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Until Next Time
The day has finally come. My last blog post. Officially, I can say that was the fastest three months of my life so far. I have never learned so much and made myself so willing to try new things. I did it. I jumped into another culture, language, family, way of life, and community. Graciously,…
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The Last Sunday in August
This week, I attended a wake, went to Catholic mass, and walked in a funeral procession to a cemetery. A student in our art school (also Carlos and Thelma’s neighbor) lost his dear mother on Sunday morning. I learned there is a tradition in Magdalena where a wake is held in the home of the…
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Oremos
This week, I was given the opportunity to share the weekly devotional with out staff and different schools. Ben finished a study on our identity in Christ and we’ve since been going through the life of Jesus with the Gospel of Matthew as our guide. To say I was nervous could be an understatement. Preparing…
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Open our Eyes Lord
Our summer of teams is officially over, but sure enough we will be hosting more near the end of September and beginning of October. Mission teams have proven to be a huge benefit to the ministry of Love Guatemala. They are extremely encouraging, supportive, and invigorating to host. I am personally so thankful for the…
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Humility is not Synonymous with Poverty
Buena Vista is a village a little ways up from us. It is much smaller than Magdalena and notoriously poor. We have students in our schools from there as well as children that come to the feeding center. Recently, an incident occurred that has forced us to drive 5 kids to and from Buena Vista…
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A Taste of the Kingdom
This past week we were lucky enough to christen our Feeding Center. Two weeks earlier, we had our official first day of the program that is going to feed around 50 of the neediest children of our community twice a week. Tuesday though, we were able to celebrate and pray over our completed outdoor space…
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Regarding Relationship
We are currently hosting a team from Piedmont Church in Macon, Georgia. They are busy working by painting the building and raising a roof over our feeding center. I have been incredibly encouraged by the fun they are having with the students and their willingness to jump into unfamiliar and sometimes awkward situations. I wanted…
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Naiveté is a Dangerous Thing
Hi, my name is Caleb and I am interning with Ben and Carlos this summer. I am from Colorado, but currently living and studying at Seattle Pacific University. I am in Magdalena for the summer to serve Love Guatemala, Ben, and Carlos to the best of my ability. I plan on making lifelong relationships, learning…
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Love Guatemala Field Day
We began a new annual fun day at the end of last month. It is important to have activities for the students outside of the classroom. We had an incredible day of fun sports activities as well as lots of food. Our staff did a great job planning everything. The young man…
