Photo Journey

Here is a photo journey of our last couple weeks in PA (which I promised in my last blog) along with our first couple weeks being back in Guatemala :)

We attended a Harrisburg Senators baseball game against the Reading Phillies (thus the reason I am wearing Phillies gear!) with my parents and some of my brothers!


One of Shauna's friends recently moved to NYC and so we took a day-trip up to the city to visit her. Neither of us had been to NYC before so we also spent some time seeing parts of the city.

 

 

I was privileged to stand beside my brother, Chad, during his wedding to Emily. (We don't have photos yet so in the next update, I will be sure to include one)

 I was also honored to stand beside my college roommate Eric, during his wedding to Lauren. I also got a picture with my beautiful date :)

We were also able to attend our friends', Matthew and Adorae's, wedding. 

                                       
Back in Guatemala
Our first couple days back we spent almost the whole time cleaning and unpacking. Almost everything had either spider webs or a thin layer of volcanic ash covering it. Pictured below are some piles of ash from our patio/courtyard.

We took a trip with Joel and Brittney (Shauna's sister and husband) to visit some families for a day. The pictures below show some points of view :)
             

                     

                     

                                      

On Thursday last week some of our neighbor kids came over. We played some board games, had a little snack, played tag, and ran around in our courtyard.

      

We transferred the title to our truck and will become in possession of it on Tuesday! Woo-hoo!

We spent 3 1/2 hours sitting in SAT (the name is ironic right?) to obtain a NIT (number identification for taxes) number for me in order to purchase the truck. SAT is the government organization that deals with taxes, vehicles, and customs. We also spent multiple hours visiting RENAP offices to obtain paperwork to try and change Shauna's name on her DPI card (Personal ID card). We weren't in the greatest moods after those visits as you might guess.

We ask for continued prayer to find a house that suits are needs for ministry space, living space, and parking area. We also are continuing to raise support to reach our goal of $3,200 a month. If you feel God laying on your heart to support us financially feel free to send either of us an e-mail and we would be glad to talk about it with you.

From the words of a book I am reading, called Foolish No More by Ted Haggard,

"Go into your world- the whole world. Take your blessings and bless others. "

Andi and Shauna

Prayer requests

As we sit here in the Panama airport here are some ways you can be praying for us as we adjust back into life in Guatemala. If you would like to see a different version with more color and less detail you can follow this link to see slides on Google drive. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6ft-6Q6FjP9a0NBUXlNWmMxQlE

Thank you so much for your prayers and encouragement as we were back in the U.S. In the next few days I will be posting some pictures and fun we had with family and friends.

General topics:

• ·       A house with an area/courtyard to park our vehicle
• ·       A place to hold our after-school program
• ·       Motivation to press forward in ministry even when things get discouraging (to stay on task as  we begin and start-up our respective ministries)
• ·       Continued and growing friendships
• ·       More connections with other ministries and opportunities to pour into people

Andi with Push The Rock after-school program:

• ·       Volunteers/Adults to help with the program
• ·       Committed attendance from kids
• ·       Spanish would not be a hindrance to expressing myself and communicating
• ·       Discipleship opportunities with the kids as a group and as individuals
• ·       Christ’s love would show in my life and that would spread.

Krishauna with Hope for Home Ministries Teacher training program:

• ·       God would make this program successful in spite of me and my weaknesses
• ·       Finances and materials will be available when needed
• ·       Few roadblocks as we start this ministry
• ·       Good connections will be made with others who can help us
• ·       God will send the right people to the program
• ·       That this program will not only meet educational needs, but that God will use it to touch people’s hearts and lives and spread His love

Muchas Gracias,
Andi and Krishauna