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In the Highlands...

Living Life to the Full...( John 10:10b)

We've waited almost 25 years to get here...sometimes the best preparatory school is life itself...we only bring the love of Christ as a prerequisite...the rest HE provides as necessary...follow your heart's dream...it may lead you here...to a place where you can live life to the full! This blog is dedicated to our children Ervin IV, his wife Sara, their children Chante, Ervin V, Quinn and Theo, to Xavier, his wife Ashley, their children Ethan, Landon and Emily, to Sarah who has experienced life with us here and to our caboose Nicolas who married Caroline, all of you are the ones that have sacrificed us so we could love the least of these here in Guatemala.



We love you and miss you beyond words...








Saturday, August 21, 2010

Testing...testing


Another day..another blog...I am new at this. Get used to the ...these are run in sentences and I make them legal that way. That is a disclaimer before my friend Brenda, the retired English School Teacher gets after me. To be honest it is hard doing this, especially because it is mostly written for other bloggers who are much more gifted at this than I am.
Our first Presentation of "Guatemala in Pictures" at HFMC went very well. For rookies the reviews were very uplifting. We hope to have gain a Short Term Team for next year. They collected small blankets and cloth diapers for the special children. Tomorrow will be at our "home peeps" in Tecumseh. There we get lots of laying on hands and impartation. Have a mature family interested on coming also!
Called our "sister helper" Vicenta yesterday. She was thrilled to hear my voice and likewise. She let me know the plants have been looked after and that everything is fine at the homefront. What a blessing she is...Vicenta is a 48 yrs old, breast cancer survivor (just a year ago), strong in the Faith, has 2 sons, one is all grown and lives in the Capital. The other is 14 years old, cleans the house for her, is very mature and handsome also. They live in a family house where other siblings have a room (called my home). She cannot help but shed tears when sharing about God's Goodness and her cancer recovery. One expression I will never forget the first week she worked for us was..."I thought I was drowing" as she comes out of the first shower she has ever taken. She does not have running water at home. There were many firsts for her at the dorms...Vicenta speaks K'che' and Spanish and can read both, which is a big blessing to us. She likes going to clinic to translate. She is very resourceful and God has brought her into our lives to be a blessing to each other...do you have someone you mentor, sponsor or love that in turn you are the one being blessed?

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

5...4...3...2...1...Blast off!

Ok...finally I have the guts to launch this Blog. I first worked on it when in France with photos and details...then the Lord changed our direction! Mentioning it often on FB and on emails for someone to do this for me I realized that I can do it! I can do it! I can do it! Ok, said three times and knocking my shoes together, here it is..tah tah! I admit, computer work is not my forte, wish I had a personal IT person to do all this for me. I just love to communicate and share about our lives and have others share about theirs. I promise not to bore you but bring true stories to life so you can journey right along us. I give God all the credit for all He has helped us accomplish this last 2 years...that is how long since He changed the course of our ministry. From Pastorate to Missionary Work...the transition was beautiful, with very intense moments both good and tough..as He refined us to become the vessels He intended us to be...So here we are...now to reveal His Glory to others here in Guatemala. Today we will begin sharing with our Communities of Hillsdale/Lenawee Counties what Jesus is doing around us in Guatemala.