Day 7- Thursday, June 25th- Nutrition Clinic at Pastor Benidicto’s Church Today was such a meaningful day! We were with Pastor Benedicto, helping with the malnutrition clinic. It was a blessing to spend time with so many beautiful moms and their babies, caring for them and showing them the love of Christ. Every smile, conversation, and prayer was a reminder of God’s handiwork. After the clinic, we began our journey to Guatemala City, sharing lots of laughs and silly conversat

Day 6- Wednesday, June 24th- Serving the Church Today was a meaningful day of service as we had the opportunity to serve food to the elderly from Pastor Benedicto’s church and distribute food bags to those families in need. It was a blessing to spend time with them and share encouragement. We also gathered to pray over Pastor Benedicto’s church, his ministry, and the surrounding community. Seeing the faith and resilience of the people here continues to be a reminder of God’s

Day 5- Tuesday, June 23rd- Discipleship Program & Prayer Walk Today was a wonderful day of ministry and fellowship! We spent the morning with the 6th graders from both the girls and boys schools at Pastor Benedicto’s Church. We had the opportunity to share our testimonies, pass out Bibles, play games, and serve lunch. It was such a blessing to see the students excitement as they received God’s word and listened to how he is working in our lives. In the afternoon, we went on a

Day 4- Monday, June 22nd- VBS Today was a full day of VBS, and it was such a blessing! We spent the day with the elementary-aged children in Pastor Jaime’s community, sharing God’s love through songs, lessons, crafts, games, and lots of smiles. The day was filled with joyful, energetic, and very sweaty kids singing songs of praises! Lots of hugs, laughter, and kindness spoke louder than words. Seeing their excitement and eagerness to learn about Jesus was a reminder that God

Day 3- Sunday, June 21st- Connections & Pastor Jaime's Church Today was filled with many meaningful connections, testimonies, and opportunities to serve alongside one another. We had the privilege of meeting new people, hearing their stories, and sharing our own as we continue building relationships within the community! We enjoyed lunch at Pollo Campero and then spent the evening connecting and worshiping with both our team and Pastor Jaime and his church. Every conversation

Day 2- Saturday, June 20th- Cultural Tour Day- Lake Atitlán After a good night’s rest, we woke up bright and early at 6:00 AM and headed out for a wonderful day at Lake Atitlán. God blessed us with beautiful weather as we spent the day hiking through the mountains, taking in the incredible scenery, and enjoying his creation all around us. In the afternoon we traveled by boat across Lake Atitlán to the town of Panajachel (Pana). We walked through the local market experiencing

Day 1 – Friday, June 19th – Travel Day Today was a long but exciting day as our church team began our journey to Guatemala! We started the day very early. Arriving at the airport around 3:30 a.m. After a very long morning of traveling, we landed in Guatemala City around 11:30 a.m. Although we are tired, we are filled with excitement and anticipation for what God has in store for us this week. The weather here is much warmer than back home in Virginia. After landing we travele

Day 8- Friday, June 13th- Return to US Pastor John, during the morning team devotion, asked each team member to reflect on all the...

Day 7- Thursday, June 12th- Nutrition & Hygiene Clinic at Pastor Benidicto’s Church Our team’s morning devotion from Matthew 9: 37-38....

Day 6- Wednesday, June 11th- Pastor Benidicto Our morning devotional was from God’s Word, Ephesians 1:7-10 led by Pastor John, reminding...

Day 5- Tuesday, June 10th- Embrace in serving. Pastor Elder Our teams morning devotional - Matthew 19:13-15 Today, our team had lots of...

Day 4- Monday, June 9th- VBS & Home Visits -Pastor Jamie Pastor Lane led us in team devotion this morning, Hebrews 13:1-2 We were...

Day 3- Sunday, June 8th- Church-Pastor Elder To God be the glory. Today, Rainbow Forest Baptist Church gathered together with a...

Day 2- Saturday, June 7th- Cultural Tour Day- Antiqua Pastor John led the team devotion from Acts 27:16-21. When believers arrive in a...

Day 1 – Friday, June 6th – Travel Day The Guatemala Team traveled across the sea and land to be on mission that the Lord called and sent....

This morning we woke up in Guatemala City, to nice, cool weather. We had breakfast as a team and discussed the moments that stand out to...

Today was not quite as early, which our team appreciated especially since we didn’t get back to the hotel until 10:30 last night. We had...

Our morning started with team devotions and Pastor John going through Colossians 3:16. “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly,...

It was another early morning start for a full day of ministry. Today mirrored yesterday’s ministry schedule, which helped us all feel...

Today was an early morning start, especially after a late night. We definitely were feeling exhaustion and fatigued- but ready for a full...