• Why are we here?

    Why are we here?

    When we arrived in El Zapatillo we were directed to our sleeping quarters.  The men were on the ground floor of the new preschool, the ladies in a small building.  The ladies were fortunate to have a couple bunks.  The guys brought blow-up mattresses and sleeping pads for the concrete floor.  The buildings in El Zapatillo have…

  • Coconut Greetings

    Coconut Greetings

    When coming into a new place like this I never know what kind of reception there will be. Will we be welcomed here and what will we face. I felt right at home here in El Zapatillo among the people and our team. As we settled in, Victorio, a local elder in the village, collected…

  • Getting Real

    Getting Real

    In an earlier post, I asked the question, “How is God working here?”, and I’ve been trying to show little by little how God was moving in El Zapatillo and along our journey. We had a team of 21 in total, 17 from The Pointe Church, and 2 from CH Global, plus Rudy and Sully…

  • Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Whoop, Johnny… the long bus ride

    Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Whoop, Johnny… the long bus ride

    We got up at 4am, grabbed our lunches and headed for the bus station for the ride to Rio Dulce.  The comfort and convenience of the Guatemalan bus system that we used (http://www.litegua.com/) was surprising.  It was clean, safe, and well run.  Except for making three lanes out of two on the road and the…

  • “The” Tree

    “The” Tree

    There is something awe inspiring about this specific tree.  With a massive trunk reaching to the heavens it stands tall above all the others.  It tells all the other trees, “Here I am!  I am what you should aspire to become.  Grow and stand tall on your roots.”  If I were a member of the Swiss Family…

  • The Group Home

    The Group Home

    The bus was packed tight as was our luggage.  The ride to the group home was slow, stop and go.  The air was thick with exhaust fumes from the traffic and my lungs choked against the weight of the smog. The city was full of people.  There were beautiful sections of the city that were…

  • Arriving in Guatemala City

    Arriving in Guatemala City

    Upon arriving in Guatemala City we gathered ourselves, our luggage and ventured through the doors into the streets.  There were people everywhere standing around the doors and guards were pushing people back from the exit so we could get out of the building. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but when you arrive in a…

  • How is God working here?

    How is God working here?

    Last night I arrived in Houston with final preparations to head into Guatemala.  This morning I went to the airport and met the rest of my team from The Pointe Church.  We’re all very excited about serving the people in Guatemala.  If all goes well, we’ll be doing some roofing, painting, working with children, and contributing…

  • A wave and a smile

    A wave and a smile

    We have arrived in Guatemala City and on the way to our destination.  As we sit in traffic we noticed the faces of other people on the bus.  Like most cities I’ve been to, the people sit quietly alone with their thoughts. However, these people seemed so sad! So we started waiving at them and…

  • Tecate, Mexico – FCA

    Tecate, Mexico – FCA

    We don’t have a fancy budget or promo videos with mailing literature to recruit or advertise what we do. Probably the greatest advertisement we own is – ‘believe in what we do rather than what we say’.But the greatest thing we believe and trust is simply this: ‘Jesus + nothing = everything’… That is enough.…