“I
will always thank the Lord; I
will never stop praising him. I will praise him for what he has done; may all who are
oppressed listen and be glad! Proclaim with me the Lord's
greatness; let us praise his name together”! Psalm 34:1-3
Hello
friends and family!
It’s
been a wild summer down here in Huehue, full of miracles, scary fair rides,
photo shoots, and laughter! God
has been so good to us and our community.
Summer is prime time for mission teams to come visit, encourage, and
experience the joy of these kids.
Because of the nature of Brook’s role, that has meant a lot of 12 hour
bus rides, translating between English and Spanish, and even more bonfires,
fireworks, and activities. A
highlight of this summer was the realization of one of Brook’s main projects,
starting an internship program for MTC.
We had four interns join us for two months, who absolutely reenergized
our team, served the women and children, and brought insurmountable joy. Brook had a ton of fun starting this
program from scratch and it seems to have had a promising beginning!
Becca
has been loving teaching English with the little ones in preschool and
kindergarten. It has been so encouraging to see the kids grow in their English
and learning in the last seven months. Becca has also taken over a primary role
as a special education teacher. We
have one student, Steven, who has cerebral palsy and who needs individual
attention 100% of the time. It has
been a challenging experience to work in a culture that does not include people
with disabilities in their school system - patience, respect and great love are
needed working in Huehue. Steven has been a joyful addition to the school, with
many of the kids going out of their way to include him in class and play time.
More
than anything, we want to testify of God’s goodness. We have seen miraculous healings here and all of our
children are coming closer to the Lord.
One of our psychologists
was healed of cancerous-looking bumps on her chest, and came to know
Jesus! Also, God healed Becca of her insomnia. She had been struggling with sleep issues for five years,
especially the last two, sleeping an average of 2-3 hours a night. This made
for a very emotionally drained wife and teacher. Praise the Lord, He completely healed her after a group of
women visiting from Georgia prayed for her! She has now slept every night for
more than two months in a row. She’s now returned to her normal self, able to
exercise, laugh, and spend time with our community of teachers, women and kids,
without feeling completely drained. He is good and faithful all the time!
As we jump into the last couple months of the school
year here in Guatemala, we have another piece of exciting news: after talking
it through with MTC’s leaders and praying together, we have decided to stay in
Huehue for an additional year. While this year may have had its challenges, it
has had way more moments of joy and of learning. While the details of what this
upcoming year will look like are still being worked out, we wanted to share
this news in the mean time. Please join us in prayer as we finish this school
year – we are confident in the Lord’s presence here with the kids, and we only
want to continue to see increase in His healing power and joyful Spirit in the
kids and our volunteer community.
We are so grateful for our group of family and
friends who care for us and support us being down here! We miss you all so
much. Thank you for everything you
do for us. We can’t wait to keep
telling you of all the good plans God has for these kids and women!
Much love from Guatemala,
Brook
and Becca
P.S. More Than Compassion is now recruiting volunteer English teachers for the 2016 school year! If you are interested in joining MTC as a teacher, you can find the application here: http://morethancompassion.org/ourschool/becomeateacher/
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