Second Day of Ministry

The morning started out with scrambled eggs, refried beans, fruit and coffee for breakfast.

We went to the church in Zona 6 and met with the pastor and his wife. We walked down to the open market and purchased the food that we needed to feed around 200 people.  Watermelons, potatoes, chicken and cucumbers were on the menu for the meal today. After we purchased the food, we went back to the church and we helped prepare and cook for 2 separate meal servings.  The children that went to school in the afternoon were the first ones to eat and then about an hour later the morning schools were released and we then fed the rest of them.

After the second meal, we needed to go to the school and talk to some 4^th and 5^th graders about staying drug free.  The children knew about some of the types of drugs already and enjoyed unwrapping the suckers with gloves and our blurry goggles. The children could relate to the testimony, as a few of their parents are alcoholics. The testimonial concluded with the young man that was an addict to drugs came to know the Lord and replaced his drug addiction for a love for Christ.

There was one last blessing we were able to provide for the family. The team blessed the family that got the new roof with 2 new full size beds. The pastor’s wife came and talked with the family and they were grateful for the new beds and for God. The mother in this household has a very rough past of being sold to a drug dealer by her father. She had 2 kids from that arrangement and lived in a very hostile environment. She did escape this environment without the children, only to find out that the house that took her in was for prostitution.  She managed to get away from this environment through someone that had pity on her and distracted the keepers, so she could run away.  She now is married and has 2 children. The children started going to the church for meals after school and that’s when she decided to learn more about Christ.  She accepted Jesus into her life and for the past 2 years, she spends as much time, everyday, at volunteering at the church to help with the meals. The family is very poor, but through this church, the children get at least one large meal a day.

Our day concluded at the Renuevo Church for a prayer service, Guatemalan style. It was a unique experience to listen to all the music in Spanish and occasionally a song that had a recognizable tune, we could sing in English. There was an interpreter present that was able to tell us what the pastor was saying in Spanish. We met some interesting people in the congregation that spoke very good English.

Thanks again for your prayers today.

Dios Bendiga!