Guatemala Mission Trip Update

Our mission trip meeting went great last week. It was nice to meet some of the team members that we will be accompanying on our trip and hearing what gifts each person has that will be used to serve the people of Guatemala. Paul and I will be putting a list together of ways that the pastors and leaders of our sister church can use technology to enhance worship. I attended a training session on setting up and using Pro Presenter 4 (a software many churches use in worship to put videos and words up for the congregation) so that we can better train the leaders how to use the software if they choose.

One need that was discussed at the meeting was for someone who can lead the worship for the Vacation Bible School sessions. The girl who was supposed to be attending but found out she couldn't go (whose place we're taking) is normally the one who leads the songs. Unfortunately, with her out, that leaves one person who is fluent in Spanish and she says she can't carry a tune in a bucket. Ha. So I offered to step up to the plate and lead the songs (provided that the team leader is able to get me the songs in Spanish so I can learn them before we go). The good news is that I am comfortable enough reading Spanish (thanks to my two years of Spanish in High School and two years in College) that I think I should be able to learn the music pretty well provided I have a couple of weeks to play it on repeat. However, I am still a novice when it comes to Spanish so we'll see if I can pull this off. :)

In addition to providing technical assistance on this trip and helping to lead the Vacation Bible School sessions, Paul and the men will be spending the mornings constructing kitchens at several locations and the women and kids will be loving on the ladies of Guatemala and teaching what God's Word says about His love for them (since women are not as valued or held in high esteem in their culture). We're excited to see what God is going to do on our trip.

In case anyone is wondering about our fundraising, we're really close to having all the funds raised. We only need $575 TOTAL by July 1st. If anyone is still wanting to partner with us, there is still time! Thanks again to all of you who have given and who are praying for us and for this trip. We can't thank you enough for your support!