“All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it. So you should earnestly desire the most helpful gifts.”
1 Corinthians 12: 27, 31
We were blessed with the following testimony from Ashley Grissom, age 15. She is a young lady that came in the month of June to work in the ministry. We thank the Lord that He is touching the hearts of the people that visit Chiquimula, Guatemala like Ashley, and in turn, touching our hearts with their testimonies. May this bless you as it did us.
"While getting ready for this mission trip, I tried to imagine what would happ
en, what everything would look like, what work I would be doing, and even what God would show me. I've been reminded again that God is the one in control, not me. Hardly anything went as I expected (and sort of planned) it to happen. And I'm sure that in the long run, that’s a very good thing.One thing God showed me is that He can use anybody, even me, to do His work. Even though I'm not the strongest or most skilled worker, He still used me in another way when He gave me the opportunity to work with the children at the school. Although the crosses I made with them were simple, maybe the message of God's love that went along with them touched at least one person. It was incredible to see how even the youngest kids had already heard about Jesus and knew of His sacrifice. The fact that they are being taught the Truth is just wonderful! Another thing God challenged me with is finding at least some joy in everything. When you're hot, covered with bugs, dirty, and exhausted, sometimes it's hard to be bursting with joy! But when I saw how content the people were who barely had anything at all, it was a slap in the face. When we went into the village to see the people, their homes, and the way they live, I was shocked! I knew they were poor, but I really had no idea how poor. We prayed for the families before we left, and at one house, Sarita asked if the family had any special needs that we could pray for. The only thing they asked for was prayer for us! God showed me how loving and beautiful His people really are despite what the world can throw at us. I’ll never forget this experience, the people I met, and the work that God did. Praise the Lord!" Ashley Grissom
We were blessed with the following testimony from Ashley Grissom, age 15. She is a young lady that came in the month of June to work in the ministry. We thank the Lord that He is touching the hearts of the people that visit Chiquimula, Guatemala like Ashley, and in turn, touching our hearts with their testimonies. May this bless you as it did us.
"While getting ready for this mission trip, I tried to imagine what would happ
en, what everything would look like, what work I would be doing, and even what God would show me. I've been reminded again that God is the one in control, not me. Hardly anything went as I expected (and sort of planned) it to happen. And I'm sure that in the long run, that’s a very good thing.One thing God showed me is that He can use anybody, even me, to do His work. Even though I'm not the strongest or most skilled worker, He still used me in another way when He gave me the opportunity to work with the children at the school. Although the crosses I made with them were simple, maybe the message of God's love that went along with them touched at least one person. It was incredible to see how even the youngest kids had already heard about Jesus and knew of His sacrifice. The fact that they are being taught the Truth is just wonderful! Another thing God challenged me with is finding at least some joy in everything. When you're hot, covered with bugs, dirty, and exhausted, sometimes it's hard to be bursting with joy! But when I saw how content the people were who barely had anything at all, it was a slap in the face. When we went into the village to see the people, their homes, and the way they live, I was shocked! I knew they were poor, but I really had no idea how poor. We prayed for the families before we left, and at one house, Sarita asked if the family had any special needs that we could pray for. The only thing they asked for was prayer for us! God showed me how loving and beautiful His people really are despite what the world can throw at us. I’ll never forget this experience, the people I met, and the work that God did. Praise the Lord!" Ashley Grissom 
Hey dear friends,God bless you. I hope that you and your families are doing well. At this time in my life, God is mostly showing me in my heart that the entire vision of Global Missions of Mercy came from Him and is covered with His anointing. So, we pray that God would do His patient and perfect will in GMM, and that we would wait for His timing in everything
. Why am I saying all of this? I am saying this for the reason that July was horrible in many ways. We had so many troubles in the ministry. Most of these troubles were caused by the tremendous rain we received in the months of June and July. Another trouble is the protesting going on in the village, which caused so many headaches and complications, but the hand of the Lord protected the village and us, and He has taught us so much this month about the power of His hand.Just a Few Problems
The troubles with the rain mostly had to do with the destruction of part of our construction projects. For example, we had to rebuild a wall behind the new bottom bathrooms three times because the rain was so strong that it destroyed the ground behind the wall. There was so much pressure from the dirt that the wall fell three times, but praise the Lord, third time is a charm. The wall is now strong and ready to go. Also, when it rains in the village, it rains so hard that it is impossible to work on any of the construction at the school. So, all of the June projects that I told you about in the June Newsletter needed to be pushed back more because there were many days where it was impossible to work. School and the feeding center continued, but construction had to stop. But, praise the Lord, towards the end of July, the rain stopped for close to two weeks, and we were able to finish the retaining wall and almost finish the bottom bathrooms and fix anything else the rain had destroyed.
As for the protesting, for close to one week, we were not able to go to the village because all of the surrounding villages, including the people that live in our village, blocked the road for a protest against the government. An experience we had with these protesters came first on July 29th with a group called Field of Harvest, who came to the village from Pennsylvania. On this day, I went to Coffee Corner to eat with the group at 8:00am, and Rocio went ahead of us to the village.
When Rocio went into the village at 8:30am, the road was open and there were no protesters. But after the group and I finished breakfast and arrived at the village, the protesters had blocked the road, making it impossible to enter. There were men with machetes and rocks and branches, so of course, the group had to turn around and go back. They were able to work in another village that day closer to the city, so all went well with them, but for Rocio, it was a different story. Rocio was already in the village waiting for the group to arrive, like I said before, and she did not know that the road was now closed. So, when she left, she was right in the middle of these dangerous protesters. They did not allow her to pass, and she had to travel five hours out of the way to get back to Chiquimula. She traveled up into the mountains up a different road, and the fog was really think that day, so she was terrified, and so was I. Praise the Lord though, the protesting is over for now, and we are able to enter the village with no problems.Groups for the Month
July was a little calmer month than June was, group-wise. On July 13th, the leader of the Father’s Heart ministry, Don Philemon and his wife, came and visited the ministry. They only visited for one day to view the ministry and talk to me about the needs of the people and ministry needs in general. We discussed about them bringing a group in November. J
ust a few days ago, I received an email, and they confirmed that they are coming on November 14th and staying until November 23rd. Therefore, we give glory to God that we now a new contact for Global Missions of Mercy, and we are very excited to see how the Lord will use them to further His ministry. I have already mentioned briefly about the group we had from Pennsylvania called Field of Harvest. Again, they came on July 29th for the first time, but before they came to me, they went to visit Pastor Josue Morales, pastor of Iglesia Cristiana Castillo Fuerte. They told him that they had heard of our ministry in Lela Obraje village, and they wanted to visit us. Since I know the family of Pastor Josue, when he told me about Field of Harvest, I felt very comfortable and excited to have them visit. And now, praise the Lord, because of this visit, we now have another new contact for the ministry.Activities for July
On Friday, July 17th, we had a meeting for the parents of all of the students in the school. This meeting was to just keep the parents updated on the school and the progress of their children, but also, on this same day
, we gave out clothes to the children that were left in Ju
ne by the group from Highland Park Baptist church. On July 23rd, we gave out presents that we received from Samaritan’s Purse, and we want thank Mr. Homer for shipping these 400 boxes to us and blessing all of our children that are a part of this ministry. You put joy in their hearts, and since they were given out of your love for Christ, they also learned a lesson of generosity and love. On this same day, we gave the children the Frisbees that the Highland Park Baptist group brought.Thank you friends for your love and your support. God bless you and prosper you in everything that you do.
In His love,
Sarita Carson and Staff
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