Tomas and his family of nine live up on the side of a large hill less than a mile up a narrow road from our house where we’ve visited them two or three times to chat, pray for them and to encourage their son who has been part of our Bible Study. Despite many conversations …
An answered prayer
It was Thursday when Katí and her little brother, Victor, were carrying a small bag as they trudged down the gravel road on their way to the main highway that cuts through the Guatemalan countryside near the village of Lemoa. In their bag they had a white flag–a symbol that shows they are begging for …
Delivering Food and Care during COVID-19
Since the children from our Little Disciples Bible Study can’t come to us, we are checking in on them and their families and delivering food supplies along with some children’s Bible lessons they can do on their own. We have found that some of these families are barely getting by with the food they can …
Continuing to Light the Darkness
Since 2016 Reach World Mission has been helping to bring light to the literal darkness of villages and homes without electricity or where electricity is unreliable or expensive. In 2018 alone we’ve delivered 179 solar lamps to light homes. The majority of those went to a village called El Esfuerzo where a discipleship program has …
Volcano Eruption Brings Tragedy to Affected Villages
The news here has been full of ash covered faces, dramatic images of the hot ash clouds engulfing the land, and of rescue crews trying to find one more victim still alive. On Sunday, June 3 the active Fuego Volcano erupted with unusual force and sent hot ash and debris flooding into two villages. The …
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Lights for El Esfuerzo
The sun hadn’t risen yet when I left Chichicastenango at 4:20 a.m. to head for the Pacific Coast and the small village of El Esfuerzo — Spanish for “The Effort.” This was a village where about 65 families were putting their effort into scratching out a living on a mountainside in the Guatemalan jungle without …