David began the month of October helping fellow missionary
Gary Stone host a volunteer team from Georgia and South Carolina. They
spent the week working in Quetzaltenango and Ixchiguán doing evangelism
and outreach. This was the first time for David to work in that area.
Other than having to endure the cold weather, he enjoyed it.
The boys and I enjoyed getting to visit with
the team in Antigua on the end of their trip. It started a great month
of fellowship opportunities for our family. This past month we have
had meals in homes, meals in restaurants, and meals in our home all with
friends. We attended a birthday party for a co-op friend, and the boys
enjoyed a fun party at karate class. I met a fellow homeschool mom for
coffee, and we met a family for a play-date at a local park. We spent a
few days with a mother and son from a partner church in South Carolina
who were visiting Antigua. We also made ministry visits, attended a few
services at the Baptist church in Parramos, and ended the month with a
special service at the Baptist church in Jocotenango to welcome their
new pastor.
This month we will celebrate one year of living in Antigua. I think the
thing I am most thankful for about the move is the community that we
have around us to share life with. We are constantly thanking the Lord
for the blessing of friends that he is providing for each of us. Having
lived many years in areas that were a little more isolated makes us
appreciate it all the more.
We are kicking off the month of November with a trip to
Chiquimula to attend the anniversary service for the church in Nearar.
They will have services on November 2-3. We are very excited to visit
and worship with our church family there. Pray for a great weekend, for
safety of travel, and for spirit filled services. Pray specifically
for lostness in that area and that this weekend will be a productive
time of outreach for the community.
Later this month David will be flying to Orlando
to represent the IMB at the Florida Baptist Convention. In addition to
promoting the IMB in general, he will be sharing about mission
opportunities in Guatemala and throughout the Americas. Pray for many
great conversations with the church leaders there. He will also be
sharing at a local Baptist church there on Sunday morning November 10.
Pray for his travel and time away.
We will end the month not only celebrating
Thanksgiving with our mission family but also hosting a couple from a
Baptist church in Alabama that week. We will spend the first part of
the week doing ministry and the end of the week having fun and
fellowship. We look forward to having them here with us.
On an exciting
note, our request for student volunteers for next summer has been
adopted by the Georgia Collegiate Ministry. We do not know who they will
be, whether they are male or female, but we do know that they will be
coming from the State of Georgia. Join us in praying for the students
that the Lord is going to send our way. Pray that we would be a great
fit for each other.
There are still opportunities available for
students to serve in other areas. Right now there are still openings in
Peru, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, and Venezuela. If you know of a
college age student who is interested in doing summer missions, have
them visit Summer Sojourners 2020 for more information.
Thank you for your prayers for our family and ministry.
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