Love Guatemala Blog

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Love Guatemala Staff – The Real MVPs

    After back-to-back weeks of teams, we have returned to a somewhat normal schedule here at Love Guatemala. Still, I found myself more tired this week than any of the others. This is the halfway point of my time here interning this summer and I am struck by how fast it is going. Because of this,…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • A Tortilla Does Not Cut It

    This week we began the feeding center here at Love Guatemala. This was a project that I heard about when I first arrived, but I thought was far off in the future. Then I found myself mixing concrete with the students and at the Antigua market for food with the cooking ladies. Before I knew…

  • Praying for Land: Video Update!

    If there is one thing that I have learned from my time here in Guatemala it is this: God’s dreams and plans are always bigger, better, smarter, and more life giving than anything we can come up with. So often in the three weeks that I have been here I have heard Pastor Ben say,…

  • An Unforgettable Lunch…

    Last week I had the privilege of going on a visit with Carlos and Telma to the home of a student in the Art School. Carlos had prepared me a few days in advance with the forewarning that this would be a hard visit for me to experience because, “The family literally has nothing.” I…

  • 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…

  • 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…