Yep, we are still here....

So we realize that it has been a little while since we last posted something.  A lot has been going on.

We finished up the last of the Winter teams
       We did the first ever Coban medical clinic with a team (6 hours away!)
           We witnessed a new church being built
              We.....simple are........are.


We are just being.  We have walked through the flu with some of the kids, we have started the clean up process here, we are in full swing of the MASSIVE fundraiser/awareness event on April 9 in Sioux Center, and we are trying not to live too much into the future of the summer teams and Timothy Leadership.

As we have been living and learning here in Guatemala, we have been also listening a lot.  A lot to the language of what is spoken and what is not spoken.

I have known too many people who have entered into a ministry with very good intentions of bringing a new style and new ideas, but failed to see what and why for the reason some things are done.  Needless to say, it is impossible to change the DNA of a ministry without compromising it.

I do not think that we are trying to change the DNA of this place.  THAT fact has helped us this past year.  We desire to study and learn and then help propel.  By asking questions AND listening to the answers, one can get a real accurate picture of where the current temperature is at.

This journey so far has brought many insightful things to my heart, mind, and soul.  As we live in the mountains of Guatemala, we long to be closer to the One who made it.  We have seen that we NEED Jesus....not just want Him, but NEED Him.

Do you NEED Jesus?  Honestly take a moment and look at your life, your day to day activities and decisions and directions.....do you need Jesus?  Until your life gets to the point that you can say that you need Him......you will always be missing out on the full measure of His Spirit.  This is something that I have learned between the place where the coconut and banana trees grow.