May Newsletter

Dear Friends,

I pray that when you are reading this letter, you are enjoying the peace and love of our Lord, Jesus Christ. We are now five months into 2009, and the Lord has been so good to this ministry during this time. I have realized His great love, wonderful mercies, and gentle care for our children, our families, and all of the people that are working for Global Missions of Mercy in Guatemala. These months have been filled with great blessings, but it has also been a time of difficulties. The government of Guatemala has given our teachers in the school more opportunities this month, and each day we are able to teach our students and feed them physically and spiritually. Also, we have new stairs leading from the feeding center to the bottom classrooms, and we have two brand new classrooms, although they are not completely finished. New classes have begun for the students and for the men in the village, and we are expecting more great things in the months to come. Like I said before though, there have been difficulties. The families in the village continue to struggle because of lack of work and food, and the violence is still tremendous. Although so much has been accomplished in the village, construction is not moving along as fast as we had hoped it would, but the Lord continues to open our eyes to His timing in everything that goes on here in Chiquimula.

The month of May was a little calmer compared to other months because we did not have a work team visit the ministry. From January to April we had six teams. We had medical teams and construction teams and all six of them were filled with people that were ready and willing to evangelize for our Lord Jesus Christ. During the past five months, more than 150 people have received Jesus as their Lord and Savior in this part of Guatemala, and we praise the Lord, because with our wonderful work teams, sponsorship, and a lot of prayer, none of what happens in this ministry would be possible. In the remaining of this year, we have several groups coming to help in what the Lord is doing here, and we are expecting great things for the remainder of 2009.

Now I would like to share with you something amazing that is happening in the village right now. About three weeks ago, I asked Daniel and Jorge to visit families in the village and take gifts to them and pray for their needs. The main purpose of these visits though was to invite the men in the families to come to a Bible class. Daniel and Jorge were very excited about this ministry, and the first Bible meeting was held on Thursday, May 21st, and 40 men attended. Daniel shared a message with the men and Jorge helped translate, so basically the entire lesson was in Spanglish, but the Lord worked mightily through their obedience. Nine men accepted Jesus into their hearts, praise the Lord. The second meeting they had, Jorge was very sick, so, although scared to death, Daniel had to go and teach by himself. Twenty-one men attended, and praise the Lord, the message went very well. One of the men told me after the meetings that it was a blessing to have this kind of Bible study in the village, so we give all the glory and praise to God that the men are accepting these teachings. Sadly though, we do not have pictures of these meetings yet because Daniel and Jorge have been so nervous, but we will have them soon.

Thank you all so much for the time you have taken out of your day to read this newsletter and for the love, care, and prayers you always have for this ministry and for me. I miss all of you and love you so much!

God bless you,

Sarita Carson

Global Missions of Mercy National Director

News from Lela Obraje

This May 14th, we had a Family Day celebration in the village. We had different activities, and all of the families sat together so they could enjoy their lunch as a family. They were all very happy and excited because this was the first time they could take part in an activity like this one. Many of the families received a gift because they participated in games and activities. It was a very exciting morning for them and their families. Our objective was to teach the families how to live in harmony, in a relationship with love, and teach them how to respect each other as a family.

Written by: Mr. Kenneth Diez (4th Grade Teacher)

The Highland Park Christian school in Lela Obraje is a like a fortress and is like a green house for the future professionals that will work for the development of the village, town, and country. For this dream to be accomplished, we have to support each other in prayer and daily work together. My biggest dream is that the students here will grow up to be tremendous servants of our Christ and that God will use them in different ministries. And I know that this can be accomplished in the name of Jesus because I have seen God at work so much at the school and in our classrooms. All of our students are so special, and they are so different from the rest of the children in the village. They are happy and loving and they are very smart students. So many of them have come to me and told me that they want to be different. Some come and tell me they want to be doctors and teachers, and one of my students, Eliazar, told me he wanted to be a preacher. Another of my students, Cesar, told me that before he had bad feelings in his heart all of the time, but because he is hearing the Word of God at the school now, he has changed completely. He said that even if someone offends him or if someone hits him, he doesn’t get mad anymore and he forgives them. He says he does this so he can be like Jesus. These are just of few of the many changes that have happened in the lives of the students and the people here in Lela Obraje. So your prayers and financial support has not been in vain. There is still a lot of work to be completed for the children here, but, even if the enemy puts stumbling blocks in our way, they can be moved in the name of Jesus. We have seen God work so much in this ministry and in the village and in the town. God will bless you for supporting this ministry. God will give back to you what you have given.


Written by: Ms. Milgian Gonzales (2nd grade teacher)

When I had first started working at Highland Park Christian School in Lela Obraje, I realized that this school had a vision and a mission to talk about the love of God and to preach the salvation plan to all the people in this village. I feel very honored to be a part of what the Lord is doing here in this village, and I thank God for giving me the opportunity to share His love with my students. They all draw smiles on my heart, and I admire their innocent love they have for God. There is a specific child in my class named Faustino, and he is so humble. I see so much thankfulness and love in him for the missionaries that come to visit and for Sarita, and every time he prays, he touches my heart. But I have another student in my class named Yondany, and I ask you to pray for him. He has so many difficulties at home, and those difficulties reflect in the classroom. Although so many of our students have a genuine love for God, so many of them are dealing with huge problems at home like violence and no food. I trust in the Lord and His promise, and I know that He can change Yondany and his family and other families in the village.
I am learning so much by just being a teacher at this school. Thank you sister Sarita for seeing the need of these children, and thank you Global Missions of Mercy. You are all such a tremendous blessing this ministry. Thank you for all you have given us. You give so much to the children here, but you also give to us, the teachers. Your objectives are being accomplished, and your efforts are not in vain. We have seen the fruits of your labor here, and we know in the future, there will greater things to come. My vocation is to work with my students and with the children of this village, and in love and obedience, I will follow the plans of the Lord. God bless you.