Community

But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another. 

1 John 1:7 

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On Saturday June 2nd we had our family pool day which included all the kids (amazingly they all were able to attend) in the after-school program along with their immediate families. The day was perfect! There were 82 people there; every single one of the kids in the program were able to make it and they all brought at least one other family member. We were able to meet and get to know some older and younger siblings along with some of their parents. The weather was amazing, there was great fellowship, soccer, snacks, and of course swimming and having fun in the pools. The location that we hosted the event at had a smaller kiddie pool which was very helpful for the kids that couldn’t swim or didn’t feel comfortable in the bigger and deeper pool. Thanks for your prayers. It was an awesome time to bring the families of the community together. 

 

We had some maternity pics taken a couple of weeks ago and we are expecting the arrival of our little guy any day now!

We are so thankful for all the gifts we have received for our new baby. The amount of generosity and community surrounding us is such a blessing.

Shauna was surprised this past Saturday with a baby shower here in our town. Eight of the kids’ mom’s in our after-school program along with some of the girls planned and hosted it. We were so blessed by their willingness to honor us in that way. Some of the ladies also shared how they are so thankful for us and the program we have for their kids. One of the ladies said, (not quoted perfectly and translated) We are so thankful for your program and know our kids are in a safe place at 2:00 every afternoon when they attend. You are such a huge part of our community and such have a positive impact. To us those words meant so much and show that what we are doing with the kids here is improving the community and helping families in amazing ways. The encouragement and blessing from those ladies was also a way we felt encouragement from our Heavenly Father.

We spent some in prayer recently during the after-school program for the people and communities affected by the volcano eruption. The cleanup is mostly finished around our town, however, there are still backhoe's cleaning up some of the ash on the streets. The pictures below show some of the ash covering our grass and patio area. Continue to be in prayer for those are still in shelters and have lost everything.

Our next update, Lord willing, will be about our new baby :) 

If you are interested in praying for some more specific requests we have we would love to share those with you. Send us an e-mail or message and we will communicate those with you.

This community of people supporting us in prayer and financially is incredible and we wouldn't be able to be here without you. Thank you so much.

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.

Volcano Update

Many of you have heard or seen the news about a volcano (named Fuego) erupting here in Guatemala. The main eruption happened on Sunday afternoon. According to some news sources it was/is the largest eruption here in the country since 1929.

We live about 20-30 minutes from the towns that are most affected. Their towns have been buried in lava. The lava flow (pyroclastic flows), was the same type of lava flow that happened with Pompeii - very fast moving and super hot.

credit BBC

I just sent this out today to some others and thought I would share it on here.

Another few items everybody can be praying for regarding the situation:

-They (CONRED - Guatemala's government organization who is coordinating relief efforts) have expanded the evacuation area the past couple days because the volcano is still active and rumbling (with a possibility of another semi large eruption). That means all emergency personal and first responders are not able to get close enough to people who possibly are still alive. (They found a family of 8 Wednesday afternoon who were in trees since Sunday afternoon. They weren't able to get down because of the temperature of the lava under them.) 

-We also had a nice heavy rain Tuesday afternoon which helped settle alot of the ash/dust but made mud slides and flooding due to ash clogging drains. Yesterday and this morning it all dried out again so anytime a slight breeze comes tons of ash gets circulated in the air (along with the tons of ash already in the air). So many people are still wearing masks. 

-Be praying for workers who are volunteering in evacuation centers

-Be praying for those who have lost family and friends

-Be praying for God's peace

update: As of Wednesday evening the death count is now above 99, missing is still above 197, with 300+ injured. 

The towns most affected are 30-40  min from us. 

I shared some before/after photos on Facebook yesterday morning if you want to take a look. https://www.facebook.com/SamChunInforma/posts/2431943340152928

This is a before and after of a golf course that is
4 miles from Fuego.

Also if you want to follow what's going on or see some videos of earlier on in the week check out Daryl Fulp's facebook page https://www.facebook.com/daryl.fulp 

You can also  google Fuego eruption Guatemala and you can read as much as you want - just keep in mind not everything you read on the internet is true - make sure they are reliable sources. :)

Pray for Guatemala

Thanks,

Andi and Shauna