One Way Ministries

Hola Amigos....

More to write today from Guatemala!

Yesterdays update was from JT's phone. Today, the wireless internet is working here, and I can type on JT's computer. The ones in the library here have a different keyboard, and none of my letters are capitalized not to mention some signs are hard to figure out....

Here's what we are doing:

Saturday - we arrived thanks to the Lord's good timing. We almost missed our plane in Atlanta due to a ground halt on planes. They held the plane for us because of the group's size....Thank you Jesus for your timing! All of our bags arrived with us, and we were very grateful. We are staying at the Baptist Seminary here, and the accommodations are great. The kitchen staff is outstanding, and we are not missing any meals. In fact, we had to tell them to stop giving us so much food. Their servants' hearts are truly a blessing to us!

Sunday - we spent most of the day worshipping with fellow believers at New Jerusalen (spelled with a n on the end and not a m) Baptist church. Pastor Jorge Morales led much of the singing, and he turned it over to our group. Greg Brown and Amanda Brothers both shared their testimonies, and Angelia Stewart led the entire team in more musical worship. We sang in English and Spanish. Madison Turner and Caroline Stewart recited John 3:16-17 in Spanish! Jett quoted all of Psalm 23 and he was happy to share the stage with his Poppa! JT led the teaching time, and our group was so blessed to be among other believers.

We spent the afternoon getting settled into our surroundings, working on a plan for VBS, buying and sorting groceries for the dump, as well as sorting clothes to be given away.

Monday - we divided the group in half. Part of the group stayed at the Tabitha House in the city and worked with preschoolers and kindergarteners for the morning. The remaining team went into the dump to distribute food to families and to pray for them. The prayer times were extensive and powerful. We returned to the same places in the afternoon so that one team could return to the dump and the other could paint the Tabitha House. The visits during the afternoon were powerful and Spirit-filled.

Tuesday - same as Monday except we took the kids to the park. Some of them had never been before, and they enjoyed the time playing outside! Spiritual warfare was evident during the dump visits, and we saw God move in amazing ways.

Wednesday - today we spent the morning at Bethel Baptist Church. We held two assemblies with two different age groups. We led singing, played games, taught a Bible story and had a craft time. It was awesome to minister to fellow believers in the private school there. This afternoon, part of our team will be painting at the school. There is a rooftop playground area as well as 2 classrooms that need to be painted.

We are humbled by God's work here and are overwhelmed with the needs. However, we know that our God is Sovereign, and He has a plan. We are honored to be a part of it all!

We love you and are looking forward to telling you more about it when we get home. The pictures are awesome!


Sheryl Turner