Catherine with Hector & Carmen

We have been blessed to have a strong friendship with Hector and Carmen Coc for many years. We first met them at a patient screening for children with physical impairments in March of 2007. Their daughter Evelin Suleymi was a special needs child who was born with Spinal Bifida and Hydrocephalus. Our ministry helped her receive needed surgeries and a custom wheelchair before she went home to be with Jesus on January 8, 2008. Our involvement with them during a tough time in their lives built a strong bond between our families. When they returned Evelin’s wheelchair to us, Maribel told Carmen about the necessity for a woman to take folic acid several months prior to becoming pregnant to improve the chances of the fetus forming correctly.  Before they left, Maribel gave Carmen a huge bottle of folic acid with about a year’s supply. We visited their home with a mission team last August to share a meal with them. At that time, I happened to notice that Carmen had put on some weight and I asked Maribel if she thought that she could be pregnant. Maribel didn’t think so and I didn’t have the nerve to ask. This morning I received a phone call from Hector saying that Carmen gave birth to a perfectly healthy baby girl last night. Praise the Lord for His faithfulness with this family! We are so happy for them and are anxious to see her. Click here to view Evelin Suleymi’s story.

We have been praying and asking the Lord for a tangible way to get involved with the relief efforts in Haiti. This morning our prayers were answered when I found out that one of our volunteers is going to be heading to the devastated island this weekend. We will now be collecting financial contributions to send with him since he will  be able to personally disperse these funds in hard hit areas. We encourge you to take advantage of this special opportunity to make a difference in the lives of people in need. 100% of all monies received for this cause will go to Haiti; no questions asked! Contact Us to find out the best way to make your donation.

Maribel Rice

Maribel has an opportunity to go to Costa Rica and serve on a medical mission’s team on February 20-27, 2010. She was invited to join our friends from Covenant Life Church on their upcoming trip to Costa Rica. This is the same medical mission’s team that came to Coban in February of 2009. Afterwards, we were able to visit and speak at the church last spring when were in the US. Our ministry would like to pay for the airfare and send her on this trip out of our General Fund. We found a great price of $346.42 on the internet. If you feel led to contribute to our ministry so that she will be able to serve the Lord in Costa Rica, you can click the contact link and send us an email. We need to purchase her airline ticket as soon as possible, before the airfare starts to get more expensive. Thank you in advance for always helping us make an eternal difference in other’s lives!

We are super excited to report that God has supplied and directed us to have a ministry facility here in Coban, Guatemala. Last summer, we were blessed to have new skateboarding ramps built and that began a concentrated effort to reach out to the local “at risk” kids through skate sessions. We have been borrowing space from a local school for skating and for storing equipment. A few friends from the US saw the need and have committed to help us with the building’s rent and expenses, Praise the Lord!

Construction to be completed in about three weeks

Across the street from the shopping center!

Steven skating the quarter pipe

Calling all Christian skaters! Come to Guatemala for a month to serve as a skate intern. You would skate with the locals, teach at our weekly Bible study and help us set up for the 2010 Skate Missions Trip to Guatemala. Check out the event page on website or our Skate Outreach page, for more info.