Multiply

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Whew what a crazy month that seemed to fly by! We hosted Andi’s parents for a week while they visited, we moved to four days a week for the after-school program, we found out the gender of our baby, we spent a week in Florida at a workshop, and are now getting back into routine here.  

Andi’s parents were able to see our new house in person for the first time and were able to help with two days of the after-school program. We were able to show them some of our favorite places to eat, take them to our church, and find a beautiful lookout over Antigua! It was a great time of encouragement, help, and refreshment to have them here (minus the four hours in traffic and missing their flight on the day they left).  They also brought down some more donations of games and books for the after-school program along with Christmas gifts, and Push The Rock Guatemala T-shirts!

 As we moved to four days a week with the after-school program it has been a smooth transition. We now have 15 kids signed up as participants with each age-group (with a max capacity of 16). However, since we were used to having 20-22 kids each day, 12-15 kids (certain kids aren’t as consistent) each day lessens the stress and is easier to handle. We were able to play some kickball and knockout with the older group along with doing different English lessons based on the ages. This week we will have our 'mini libreria' (school supply store) up and running so kids can use their points to ‘buy’ some school supplies. We are super excited for the growth of the program as we continue to build relationships with these kids and share with them the love of Jesus! You can be praying that we can find possible interns or other staff as the ministry grows. 

   

We had a doctor’s appointment last week and we were learned the gender of our baby! The Brubaker tradition continues it’s a boy!! We are looking forward to July when we can meet him!

We spent a week in Sanford, Florida attending a Sharpening Your Interpersonal Skills (SYIS) Workshop. Wow! We would highly recommend this workshop for anyone. It was a highly interactive, educational, and beneficial time. We were able to hear stories and wisdom from not only the facilitators, but also other missionaries, some of whom have been on the field for 30+ years. Some of the modules and topics that we learned the most from included: Loving Listening- the benefits of giving someone your full attention, Making Margin – the idea of setting aside time in your schedule to rest and refresh, Managing Conflict- tips and thoughts on ways to deal with conflict in your life, and Stressors – what are ways we can get rid of stress. There was so much to process, and the information will be able to be used the rest of our lives!

Our church’s theme for 2018 is ‘Multiply.’ It is a such a unique way to look at all aspects of life as we look to God at where He is leading us and what He is going to do in our lives. A quote from this past Sunday’s sermon that impacted us, “Multiply is what God is calling us toward. We can’t stay here.” This theme really goes along well with a book I (Andi) is reading called The Last Arrow by Erwin McManus. He states, “Am I still on the journey forward, or have I found myself settling when I should have been advancing?” We need to be willing to go where God is leading us and never get caught settling for less in the mundane or where we think we are safe or comfortable. Let us all step out and allow God to multiply our lives to be bigger and impact more people for his kingdom.

We are so blessed and want to say thank you to our new financial supporters who have joined our support team in the past couple of months along with those of you who have increased your support. As our lives ‘multiply’ so does our need for finances and we are so grateful. We are also so thankful for those of you who pray for us on a consistent basis. 

Let us advance the kingdom of God together!

Andi and Krishauna



If you have any questions or want to know more about our ministry and what we are doing in Guatemala send us an email at abrubaker@pushtherock.org or 
krishauna@hopeforhome.org.

If you feel God is calling you to support us financially you can go to hopeforhome.org/donate and designate your gift to Andi and Krishauna or pushtherock.org/donate and find Andi Brubaker on the drop down menu.