Still Amazed . . .

At the sites in this country. It is truly amazing that we serve a God that has created such beauty. The sun sets, volcano eruptions, and people that we see everyday remind us of

"How Great is Our God"!

The last two weeks have been busy as we have been in the process of finding villages and families in need of homes. Derrick and Samuel have been scoping out areas such as Comalapa, Santiago, and Itzapa. Yesterday they went to a village called San Antonio. It is on the outskirts of Santiago. Their are about 25 families in this village that still has no electricity and only a enough water to get by. We will be passing out food in this village in June, so please pray for hearts to be changed. It is the first time that we have really come against even the slightest hint of opposition as the leader sternly said he does not want change . . . spiritually speaking . . . in his village, but will allow us to share the Gospel.

Our Bible studies have continued to be a blessing. The children are always eager to hear stories from the Bible and color a picture that relates to the stories that we tell. Please continue to PRAY for these families, Garcias and Tzars, as we continue to share the love of Jesus with them. Our Saturday Bible study is a hodge podge of families, please lift them up as well. It was a privilege to have Bro. Teddie, Lisa, Dana, and Gina join us last Thurs. night. We always enjoy sharing with people from the states what the Lord has done in our ministry here.

Monday Blues

Monday was the boys last day. We spent the last few hours playing hide and seek and Xbox. They also had fun sliding down a hill side as if it was covered with snow. In reality it was covered with dust! But, they are experts at improvising, and they had a good time.

For our last hour with the kids we went to Taco Bell (again, a first for them). To see the looks on their faces as they looked at the menu was priceless. Even though we are in Guatemala, Mexican (Tex-Mex for some) food is rare for the locals. They had no idea what they were about to eat, but once it hit their lips, you couldn’t stop them!

After we arrived at Casa, a simple “Thank You” made it all worthwhile. We will treasure these moments, and hopefully they will too. We are blessed by the Lord to be a blessing to others.

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¡Se Levantó!

Se Levantó, Se Levantó, de la tumba Se Levantó. He rose, He rose, from the tomb He rose. It was a joy to sing this line of a song this past Sunday. Praise God for the fact that Jesus did not just die, but he rose from the grave and now sits at the right hand of the Father.

Sunday morning we celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ at our church, Canaan Baptist. It was the first time that some of the boys actually sat through a “real” church service. We sang, prayed, listened to the Word, and then partook of the Lord’s Supper. What a marvelous day it was!

After church, we returned to the house to eat lunch and have an Easter egg hunt. It was funny watching the boys look through the bushes, leaves, and flowers around the property. We even had a golden egg and gave a prize for the one who found it, and a prize for the one who had the most eggs.

In the afternoon, we headed back to Joya Grande to play some soccer and have our regular Sunday night Bible study. All the boys went with Jodie to the children’s Bible Story lesson and learned about when John the Baptist baptized Jesus. Derrick went with the adults to continue our study through the Gospel of John (we are almost to chapter 8). We were blessed to spend some time with the families and have bread and Pepsi with them after the study. The hospitality that we see always amazes us.

After returning home, a game of "aggravation" (board game) was
the highlight, and Carlos was the victor.

Playing, Working . . . Having Fun!!

Wednesday the boys came over and we really didn’t do much of anything except play Xbox and watch movies. The Xbox was pretty much the ultimate treat as they played it any and every spare minute they had.

Thursday was the first full day for the boys. We started the day with a devotional from Luke 22:39-46. After playing a little, we all went to Joya Grande to help out some farmers in one of our Bible studies. It was good for the boys to see a different culture than what they are used to.



They also had a good time playing soccer with the kids in our Bible study and just spending some time talking with people that they normally wouldn’t have the chance talk to.

Friday, while many people in Guatemala were participating or watching processions, we hung out at the house and talked about the death of Jesus Christ and what it means for us. We also had a good time watching movies and playing Xbox (as I said, it was a hit with the boys). We actually had a soccer tournament on the Xbox, and of course the victor was Derrick!

Saturday was a day to get out of the house. After going through the normal morning routine and talking about the Resurrection of our Lord JC, we headed to the capital. We went to a place called Planeta Maya where the boys were able to play arcade games, ride bumper cars, and take a walk through a haunted house (only two of them did this). The kids enjoyed the change and the chance to do something that they are usually not able to do.

Saturday night, we all participated in an an “American” tradition; we dyed eggs for the next day. This was a first for the boys, and they had a good time making the colors and their own unique designs.

An Easter Blessing

The Lord has blessed us this last week with the privilege to have 4 boys over from Casa Aleluya. The past week is known as Semana Santa in Latin America, and for the kids at Casa Aleluya, it is a chance for them to go spend the week with their families. However, there are many that stay at Casa because they have no family. And for some, the family that they do have does not care to spend time with them.

So, we brought Carlos, Josue, Chato, and Hugo (left to right) over to the house for a fun filled Easter week/weekend. Josue is the only one of the four that is considered abandoned by the government. The other three have some type of family, but their family chose not to come get them, and for Carlos, this makes 7 years without a visitor. It was a blessing to be their “family” for a week. The above blogs will show what we did during the week.

Capping it off with Capshaw

Within the 2nd group, we had 15 people that included kids, youth, college students, and adults from the little town of Capshaw Baptist Church. The Lord allowed them to bless 10 families with new homes. 200 families were also blessed with food and clothes in two different colonials. As a matter of fact, the group traveled all the way to Canada to pass out to one colonial!

The Lord allowed the group to paint at two different childrens’ homes, Amor del Nino and Agua Viva. They also had a fun time getting stomp in soccer by a bunch of school kids from Agua Viva.

On Tues. night the group hosted a Quinceanera party for Teresa Lara. This is a special coming to age party for Latin American girls, and it was a great time to share the Gospel to Teresa's friends. She had a great time, and was very shocked and emotional to say the least.

One event that was unique and a first was that the three girls that were on the team went to the local national hospital and passed out stuffed animals and tracks. They enjoyed that time and it opened their eyes to some different sites. The children in the hospital were blessed by this time.

There were no salvations, but many seeds were planted. We have the opportunity to follow up on these people, and hopefully they will come to know the Lord.

For the last day, most of the group got up close and personal with some HOT LAVA! We went to the peak of Volcan Pacaya and risked our lives for the chance to see real flowing lava. It was the third time for us, but it was fun.

Bubba Can Ministries

Well we have had a busy two weeks as we have had two teams back to back. The Lord really blessed as the Baptist Campus Ministries (BCM) from the University of South Alabama and Capshaw Baptist Church from Huntsville ministered to the people of Guatemala.




The Lord allowed the BCM group to build 4 houses in El Rejon, and pass food out to 100 families in a colonial in the town of Itzapa. They were also able to paint some ceilings at a local home for disabled kids, Amor del Nino. For 3 afternoons they went to a local village, Rincon Chiquito, to host a Basketball clinic and VBS. This was a pretty good week for 7 college students, a Canadian, and a fearless leader. Everyone seemed to work pretty hard except for some guy named Josh!




The best highlight of the trip was to see a lady accept Christ as her Savior. Praise the Lord!! Lord willing, we will be able to plug her into a local church so that she will grow in her faith in the Lord.




On a side note, the group was able to head to the Pacific coast to catch some rays. Under tow? Who cares! We roughed waves and played beach soccer with some locals. It was a nice way to relax after a weeks worth of work.