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To The Ends Of The Earth
Preparing for Home
Aug 1st
We had a great day touring today. Antigua is beautiful!
Thank you very much for your prayers. Today was our hard travel day and we all did pretty good. No serious car sickness. Tomorrows drive will be short but that dosen’t mean it will be easy. We will be leaving around 7:30am. Please continue to pray.
Very sorry for the short update. We are packing and getting ready to come home 
See you soon!
God Stretched and Missing Home
Jul 31st
What an exciting day! There were over 100 kids attend VBS today. What a blessing. It is hard to believe we are preparing to come home. We have all been severely stretched by God this week. It is something how God will stretch you right to the point where you begin to think “there is no way I will be able to do _____________ without your help Lord”. You fill in the blank. It is different for all of us but it is the same answer from our Lord. ”Don’t worry my child, I am right here and you can trust me. I am about to do something wonderful”. Paul was right when he prayed, “For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better.” -(Eph. 1:15-17) The next time you are God stretched, remember that it is so that you would “know Him better”.
We present gifts to the Pastor here tonight. It should be fun. The kids are low on money. I guess there were too many souvenirs 
We are all holding up pretty good. We have been loving one another like never before and yes – WE KNOW JESUS BETTER!
p.s. I’m missin Kim
Jesus Saves!
Jul 30th
The church service went great! Thank you all very much for your constant praying.
There were about 75 kids at VBS today. It was great. We played street soccer and had a great time. The other youth group is great and we have been becoming friends.
We did some more work in the area where the mudslide went through. We found out today that a 10 year old girl died in the mudslide which impacted us greatly. While painting the church today a man came in and noticed that we were all there to help. He could not believe that we would come this far to help paint their church. He was so impacted by this that he started to help as well. The Pastor from the church noticed the man there and began to talk and share the gospel with him. The man accepted Christ right there! It is truly incredible how God works.
“As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions – it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” – Ephesians 2:1-10
God has really been working on us. We have been praying constantly for His direction. Tomorrow is our last day of ministry here. Sunday we go on a tour to Antigua. We will spend the day there then its back to the airport. Please pray for us as we prepare to head home. It is going to be difficult to leave our new friends in Guatemala. Pray also for our ride back to the airport. It was a tough ride here and we will need to take the same road back.
p.s. Renee said she has bruises all over her body from the ride in the truck over here and her whole body is sore
Church service in Guatemala
Jul 29th
Well the “mail from home” was a HUGE hit!! The kids loved reading the letters and notes from home. What a blessing! Thank you VERY much.
We went on a horseback ride today. It only lasted 1 hour and it cost $4 but it was worth every second and every penny.
Tonight we go to church. Austin and Alexis give will be giving their testimony, IMPACT performs, and Jake will be speaking. I can’t express how excited everyone is to share the gospel of our Lord Jesus through testimony, song, and message. Please pray that hearts would be opened and cultivated to receive the seeds that will be planted. Pray that Christ would be glorified and the power of His Word would transform hearts and lives.
We know that you are praying already and look forward to rejoicing together over what God is doing here in Guatemala.
Update from AIM Leader
Jul 28th
| 7/28/2010 By: Christy Barnard, co-leader |
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We split in two groups this morning. One group headed to a house that was raviged by the mudslide in San Pedro while the rest of the team went to the church in San Pablo: Vida Real to paint the inside of the church a typical latin america color: mint green.
The other team was told they’d be cleaning the house effected by the mudslide however, what they didn’t know was the extent of the job and that it really wasn’t cleaning more like landscaping as they’re having to move boulders and get dirty to prep the land for farming. All were really touched deeply by seeing the effects the mudslide has had on the people and the village. Tomorrow the painting team will be able to stop and see so they too can see a little bit of the effects. Tomorrow evening the Hanover Church will be leading the whole service at Vida Real and it looks like “Jake” will be preaching tomorrow one of the youth. We’re so proud of him stepping out in faith and being used by God. Thank you for your prayers we all are well and are excited to continue our mission here in Guatemala! 4 more full days of ministry left. Copied from http://www.adventures.org/a/reports/r3re.asp?id=3140 |
Mail from home!
Jul 28th
What an incredible opportunity for God’s glory! We were able to go to a radio station today. During a 1 hour segment we were able to give our testimonies, sang songs, and prayed. We all got to talk. It was an awesome experience!
God has really been stretching us. This morning, half of the group painted with the locals through a church. Others worked on a home that was affected by a mudslide. Needless to say, the kids loved doing this. We also had some time to do some shopping. We had a ball.
We are giving out the “mail from home” tonight. We have so much to be thankful for. It will be a wonderful time to thank God for the many blessings. You have no idea how much we appreciate your prayers. Thank you VERY much!
“For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. For He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” - Colossians 1:9-14
May God get the glory, we are just “jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us” (2 Corinthians 4:7).
Tuesday Update
Jul 27th
It is incredibly beautiful here — the mountains and the lake are amazing!
This morning, Jordan’s group will be at the school presenting a drama enacting the story of the good Samaritan. This afternoon will be VBS with the group presenting the sheep story. The day will conclude with a worship service.
Car sickness is no longer an issue. Everyone has been having fun being transported from place to place in the backs of trucks. Clean, pure water is plentiful!
Thank you for your continued support through prayer!
Bienvenidos a Escuela Bíblica de Vacaciones! (Welcome to Vacation Bible School!)
Jul 26th
Thanks to everyone for your prayers and words of encouragement! We all woke up this morning feeling much better and quite refreshed. We had a wonderful devotion and prayer time this morning. It was great to sit before the Lord and reflect on what He has already taught us and brought us through. We have already begun to pick up a bit of Spanish and have started inviting some of the kids in the area to Vacation Bible School. We may have a chance to be on the local radio station for 1 hour this Wednesday. What an experience and blessing that would be.
Please continue to pray for each of us as we serve our great God!
Well we are off to VBS!
Finally there!
Jul 25th
Well we are FINALLY here safe and sound and at our hotel. The journey here was quite an endurance test for all of us. The plane ride went very good but the car ride was VERY difficult. It took us about 5 hours over mountains and lots of curves. It was windy and rough. Many of us were car sick, some more than others but we are doing okay. We are staying at the Hotel Maria Elena in San Pedro. Gotta tell ya, we are pleasantly surprised by how nice it is! We are all pretty tired and ready for a good night of sleep. God is so good!! We are all doing well. We are going to get some supper and call it a day – A long day.
Good night to all! Please pray for rest, health and strength as we look forward to serving our Lord. We will keep updates coming when we can. God bless.
Fusion Youth Guatemala Mission Trip
Jul 20th
Trip Dates: July 25th – August 2nd Countdown to Guatemala
Only four days until Fusion Youth leave for our first international mission trip. Three adults and ten students will be traveling to San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala. This is a beautiful lakeside area about sixty miles from Guatemala City.
We will be partnering with another group to provide a VBS for local children. Please pray that these children will understand that there is only one true God and that they would accept His gift of salvation. We’d also appreciate your prayers for safe travel and good health for everyone on the trip.
Check back for updates!
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