September was a busy month with teams. We
began the month hosting a team from Life Church in Culver City, CA.
This team worked in the Antigua area. We partnered with two local
pastors and helped them do outreach in their communities. They were
able to minister to a lot of hurting families and share words of
encouragement with them. They also participated in two worship services
with these pastors. It was a great week and we really enjoyed working
alongside this church.
They flew out on a Saturday and then David left the following day to
join another team from Denver Baptist Church in Denver, NC. That team
worked in the town of Soloma which is in the Western side of Guatemala
in the municipality of Huehuetenango. It is about a 10 hour drive from
where we live. They spent the week doing a health fair in an area where
there is very little Baptist work. Pray for the advancement of the
gospel in this part of Guatemala. Pray that more churches would catch a
vision to help reach it.
He had a little less than two weeks at home before he headed out again
this past Friday. He is currently helping host a team from Georgia and
South Carolina. They are working in Quetzaltenango and Ixchiguán doing
evangelism and outreach. Pray for them this week as they serve on
mission together.
team from Life Church Culver City, CA
team from Denver Baptist Church Denver, North Carolina
Missions
College is an annual IMB training event for US churches, both pastors
and lay people, engaging in short-term, mid-term, and long-term
missions. This is an intense week with a lot of opportunities for
learning, networking, and strategizing. Whether you have been doing
mission trips for years or are just getting started, there is something
for everyone.
You will leave encouraged and excited about how God is at work among the
nations and with practical tools for how you can be involved in what He
is doing.
Here is a video highlighting the 2019 Summer
Sojourner students who served in the Americas. Summer Sojourner is a
program for college age students to spend six weeks of their summer
working alongside career IMB missionaries.
Job requests for summer 2020 students are now posted. There is even one
to serve alongside us here in Guatemala. If you or a student you know
is interested in missions, Summer Sojourner would be a great
opportunity. Visit www.imb.org/students for more information.
On the 24th of
this month we will celebrate 13 years of missionary service with the
IMB. It has been a joy and honor to represent Southern Baptists on the
mission field here in Guatemala. Thank you for the way you have
partnered with us through prayer and lifted us up every step of the
way. We could not do it without you. Thank you for your faithful
prayers!!!
Our family celebrating Guatemala's Independence Day September 15, 2019
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