YWAM Antigua Base news
September through November has been a time of
transition for the base. After a busy summer hosting teams we were able
to enjoy a little bit of a break and several of our missionaries were able to
take time off to visit supporters. We continued to host our weekly
ministries and in September we had a DTS team from Mazatlan, Mexico stay with
us for 2 weeks. They were a great team on the first leg of their 2 month
outreach to Guatemala. They helped us with the ministries we conduct with
the children, moms and bible distribution as well as ministering at our
community worship service. We were also blessed with a couple who came to
serve as Mission Builders during the month of October.. They spoke
Spanish and were able to minister with us without any difficulties. They
blessed many people with practical goods while they were here as well as shared
the gospel message.
We finally have been approved to begin the
construction of our 3 story addition!!! It has been a long process but
finally we can begin the 6 month project. If you would like to come to
help with the construction, we have a place for you to stay at the base.
Please contact me if you are interested in helping or need more information.
We wish each of you a very Merry Christmas and a faith filled New Year! May 2019 be your
best year ever as you serve our awesome God.
Bruce Ahlberg
In October, we had the blessing of partnering with
a Mission Team that came down from California. They bought 10 baskets
with food and cleaning supplies to give to moms who regularly attend the Women
Bible Study. It was a blessing for them to receive food and they were
very thankful for it.
They also came with us to the dump. The workers at
the dump gathered to listen to what the team had to share with them. They told
them David’s story that went along with a skit. They were invited to
accept Jesus Christ in their hearts. At the end, we prayed for people who
requested prayer. We prayed for a lady whose husband died in May.
According to her story, he was spending time with bad company and he was
poisoned by an enemy. Her daughter who is 26 years old is really
struggling with the dead of her dad.
One of the team members has expressed interest in
supporting the Ministry at the Dump. This will be a big financial
blessing for them.
It’s always good to see how God brings Christians
together to share His love with others.
Susy de Ahlberg
Bless the LORD together!
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within
me, bless his holy name! Psalm 103:1
This past month, we thought we were doing our
friends and fellow staff members, Emma and Renzo, a favor by leading the
women’s meetings for them. But it was more a blessing than anything else,
because we took time with these women to look at how great our God is and how
He has blessed us. More than anything, we want to encourage each other to know
and love our God who has been so loving towards us.
So we talked about the blessings of marriage and
how God is a God of loving relationships. We heard one week how God raised our
friend, Pastor Juan Carlos, from the dead and healed him and gave him new life!
He had died after an operation and came back to life after 2 hours! And Miriam,
his wife, shared on how hard it was to watch her husband get sicker and weaker,
yet in her heart, God was telling her to trust Him. And she saw God’s healing
power and love and received her husband back from the dead. But more important
than being healed or raised from the dead, or being carried through a valley of
death is to know that God is with us and has raised us from death in sin to
life in Jesus Christ our Lord!
It is wonderful to see the women in our group
praising the Lord Jesus together and trusting Him for His mercy and grace. We
see that many of them struggle with family problems and just putting food on the
table, yet they trust in Him and are joyful, because they know Him!
Just last week, we took the time to memorize part
of Psalm 103, which has been a powerful reminder for us to praise our Lord
together:
The LORD is merciful and
gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. 9 He
will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever. 10 He
does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our
iniquities. 11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; 12 as
far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from
us.
Joe and Karin Bedford
Ministerio de mamás
Gracias
a Dios el ministerio de mamas sigue impactando a las madres de la comunidad de
Ciudad Vieja, actualmente asisten con regularidad 90 mamas la mayoría vive en
ciudad vieja y las demás de otras comunidades, este grupo de mamas ha aprendido
a amar al prójimo, lo demostraron cuando sucedió la erupción del volcán de
fuego se unieron para apoyar preparando alimentos en varias ocasiones y
mostraron su apoyo incondicional a las personas afectadas.
Emma de
Lopez
Ministerio de Papás
Pedimos
sus oraciones por el ministerio de Papas, especialmente por 2 papas que están
luchando con el alcohol, ellos han mostrado que quieren cambiar, asisten cada
vez que nos reunimos, es un proceso el que se esta llevando con ellos,
confiamos en Dios que ellos dejaran el alcohol definitivamente.
Renzo Lopez
We are happy to announce
the birth of the newest member of our family. She arrived on December 5. Due to
health problems Carolina was having the baby had to be taken by C-Section
earlier than the expected due date. Both are doing well as this time.
We would really appreciate
your prayers and your help!
We also need financial
help. The hospital fees are about $1000 and we are struggling financially
already.
Our family is doing well,
otherwise. Samantha and Valery are doing well. Valery is talking more and more!
We are developing new ideas for our children’s ministry for next year, focusing
as always on children, teenagers and their families.
Eder
and Carolina Quiacain
