Samana Santa, Smores and Kids Club! As it is Samana Santa (Holy Week) here it has all been quite busy this last week. We have been bombarded with kids work, enjoyed some smores and completed construction work. So obviously, most importantly, smores; the youth group here decided to have a fire pit where we played … Continued
Celebrating the new Contemporary Bible Commentary This spring, we are delighted to celebrate the launch of a landmark publication: the Comentario Bíblico Contemporáneo (Contemporary Bible Commentary). This long-awaited volume is the first of its kind. A commentary on every book of the Bible, written in Spanish, from Latin America and for Latin America. Culturally relevant, … Continued
Throughout Holy Week, the city of Antigua is bustling with thousands of tourists, arriving to witness a spectacular display. Suzanne Potter and Kate Moreno of Latin Link Guatemala explain: “Antigua is a stunning city of fine colonial architecture and, in the weeks running up to Easter, its cobbled streets gradually become breath-taking demonstrations of vibrant … Continued
Our First Month! Flapjacks, Rain and Candle Lit Communion So we have somehow hit our first month here. Building work is coming along nicely and although it’s safe to say the church is nowhere near finished we would like to think we are making some kind of dent in the quite big construction project. We … Continued
Pan Flutes, Parables and Swimming in the Lake! Our week has been very heavily consumed with helping to put on an event for healthy based, Godly, marriages. We have made a lot of decorations, like a serious amount of decorations, from photo frames to 3D stars and had a great turnout of 40 couples. It … Continued
Different cultures face the loss of a loved one in different ways. Kay Stoker reports on assisting families in Peru to address the issue. The loss of a loved one is difficult at the best of times. In Peru, most people have no place to talk or process their feelings and are left to get … Continued
Sunburn, Sifting Sand and Making up Spanish Words! Week 2 in Guatemala has consisted of a lot of sunburn, sifting sand, and making up Spanish words. Our project started this week with going into the first schools here to perform the story of Noah to 10 classes (and we think they might have even understood … Continued
Danilo and Santiago’s story “What’s your talent?” As a bereavement counsellor, Kay Stoker is used to thinking on her feet. But when Santiago asked her this question in the middle of their session, she was caught off-guard. As she scrambled to come up with something worthwhile to say, Kay couldn’t help but wonder where this … Continued
Cold Showers, Loud Worship and Gratitude! After extremely little sleep and a near miss of our flight from Mexico, we are pleased to say all 8 of us have arrived in Guatemala (with 8 passports). Ever since unpacking on Tuesday we have been submerged in Guatemalan culture, and enjoying cold showers – in the words … Continued