disciple children. This particular church is the only evangelical church in their community. When I heard this, …
Teaming up with others for leadership training and equipping
In August we had the opportunity to help the Guatemalan ministry of ASELSI with their annual leadership conference. We provided about 400 children’s books as a gift to each conference attendee as well as helping with translation during one of the workshops about leadership. We also were able to make the Adventures in the Bible …
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Training youth with vision
A local pastor invited us to come and teach his children’s ministry team to get ready for 2024. At the Emmanuel Primitive Methodist church in the community of Pachoj, Michael (assisted by Haim) led a workshop with 11 young people who team up to teach the children who come to their church. They played games, …
Training Children’s Ministers
Training workshops have turned out to be a great way to serve ministries and churches by encouraging and training their children’s ministry leaders with fresh ideas for teaching the children they serve. Here are a few pictures from a training we did with representatives from at least two nearby churches. In the workshops we cover …
Workshops: Encouraging, training, and equipping kids’ ministries
The Power of the Holy Spirit Church is located in the older part of Chichicastenango–an area of town known for it’s cantinas. While this church is located in a part of town where those who drank too much at the cantina can be found passed out along the sidewalk, this church has a vision to …
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Helping youth find practical education for their future
For many young people in Guatemala, finding good work can be a challenge. Some leave their homeland and travel to find work in the USA or other places. Some get education but still struggle to find work. Some get low paying jobs that help them just get by. Still others develop themselves and start new …
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Equipping and encouraging teachers
As part of an ongoing effort to encourage and help teachers in the local school district, we teamed up with another missionary to provide a teaching about the importance of teaching values and a workshop on techniques for teaching math. About 50 teachers attended in two groups–1st grade and 6th grade. These teachers represented schools …
Teaching distance Bible courses with ASELSI
In July, Michael finished teaching a Bible class on the Christian Family with the Guatemalan Bible institute at ASELSI. Now he’s co-teaching an online class with a pastor friend. The class is on the Holy Spirit and has students from Mexico, Venezuela and Guatemala. Pray for these students and for Michael as they explore Scripture …
Delivering Adventures in the Bible to Pastors
I’d last spoken with pastor Eliseo when I was at his church teaching a workshop for new children’s ministry workers a few weeks ago, so I wasn’t expecting his call when the phone rang that morning. Eliseo told me he needed 10 sets of our children’s ministry books for the pastors who are visiting his …
