On Monday morning at 4am, we said goodbye to our first team of 2011. It was a sad day, as we had really enjoyed our time with this fun loving group. They certainly were an amazing team to start the year with - so well prepared and so sincere in their desire to grow in the Lord. What a pleasure to work with a group like this.
We didn't land up having a moment of downtime, although, because we had already picked up the next team the night before these guys left. So after dropping off the team from Prince Edward Island, we had breakfast with our new group from New Brunswick and took off to tour the capital and drive out to Tactic.

It has been so good to be back in Tactic. We are completely honoured and blessed to be called by the Lord to participate in His Kingdom work here. We know that it is only by His grace that we are able to do the things He asks us to do, and we are so thankful that His mercies are new every morning. We serve such a faithful God.

The team that is here right now is doing children's ministry at our Chicoy school. When they arrived, they had no idea they would be even doing children's ministry, and they had to put together a program, literally, overnight. They had the most amazing attitudes, although. It was such a blessing. Yesterday, I was sitting in the back with a few boys who were busy talking while the team was telling a story. I asked them to be quiet and the boy showed me a tract he had received. You know when God gives you those "moments" that are divine? Well, this was one of those. I asked him if he could read and he shrugged his shoulders. So, I asked him if he'd like to know what the tract said, and he nodded yes. The tract was one that was meant to go along with a beaded bracelet that tells the salvation story through coloured beads. Right there, in the back of the room, I was able to outline the entire Gospel to these three boys and they received it with such joy. What an honour. I have been asking the Lord to increase my language capacity for exactly these kinds of situations, and yesterday, I was able, all in Spanish, to do it - PTL!!!

This afternoon, I will be looking for those boys.
I want to follow-up and see how they are doing. The Lord willing, I will have a chance share with them how to accept Him as their Lord and Saviour.

The work that we do here is pretty unique, in that we have the opportunity to work with the Guatemalans and minister to them, but we also have the opportunity to work with and minister to North Americans. The Lord is allowing us to speak into the lives of both those living here and those who come on short term teams. It really is quite amazing.

Please continue to pray for us, as Les has now left for Canada for a month, which means we really have little or no time off. Pray that the Lord will protect our health and provide time for us to meet with Him in the midst of our business. As we pour out to those we are working with, we need to be re-filled if we desire to be effective in His Kingdom.

Bless you all, and thank you for your continued support. We love you all a bunch!
Karren and Rocky