Guatemala: No words could explain..

6:27-2012
Today I got to help Brittany with breakfast! After breakfast Juanito shared his testimony and told us about a youth ministry he is wanting to start through soccer!  He will be will be putting together a soccer team to play locally and also to serve locally.  (If you would like to learn more about this ministry and what Juanito is doing or if you would like to support him you can go to his newsletter at this link: http://www.scribd.com/doc/99148548/July-Newsletter-2012  )

Jalon skit on the street! 

When he finished sharing we went to a church and partnered with some of the youth from the church to walk around and invite people in the town to come to our program in the street and later that night at the church.  Daniel, the young man from the church in my group, pointed out the volcano.  It was much closer than when we are at the base.  He also showed us a video of it erupting at night when you can actually see the lava!  When we got back to the church the street program had already started.  My team did the Puppet Master, La Casa se Quema, and Jolon, skits and then passed out t-shirts and Pastor Chris preached.

When the program was done we talked with some of the kids who hung around after the program before going into the church for some down time.  There was a small carnival going on, so we took some time to walk around that and played some games with the little girls outside the church.  The pastor's wife made lunch for our whole team and the people who were there from the church!  After lunch we walked down the street a little ways to a school, where we had an assembly with the Puppet Master skit and La Casa se Quema.  We also had a dance party.  This group of kids was pretty easily excited.  They laughed, whistled, and cheered more than any other group we've had!

Once the school assembly was over we went to the missionary's house to relax and have dinner before going back to the church for another program.  Their house is higher up in the mountains.  We were so high up that we were literally in the clouds!

La Casa Se Quema at the church

Once we got back to the church we stood outside and invited people walking by to come to the program.  One man I invited had a very swollen hand, his finger was cut off, and there was something wrong with his arm.  He let me and Dallas pray for him.  I couldn't understand most of what he said, and he didn't show up for the program, but that time of prayer was definitely powerful, and I could feel the Lord there with us.  There was also a group of girls playing on the street in front of the church, and I quickly made friends with them.  The service started with four worship songs.  They had a power point, a track, and a guy singing.  Then our whole team went up front and were introduced to everyone before Matt have his testimony.  The girls followed me to the front of the church and rolled around on the floor and untied my shoes while Matt was talking.  Then we sat down again and we did the Puppet Master.  During the service one of the girls fell asleep on me and Courtney, and her mom came and got her.  At the end of the service Pastor Chris did an alter call, and the only way I can describe it is powerful.  Many of my team members didn't really know what was going on, but we knew the Lord was working.  People were sobbing and crying out to God while my team walked around and prayed for them.  Everyone was a little shaken up after that!

When the service was over my team was served coffee and cake before going to a woman's house who needed prayer for healing.  My whole team squished into her small house and prayed for her.  She said she felt a little better when we got there and started praying for her.  We then left the house and came back to base.