Hello friends and family,
We arrived safely in Guatemala City last night and settled in at the mission house. We were greeted by Herman and the medical missions ministries staff. We prayed together , shared a late night meal and divided up into rooms and went to sleep. We knew we had a big day ahead and wanted to be well rested.
Today we got up early and had breakfast. We were able to have some time for reflection and to enjoy the views of the volcano nearby. We went to church in Antigua at Vida Real where the message was especially relevant: Cafe Lafe "Coffee the Faith": providng fertile soil in which to manifest the fragrance and fruit of faith. The message inspired us as we prepare to plant seeds of faith in fertile soil in the coming days.
After church we toured the ruins at Casa Santo Domingo, visited the local Jade Museum and had lunch at El Terrador de Cerra "Fork in the Hill" overlooking the volcano and mountainside.
After lunch, we witnessed God's work firsthand at Casa Aleluya Children's house, a home for over 400 homeless and orphaned children ranging in age from infant to 27. We were greeted warmly by the children and given a tour by one of the residents, Jonathan. After the tour, the founder, Mike, an American from Louisiana, shared with us the emotional, heartbreaking, yet inspiring story of how he came to faith and how he and his wife were called to Guatelama to start this Ministry.
Our words cannot do justice to the amazing story we heard today from Mike. We strongly urge you to hear directly from Mike by visiting his website http://casaontherock.org/.
We played with the kids and gave them giftbags and then departed back to the mission house, all greatly moved and changed by what we witnessed.
Tonight we are preparing for our trip to Lake Atitlan where we will be serving at local village churches, providing medical care and sharing the gospel. We depart in the morning and will return to Guatemala City on Wednesday. We may have access to blog again before returning to guatamala city, but won't know for sure until we get there.
We thank you all for your continued prayers for our team and for Guatemala. There is no doubt that God is hard at work here and we are both happy and humbled to be a part of it.
P.S. Josh - your mom loves and misses you very much!
Sounds like the beginning of great adventure! Praying daily for the team. Keep up the great work.
ReplyDeleteWow! What an amazing first day to your incredible journey. It sounds like you already took in a ton of things and witnessed some amazing ways God is working there every day. I'm sure the children at the orphanage were exploding with love and appreciation for the light you shined there on God's day.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you and your journey, fellow ambassadors for Christ. Thanks for sharing through this blog and can't wait to see the next entry!
Love and blessings,
Jon Dilley
p.s. Rosey - your four kids and I miss you VERY much! We pray you experience God at his fullest every minute there, but selfishly pray those minutes pass quickly so we can see you as soon as possible. 0:-)
waiting to see pictures love and miss you
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