Well friends, the first month of squad leading is wrapping up. Crazy, huh? I’ve been able to spend some time with 7 of our 8 teams…my heart is filled with so much joy to see them bringing the Kingdom in ministry and to see the growth in each one of them. Here’s a little bit of what has been going on with our teams this month:
Team Freedom
Team Freedom: Dave, Dan, Nikki, Melanie, Renee, and Leanna
They spent their month living at an orphanage called Rosa De Amor in San Lucas, Guatemala. The kids at this orphanage are so awesome…I was definitely sad to leave them after just a few days. As you can tell by the picture, we had many nights of ridiculous laughter during feedback with these guys!
Team Spittin’ Image
Team Spittin’ Image: Brittney, Shanna, Jordan, Nate, Emma, Dan, Caitlyn
This team has been living in Antigua, Guatemala for the month. They’ve worked with ministries called Casa Maria, an elderly home, and Casa Jackson, a hospital for malnourished babies. We had so much fun spending time with them, which included a team meal complete with flowers and ice cream from the amazing men on these two teams.
Team Ignite
Team Ignite: Robin, Kearston, Ryan, Erica, Vivian, Brian
This team has also been living in Antigua, Guatemala and working with the Casa Maria and Casa Jackson ministries. We had a spontaneous night out with theseteams and found ourselves learning to Salsa from some of the locals.They are learning what it means to live in community and love the people on their team unconditionally. So good!
Team Kaleo
Team Kaleo: Rachel, Laura, Thomas, Mickey, Heather, Chrissy
This team has been living near Antigua, Guatemala for the month; they’ve been partnering with an organization named Hope Haven International. This organization does house visits and manufactures wheelchairs for people with cerebral palsy and spina bifida. Team Kaleo also helped clean up and paint a school and held programs for children in the area. I was blessed to spend a night with just the women on the team and get to know them better.
Team Transformation Station
Team Transformation Station: Katrina, Becca, Paul, Ash, Ben, Kenra
This team has been living in a small village in the mountains of Los Robles, Guatemala; they partnered with an organization called Casa de Sion. They spent their month building a rock wall that will help prevent mudslides (I can’t remember the specific name), working in the school, and just loving on the people in the neighborhood.
Team ZOI & Spicy Mustard
Team Spicy Mustard: Taralah, Alyssa, Tressa, Brandon, Kelly, Jordan, Brenda
Team ZOI: Danae, Sydney, Channele, Andrew, Kathryne, Jeremy
These two teams spent the month living at Los Gozosos, an orphanage for disabled children in Chimaltenango, Guatemala; they painted, graveled a road, played soccer, and loved on the children at the orphanage.
Team Beautiful Feet
Team Beautiful Feet: Kayla, Liz, Jaime, Courtney, Jake, Wade
This team spent their month living in Chimaltenango, Guatemala and working with an organization named Life Unlimited. This team spent their first few days on the Race picking beans in a bean field…in the rain…talk about learning to be positive! This team also visited a local dump to pray for people that sift through the trash to survive and were the house parents for 32 children at a children’s home.
I’m finishing my time up in Guatemala with two of our teams, Team ZOI and Team Spicy Mustard. I was privileged to sit down with their ministry host a few nights ago to hear her story; this is their first time to host a World Race team, so it was great to just sit and chat with her about who we are.
Maureen was such an encouragement; she talked with me about the journey the Lord has brought her through, a story of faith and tough times in which the Lord’s faithfulness and promises shine through.
God is moving in Guatemala! Please continue to pray for B-squad and the ministries they have worked with this month. We are transitioning to Honduras next week!
