Love Guatemala Blog

  • Life Change: A New Julio

    Those of you who have been to Love Guatemala probably recognize this young man Julio. He has been around for several years. This year has been especially special as Julio gave his life to Jesus and got baptized. He will also be finishing his elementary school and moving on to middle school. Listen as he…

  • Children’s Day Celebration

    The other day we celebrated Children’s Day! Even though there was a downpour of rain, the children still loved the celebration. The feeding center area was filled with decorations and balloons, and our literacy program teacher, Leyli, came to play games with all of the kids. The children were all so excited to play charades…

  • Independence Day Celebration

    In Guatemala last week, it was a time of celebrating independence. In Love Guatemala this September 12, we had our cultural celebration where all our students participated in dances, poems, plays, etc. It was very nice to see the students excited and willing to participate in our activity. Seeing them motivated and feeling proud of…

  • What Is It Like To Come On A Short Term Mission Trip?

    Being a part of a short term mission trip is a life changing experience.  Mission trips don’t just help people in the community that need it. It’s true that they do help people, but more than that, you will see God work in ways that you’ve never seen before. He will help you see things…

  • Mission Peten

    Love Guatemala is in Mission Peten. 520.6 kilometers, 12 hours one way traveling by bus. We are very grateful to our God for the opportunity he is giving us to have a team leave Love Guatemala and to go to another part of the country to work and talk about the love of our God.…

  • Student Devotional- Finishing Colossians

    On Monday, July 29, we finished studying the book of Colossians. It was a very special morning because the devotional was given by the students of Love Guatemala. Each classroom presented a summary, and also what they learned when studying Colossians. It was a great blessing to see the students in front talking about the…

  • Expansion Project Progress

    The work on the construction is moving along and it is beautiful to see the progress that has been made over this short course of time!  As of right now, the construction of the dome over the top of the multipurpose area has begun. The walls are being built up, with spaces for windows along…

  • Bridge 2019

    A couple weeks ago we were so blessed to have had Bridge church here with us! They did a lot of different projects here and we loved seeing them connect with everyone. The team worked hard on the land next store with the construction. They moved mounds of dirt to fill in holes by the…

  • 10 days of Prayer!

    This next Monday we will be beginning 10 days of prayer. We are asking each of our staff members as well as the members of New Life Church to pray with us. We want each person to pray for one specific personal prayer request and set aside some time each day to pray. Some of…

  • Sports Morning

    This past July 19th, the students were invited to another school for a sports morning. Love Guatemala had one team of men and one of women, and both of which played soccer. They had fun and had the opportunity to share with other schools. The students suprised us with their attitude and everyone behaved in…