Hello friends and family,

Yesterday we returned to the mission house in Guatemala City after three amazing days visiting villages near Lake Atitlan.

For the last several days, Herman, one of the doctors and the pastor of Vida Real church in Antigua, has started our mornings with a devotional consisting of worship, teaching and prayer. Herman, with his special gift of speaking God's word, has inspired us all to allow God to speak thru us and for us to pray boldly for miracles of healing and restoration. Even though we came to Guatemala to minister to the people here, God has used Herman to minister to us as well. We have shared many tears of joy and healing as we have realized God's love and goodness on an entirely new level.

On Monday, we drove four hours thru the mountains and beautiful countryside to arrive in the village of San Pedro. We held our first clinic that afternoon in a small church. San Pedro is a tourist town overlooking the lake, however the church members consist of both Guatemalans and andiginous Mayans. We set up a pharmacy, a childrens ministry and counseling stations where we served alongside several physicians and a dentist. The people we served expressed their gratitude for our visit, but we were also so blessed to meet these amazing people. In talking with these people that to some may seem so different from us with their different languages, different culture and different dress, we realized that we are all sisters and brothers in Christ. We share the same struggles, hardships, desires and joys. It was such a blessing to connect with them on the most basic level and to hear them share with us their heartaches, desires, hopes and needs. We prayed for them and shared the gospel of Jesus and many were led to accept Jesus in their hearts and to deepen their walk with God.

Part of what we prepared for the children's ministry included two trunks filled with flip flops. We shared the gospel with the children thru colored tape and fabric that we tied to the shoes. The word quickly spread in the village about the free shoes and many came asking for a pair. It was so humbling for us to realize how great the need was for something that we so easily take for granted.

When the clinic ended each day, we were served a wonderful meal prepared by the women from the church. As a team, we shared with each other the many special moments that we experienced with God and with the patients during the day, and praised God for the team unity that we all felt. We, the american team and the Guatemalan team of interpreters and medical staff, have become a family. We have grown to truly love, comfort and support one another.

On Tuesday we spent a full day in clinic at the Church in San Pedro and on Wednesday we travelled to Santa Clara for a clinic at the Iglesia de Ebenezer. Ebenezer means "the Lord Rescues Us"... such a fitting description for what we witnessed there. Again many of the people we served were andiginous Mayans, so often we had two interpreters working with us so that we could communicate. But the universal language of love, shared thru our embraces and smiles, enabled us to make authentic connections.

We arrived back at the mission house late last night. Today we visited Via Nueva in Linda Vista, our last of four clinics. This particular village needs your special prayers. This village suffers from corruption, gang violence and drugs. Many of the villagers we met have suffered great loss due to this crime. We were all incredibly moved as we were able to serve so many people and see God at work. As we prepared to leave, we received yet another gift from God, a double rainbow that appeared on the horizon not far from the church. Many of us were saddened that this was our last clinic and we truly felt that God was thanking us for our work and lifting our spirits once again.

Tomorrow we have several special events planned and we look forward to sharing more with you all upon our return home.

Every day we have been praying for you all, our supporters. We thank you graciously for your continued prayers and want you to know that God is answering them. He has kept us all safe and healthy and has blessed us abundantly. Please continue to pray for our last few days here and for our safe return.

We have many wonderful pictures illustrating our journey that we look forward to sharing with you after we return home.

God bless you all. Sending you our love,

The GMM team