Below you will see what the Lord has shown 22 amazing teenagers in our time in Antigua.  “We lived in Antigua for 17 days. In those 17 days, I have learned so much. For example, things like the fact that toilet paper can and WILL clog the toilet. And many other hilarious. I have grown in my faith in more ways then I ever thought could be possible. The Lord has opened up my eyes to the beauty of this country, and the joy dwelling in the hearts of the locals. But he has also shown me heartaches and poverty. I am beyond thankful to be living and experiencing both extremes and the in...

Greetings from San Pedro!    We closed out our time yesterday in Antigua, and set out for another exciting adventure in San Pedro. We arrived yesterday around 5 PM and had an evening of rest before our First day of ministry here!    Thanks for reading and following and be on the lookout for a blog post from each of the participants as they were each asked to write about a story or some kind of recap of our time in Antigua which will be sent out soon! 

Guatemala 4 week Team We drove for about three hours up into the mountains to a place called Cuidad Chuikel. We were scheduled to conduct a VBS for 75 to 100 kids and as it turned out, there were at least that many. The church is called Iglesia Evangelica Monte Horeb, Pastored by Antonio Cayote. He had been a pastor of a 3000 member church but by faith, left that church to plant this church in Cuidad Chuikel. The church started with nothing but has grown to 250 over a period of 11 years. Keep in mind that most of the people who attend have to walk as many as several miles to attend. What started...

On our last day of ministry for the first week in Guatemala, my team headed out to an indigenous village three hours away. I was expecting a day full of children ministry, but received so much more. This is my open letter to my new Guatemalan sisters.    Dear Guatemalan Sisters,  Your hospitality has changed my life and my heart. The small village of beautiful selflessness that you live in is such an example of Jesus’s love. Though we are the same age, you have become my role models; because laughter is your medicine and you have true joy that only Jesus can provide. You...

As I ventured out on day 2 of serving in Guatemala, my leader announced to the group that it would be a good idea to make connections with the kids that we would meet that day, because we would be seeing them again soon. As I listened to the announcement, I loved the prospect of it, but didn’t really think twice about the idea, as young kids have never exactly been my forte. I was expecting to step in, say “Hola”, give them a smile and be on my way. We arrived at the village and I began doing just that. That is until two young boys and I continued to cross paths. I finally...