Feb
02
2019
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GUATEMALA RELIEF AND COMPASSION EFFORT TEAM REPORT – 2/1/19

The team arrive on the mountain around 11:30PM on Thursday night, 1/31/19.  We are very thankful that our Michigan friends were able to get out of Grand Rapids as the weather had been nasty.  They met three others in Atlanta and the rest is history.

The Friday morning was different.  First, breakfast was cold i.e. cereal and breakfast bars.  The morning devotional time was a bit abbreviated with no musical worship.  Then everyone headed down the hill to the site of the new school for a ground breaking ceremony.  There the team was joined by local and state dignitaries including principals from other schools, officials from the state department of education, the head of the state department of education and the governor of the state of Chimaltenango.  Also, Delmar (the contractor) and his wife, Fabiola (the architect) joined the team along with some of Delmar’s key workers.

Deidra had planned a nice program.  Some of the children shared, one mother shared, the head of the education department shared, the governor shared, Lazaro shared and Deidra shared.  Then a photo-op with the shovels symbolizing the “breaking” of the ground.  Afterwards a reception was held in the feeding center building and it was nicely done.

Ok, enough of the soft stuff.  The building team under the direction of Dean Kapenga took off and they completed three houses to the point of being ready for concrete while getting the lumber in the ground on three more.  The medical team under the direction of Dr. Mark Stid (actually Dr. Karen is the boss but do not tell Dr. Mark) headed out and had a fairly easy day of doing medical.  Terri Scholz cleaned teeth of some of the children in the feeding center ministry.

Supper was served and then a time of fellowship followed.  That was this team’s Friday.

Thank you for praying and thank you for checking on this team.  All is well.

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Feb
02
2019
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SATURDAY, 2/2/19

“Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.”  (Psalm 119:11)

Let’s begin with some good news!  This is what I received from Larry Whitehurst yesterday – “the oncologist did not see any damage to surrounding tissue from the radiation. The tumor has not grown. It does take an uncertain length of time for the radiation to kill the cells in the core of the tumor but 90 percent of the time it does work. We will follow up with another MRI in six months.”  Praise the Lord!  Larry & Judy have been trusting God through all of this and they continue to do so.  Keep praying!

Gloria Whitmore has been discharged from the hospital – are you kidding me!  What an amazing person Gloria is when it comes to going through surgery and then recovering completely like two hours later.  Seriously, pray for Gloria as she goes through rehab (which will probably be like two days!)

I am told that Miss Catherine Leach is doing well and has a great attitude.  She always seems to be one with a positive attitude.  Keep praying as she too will be in rehab.

Bro. Benny and our bus workers meet this morning at 8:30AM.  Pray for this ministry.

Our basketball leagues play today beginning at 8:00AM.  I think Marcus is working so that means Eddie is totally in charge – help us!  (I am going to see if Bob Evans can lend Eddie a hand!)  Pray for this ministry.

Evangelist Johnny Tucker will be our guest in the pulpit at Friendship this Sunday, 2/3.  Friendship family, please be faithful to attend all three services.  Remember, we will receive a love offering for Bro. Johnny in all three services too.  Pray and then give as the Lord leads.

The amount given and pledged to the school construction now stands at just under $522,000.  Amazing!  Just amazing!  We hope to continue receiving gifts and pledges as we would love to be fully funded for the first year before it begins and to have the third level completed as well.  Thank you to all who have prayed and to those who are giving.  What a blessing!  Glory to God!

I pray that you will have a great Saturday with Jesus.

 

 

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