Construction Project and Prayer Seminar

During the first week of February we joined forces with a group from Canada to help with the construction of a health clinic in San Pablo La Laguna. We began work at 3 a.m. on Sunday morning and finished pouring the roof at 3 p.m. Over 40 men from the community and church came out to help. The clinic will be completed in the next couple of months and will meet a great need for better health care in San Pablo. We also constructed a home for a family of 7. Their small two room adobe style home was replaced with a block home that will be much more comfortable for them. We made a triple bunk bed so the 4 boys will have a bed with a mattress instead of a board or the ground to sleep on.
On February 14 we hosted a seminar on prayer at Higher Grounds Coffee House which was attended by 45 people. It was a great day of learning and practical application on prayer and worship. Our desire is to use the coffee house meeting room to be a place of regularly scheduled prayer as well as personal prayer throughout the week.

Miracle at San Pablo La Laguna!

The YWAM Chico, California DTS students have been ministering in San Pablo La Laguna during the past week. Last Sunday they witness an amazing miracle that our staff member Sue reported in the following:Just wanted to send an encouraging and exciting email! Tonight I
(indirectly) witnessed God do a real live miracle! ... I am here at Lake Attitlan, one of the most beautiful lakes of Central America, translating for a group of 18-25 year olds, who are on their 2 months outreach in Guatemala, as part of a 5 month training school they are doing with YWAM...

anyway...

Tonight whilst I was translating for one of the canadian lads who was preaching in the local church, someone came to the pastor and all of a sudden he had to rush out... then about 15 mins later he came back and got 2 boys from our team who were sitting in the congregation.... then another 15 mins later he came back again and got the rest of the team... all whilst I was up front, interpreting...

Turns out that the 3 month old baby of a couple in the church had died! They rang the pastor... he went..prayed.... felt a block in his prayers... hence he got the lads to go with him to pray... they prayed... with faith.. as they prayed, asking for the Lord to breathe new life, (as they demonstrate in the dramas that they do), they felt the true, living breath of God breathe through them and past them and onto the baby. The baby´s skin, which had been so cold, became warm again, and his eyes started to move, although still closed.... then, suddenly, they popped open and he stared straight at the lad who had been praying... and started smiling! WOW! PRAISE GOD! ... as soon as the lad I had been translating for, finished his preach, the pastor whipped us out of there to go and pray too... when we got there... we saw a happy smily baby.... and a very teary, greatful mum and dad.
Wow! Amazing!

Christmas Caroling

Saturday night YWAM Antigua held its 3rd annual Christmas caroling party in Antigua. It was a great night to sing the familiar Christmas songs to the many people who were walking the streets and in the Central Park of Antigua. We met up with a band comprised of young people who were also playing Christmas songs so we joined in with them and had a wonderful time. It was totally unplanned but nonetheless a blessed time for everyone and an opportunity to truly give praise to the Lord.

Feliz Navidad!

December news

Sue Lawrence from England has recently joined our staff. We are blessed to have her serving with us. Sue has a passion for prayer and will be developing this ministry as the Lord leads her.
We celebrated Thanksgiving at Higher Grounds Coffee House and had 42 people attend. It was a fabulous meal prepared by our staff. The coffee house has hosted a special Thanksgiving meal for the past 5 years. There are many Americans in Antigua who appreciate the opportunity to participate in this meal and invite their Guatemalan friends to be a part of it.
We will be hosting DTS teams from Chico, CA and Sacramento, CA durng December. Both teams will be here to celebrate Christmas. We look forward to their arrival and the ministry they will bring to reach out to people here.
On December 19th we will be showing movie at the base and inviting our neighbors to view it. We will have special Christmas message for them and an invitation to accept Christ as their Lord and Savior.
On December 20 we will have the annual Christmas caroling party in Antigua. We will be walking the streets to sing Christmas songs to bless the people and remind them of the real meaning of the celebration.
On December 24 we will host a special Christmas Eve service at a local homeless shelter. There are 80-90 people who come each night for a meal and spend the night in the shelter. We look forward to ministering to them.
Have a Merry Christmas!

Movie Night at the Base

Saturday night we showed the movie, "The Cross and the Switchblade" at the base. We had almost 100 people from the neighborhood attend. This story is timeless as it demonstrates the power of God to reach what some may consider the most difficult and hardened people. Gangs are very powerful in Guatemala and the audience could relate to the story of Nicky Cruz, the gang leader. He has come to Guatemala on several ocassions to host crusades. At the end of the movie a local missionary presented the gospel message and gave opportunity to receive Christ as Lord and Savior. To God be the glory!

Kid's Club

Last Saturday we hosted Kid's Club at the base for the children living in our neighborhood. About 50 children participated in the program which we will host on Saturdays. It is a great opportunity to extend the love of Christ to these precious children. They appreciate having a place to go to where they know they will be safe and have fun. Many of the children come from families without much money and have problems that stem from alcohol use and abuse. A local newspaper reported that 66% of Guatemalans drink alcoholic beverages which makes them #1 in the world. It is not a statistic to be proud of and the devasting results are witnessed everyday in the live of neglected and abuse children. Please pray that our outreach to children will have a life-changing impact on them and their families.