During the month of February we continued focusing our time on the ministries we conduct each week at the base and in the surrounding area. We are now going to the dump in El Tejar the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month to conduct a program for the children and provide a light meal for them. It has been a blessing for us to work not only with the children but also the moms who are with them. We have been working with Pastor Lazaro and his wife who have contact with the people at the dump. He brings a bus out on Sunday to take them to his church in Chimultenango. He has a feeding program during the week with 45 children coming for lunch each day. We went to his feeding center to do a dental education program with the children and give each of them a flouride treatment to help make their teeth less vulnerable to cavities. We will conduct this program with the children who come to our ministry at the dump as well. Each child receives a tooth brush and tooth past to take home.
A new ministry at the base is a men's group that will be meeting once a month for a meal and a time of teaching and fellowship. The men who come are mostly the husbands of the ladies who come for the moms ministry each week. The men are challenged to be pursuing the Lord in all areas of their lives and become the spiritual head of their families. Some are struggling with alcohol problems and we as for your prayers on their behalf.
David and Juli Voncannon and their three children came back to the base in February after spending 3 months caring for David's dad after he had a stroke. His dad is doing much better and we pray he will continue to progress and be able to resume his normal activities.
Francis and Andrea Frizzell wil be joining our base as voluntary missionaries in the month of March. Francis is from England and Andrea is from Guatemala. We look forward to their arrival and the help they will bring to the ministries of the base.
We are still waiting for the final approval to purchase the lot next to the base and hope it will be finalized in the next 2 weeks. It has been a long and trying process but we are getting closer each day to make the purchase and then move on with the other building plans and permits we will need to get from the city to start construction of the 3 story addition. We are excited to be able to add more rooms that will better serve our needs.
SSSO
We are taking application for our Summer Spanish School and Outreach which will begin the last week of June and run for 4 weeks. If you want to learn Spanish or improve your Spanish this is a great opportunity at an affordable price. The class consists of 3 week language instruction for 4 hours each day Monday through Friday along with discipleship training classes and ministry development. The final week will be an outreach to a community in Guatemala where the students will practice their Spanish and conduct ministry.
YWAM-DTS
We are also taking application for the YWAM-DTS that will begin the first week of August. This is a great program that is open to everyone 18 years and older. The 5 months school is divided into a 3 mouth lecture phase and a 2 month outreach phase. It is a time of intense training and spiritual development with a group of fellow students who have the same focus on "Knowing God and Making Him Known". We encourage you to apply early!
