Meet Lupita. She is a twelve-year-old girl who, like the majority of children in Guatemala, comes from a very poor family. Lupita will be completing the 6th grade this year, which for most children living in poverty in Guatemala is the last year they are able to attend school. They are then considered old enough to start working to help support their family.
Thankfully, this is not the case for Lupita. She is one of many girls who will be living at Mimi’s House, a home for girls coming from difficult backgrounds. Lupita will be part of a family in a home filled with love and laughter. She will be given the opportunity to graduate from high school and encouraged to attend college, so that the cycle of poverty will be broken. Most importantly, Lupita will grow up in a Christian environment where she will have the opportunity to experience the love of Jesus.
We are writing to you to share what God has laid upon our hearts. We have seen the children and families that are living in such desperation while in Guatemala adopting our son and later while serving on mission trips. We now know that God has called us to serve in Guatemala full-time. One verse that is a constant reminder to us is Proverbs 24:12: “…Once our eyes are opened, we can’t pretend we don’t know what to do. God, who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls, knows that we know and holds us responsible to act.”
So we are prayerfully acting! Our goal is to move to Guatemala in January 2010 where we will be working alongside the Greene family at Mimi’s House. The biggest stretch of faith for us is the fact that we will not be receiving a salary for the work we will be doing. Instead we will be trusting that God will provide for our family through churches and other families who believe in the work that we are doing and choose to partner with us.
How can you be a part of what God is doing in Guatemala?
•Pray for our family as we transition to living in a different country and speaking a new language.
•Send a team from your church to Guatemala to work with us for a week.
•Support our work through a financial contribution.
We would love to meet with you to talk in more detail about this exciting opportunity. We would also be happy to share with your church more about this ministry in Guatemala. We look forward to hearing from you soon!
