Lutheran Church of St John Groundwork Guatemala Mission

All but one member of our team made it to last weeks meeting.  We were able to take a group photo. We had a wonderful visit with Ruth, our Guatemalan friend, and her husband and daughter.  She shared with us about the history of her country, climate, dress, customs and food.  She brought hard tortillas with typical Guatemalan toppings for us to eat.  We practiced the Spanish music we will be singing in Guatemala. The team is sponsoring the March 12, 2014 Lenten Meal.  It will be a free will offering.  Money raised will go towards our special offering we want to present to Groundwork Guatemala to support their ongoing mission work. Dios te bendiga  "God Bless You"

Guatemala Mission Team leaves in 35 Days We have about 5 weeks until our departure.  At our meeting this week we will be visiting with a now Quincy Resident who is originally from Guatemala.  She will be at our team meeting to share information about her homeland. We are busy preparing the faith lessons we will be sharing, accepting cash donations for school and medical supplies and collecting items to make hygiene kits.  All items and donations are due by March 9, 2014. Let’s show our “ grace overflowing ” to our brothers and sisters in Guatemala. We are still on target to sponsor a Family Night on March 16, 2014 in the Family Life Center at 6:00 PM. We are requesting prayers from our church friends and relatives. Please pray we will be able to share the gospel and Christ's love to the people in Guatemala and that we will grow in our faith through this experience Dios te bendiga  “God Bless You”