We are so excited to report to you what is going on in the mountains. Prayers have been answered. First off nobody has been killed. A group of men from the village who were terrorizing Pinalito went to an area of Guatemala called Gualan which is outside of Zacapa’s jurisdiction. There, these terrorists have no [...]
Andreas Steffensen, one of Faith in Action’s key members, returned to Guatemala with 16 other members from his church which is located near Albany, New York. His church’s heart was to see the construction of the school in Castulo finally begin after so many months of fund raising and planning. In February of 2010 that [...]
In a small hut down the mountainside, a wailing cry drifted into the crisp evening air. In the shadows of an adobe hut, where inside the doorway pork loins dried over a clothesline and chickens curiously peeked through crumbled holes of adobe, a precious package was delivered into the arms of an overjoyed mother! Martha, [...]
A village, trapped by the claws of darkness and plummeting towards the edge of extinction, raise their voice one last time in the hopes of someone hearing their cry! As the banks of their village life quickly eroded before them, whispered prayers into a blackened sky drifted up to knock on the gates of Heaven. [...]
5 years ago we built the original school in Castulo. Initially only a few kids attended. Today the number has grown exponentially to 60, and 90 are expected by next year. This video walks though the early stage of development and planning for the new, larger school building that will be constructed with the help [...]
Yes! After 3 brutal days of concrete mud baths, the second floor of the Rio Dulce mission base is completed! Though our group consisted of an odd mixture of New Yorkers, Floridians, local men, and a few nutty missionary Beenes, an efficient system of teamwork quickly developed. What seemed impossible soon became probable. Traveling up [...]
Wow, we had an awesome team come down from Franklin, North Carolina. They helped us do the electric and plumbing before the pour of the second floor at the Rio Dulce mission base. They worked really hard in the smoldering heat for many hours each day to finally complete all that was required of them [...]
We have amazing news to share with everyone! Through an extremely generous anonymous gift, God has blessed Faith In Action with funds to finish paying off the van needed for team transportation! This new van will be used for moving teams around the country. From Guatemala City, to the mission base in Rio Dulce, to [...]
We feel we need to put safety first when it comes to our teams. So, we are buying this van. We can comfortably seat 15 people. We paid $12,000.00 already and only owe $10,000.00. Rather than go in debt, we told them we would pick it up when we finish paying for it. Please pray [...]
Well the kids have moved in. This has not been the big group that we expected. Many of the children have been afraid to move in with the ”gringos.” We so quickly forget how primitive these people have lived and the fears and superstitions in which they have come from. We were the gringos that [...]