Greetings from Guatemala,
“I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.” Psalm 34:1-3
We give thanks and praise to God for His grace and excellent loving kindness toward us in the ministry here in Guatemala. Even though the year began with some difficulty (problems with vehicles, plumbing problems on the property and the dollar losing value and a few other unexpected expenses) we thank God that we can continue on and to God be the glory!
We are busy in the music ministry preparing to minister in April Outreach 2011. We have some very committed young people playing instruments and singing this year and some young preachers ready to preach the word of God. Psalm 40:2 “And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.” We are hoping to reach souls with the Gospel of Christ in the areas where we will be ministering with these concerts. Please help us pray for one of our musicians who had to give her clarinet back to the public music school. She is a beautiful faithful young lady who needs a clarinet for our concerts.
While passing out tracts and inviting people to church in the neighborhood not too far from the church, we came across a group of kids who had been faithful to our church in the past but stopped coming. To make a long story short, after our visit they came to church the next day bringing others with them. We thank God that while they were gone, they didn’t get involved with a gang.
Home Bible studies are continuing on in three different areas. A sweet lady named Carmen came to our neighborhood Bible study for the first time a couple of weeks ago and is excited and loaded with questions. We are hoping she will reach more folks and invite them to come.
In April there will be a Pastors Camp with Pastors and workers from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador attending. Please pray for the funds so we’d be able to print and supply them with tracts to use throughout Central America. Genesis 26:19 “And Isaac’s servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water” Wouldn’t you like to be a “well of springing water” to them as they toil in dark valleys to bring the truth of God’s Word to the people?
Although we have had a couple days of rain in February, we still have several projects to get done before the rainy season hits. We finally took down a large tree in a narrow spot between the church and a warehouse. Its roots were raising the floor next to the church and in the warehouse. We have other large trees in front also causing problems with the warehouse and our retaining walls. There are also concrete repairs needed in the church driveway along with a means to control water runoff.
But, we are so thankful as the work goes on. Thank you so much for your prayers and support for the ministry here in Guatemala.
Don and Cathy Hinds