Summer Step 17 Nicaragua report 2 – 21/7/17
Hola, news from Nicaragua… Thursday was a rocky start, when digging we reached solid rock, we began a 3 metre hole nearby which also hit rock at around the 1.3 metre mark. We tried digging through an inch or so, thanks mostly to Ashley and Steph, but were told to stop and settled on a … Continued
Summer Step 17 Nicaragua report 3 – 28/7/17
On the Friday 21st (our last one working) we undertook yet further ditch digging/ prepping the ground to lay pipes. We also finished painting the pool- Hurrah! We just had to wait 3 agonising days till it could be filled and swam in again. Saturday we managed to go volcano boarding. This consisted of sliding … Continued
Summer Step 17 Peru report 2 – 25/7/17
Our week in La Florida Friday 21st: “…Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.” Isaiah 43:1. This passage initiated our time and work in La Florida. Yesterday, at the team’s orientation we discussed our anxieties and difficulties we potentially may face but we were reminded … Continued
Summer Step 17 Nicaragua report 1 – 13/7/17
Hello from Nicaragua! We have been about a week here but it feels more like seven years. We have been so amazed by the hospitality we have seen and received. Every effort has been made to help us feel at home. Our journey from Heathrow to Houston was very long and this was followed by … Continued
Summer Step 17 Peru report 1 – 18/7/17
‘To contemplate the mountains (or the project, or the mission, or the task ahead), I ask myself this question: where will my help come from? My help will come from the Lord, creator of the heaven and the earth.’ (Psalm 121:1,2) We are a team of seven, about to set off for the small community … Continued
Planting for the future in Peru
Latin Link members Juliana and Ian Horne are passionate about creation care, and have been helping local communities to combat the effects of climate change in the Andean highlands of Peru. They have worked alongside churches and people in three separate projects, planting thousands of trees on mountainsides. The first project involved 350 people from … Continued
Partnership for the gospel
St Mark’s Church, Harrogate, has supported global mission for many years, and recently has built a multidirectional partnership with Latin Link. Associate Minister Daniel Watts takes up the story. In 2011 the Missions Support group at St Mark’s was looking for ways to enable the church family to connect more with mission. For ten years … Continued
Into the community
The partnership of Latin Americans with a local church open to fresh ideas is bringing breakthrough to the hard graft of outreach into the local community. Dalry is a small town with a population over around 6,000 in north Ayrshire, Scotland. Dalry Trinity Church received an Incoming Mission couple, Sadoc and Vivi Chongo, in August … Continued
Everyone wins
Guildford Baptist Church have had an ongoing and strong partnership with Latin Link for many years. The church supports several Latin Link longer-term workers, and in 2016 sent a Strider to Colombia for ten months. The church also sent a Step team of 11 to Cusco, Peru, in 2016, further solidifying the partnership. Rachel White, … Continued