The Projects ( Part 2 of People, Projects, Purpose) By Team Leader Annette Fulton House building Wheelchair distribution Cement slab pouring Food and clothing distribution The Word For those following along on our journey, our projects appear to be the focus of our fundraising, and many see this as the primary reason for a mission trip, at least…

People, Projects, Purpose: Part One by Annette Fulton It has now been a week since we’ve returned home. Back to ‘normal’ they say. I hope not. It may take weeks, months or longer to fully process what we just experienced. I am not referring to the poverty we saw, or the obvious hunger and lack of…

Final reflections by team member Megan Lehman Our week in Guatemala seems like it was over before I could blink my eyes and so many incredible things happened that it is almost unbelievable. One thing that I learned this week is that there nothing is unbelievable, especially with God. We visited families and learned about…

by Team Leader, Rick Fulton G2 Day 6:  Wheelchair Day #2 Monday,  we had the opportunity to be able to do a second wheelchair distribution. We got up early because we had a 2 ½ hour drive ahead of us to travel high into the mountains. Our destination: Santa Cruze del Quiche.    We travelled north and west…

by Team Leader, Rick Fulton   Bring In • Build Up • Branch Out    This is the Vision Statement of Grace Community Church. One evening this week in Guatemala, talking with Hanna from Bethel Ministries and Pastor Juanito Macario, God showed me how He has implemented this B3 mission here, in Guatemala. In Matthew 28:19,…

by Team Member Aaron Roberson Today started with a 7 am breakfast and then loading the trucks for the day.  Today we would house build at the same site that we poured the concrete, Claudia’s house.  Our crew consisted of Saul leading, Daniel & Caesar, Dick & Bev Snakenberg, and my whole family -The Roberson’s….

by Team Member Megan Lehman Being in Guatemala has been nothing short of incredible this week! After studying Spanish in college, I was very excited to try out my Spanish language skills with the people we would encounter. God certainly has given me a lot of opportunities to use this skill throughout the week! Today,…

by Team Leader Annette Fulton (followup to earlier post:)  https://guatemalamissionssite.wordpress.com/2017/06/26/but-then-god/ A few weeks prior to this trip, we discovered a need for a special wheelchair. A mom we were building a home for had a 10 year old daughter who could not walk and is deaf. This Mama had carried this child, Claudia, everywhere. Also, due…

Tonight as a group, we were introduced to a new Bethel Ministries employee named Dulce-Rebecca.   Dulce has an incredible story and such a heart for God! After graduating from college and becoming a schoolteacher, Dulce decided to go back to school to study social work. In addition to her work at the school and…

By Team Member, Megan Lehman We have had nothing but amazing days here in Guatemala. Today, however, I saw God in everything that we did. Today, I worked with a team pouring a concrete slab for a woman named Anastasia and her four children. The drive to Anastasia’s house was much farther into the mountains…

Tyler’s Chickens When Bev Snakenberg first learned that she would be visiting Guatemala, she spoke about the trip with the kids involved in the Good News Club at Clear Creek Elementary School. The children had the opportunity to earn “Bible Bucks” by knowing their memory verses, filling up their quiet time book and just coming…

By Team Member, Vanessa It’s hard to put into words how a wheelchair can change lives. Not just the life of the one receiving it, but the whole family.  Every time I come to Guatemala, I feel at home and my heart feels peace. Being a part of this distribution and the joy that comes…