Guatemala Journal

step by step

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:01:25 -0400

As I write this, Sarah is on her way home from an eight day trip to stay with Tita and visit friends in Guatemala City. It has been nearly a year already since we moved back from Guatemala to Norwood, OH. It was a hard decision, but we felt that we were called to come home and make others aware of w

Long distance relationships

Sun, 2 Mar 2008 15:51:06 -0500

Now that we have been back in the United States for six months, we feel like we’re in a long distance relationship with our friends in Guatemala. At times, our hearts yearn to be with them, and we are trying to figure out the future of this relationship. Absence definitely makes the heart grow fonde

Goodbye, For Now

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:38:05 -0400

It was a very emotional goodbye as we prepared to leave this country that has taken over a large part of our hearts. We bawled as we said goodbye to Tita and the school teachers, the Batz orphans, Joel and the Van Dyke family, the gang chaplains. Yet our goodbye was more of a “See you soon” than jus

Guys trip

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:20:53 -0400

Hosting groups and planning trips has become a significant part of our six month journey to Guatemala, and we just finished sharing this country with the final group. Our friends Dave and Juli Thompson came down nearly two weeks ago, and while Juli stayed at a language school in Antigua Dave joined

On Feet by Sarah Grace

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 22:36:23 -0400

Our family has been very busy the last few weeks. Last week Jeremiah finished helping another group with work projects in Limonada. The girls and I also got a chance to participate in the program for the kids at the school. There are many stories to share, though one of the greatest privileges durin