Guatemala Summer Ministry Trip

From June 28-July 5, our church will be taking a ministry trip to Guatemala! We appreciate everyone's prayers as we leave and we look forward to how God will use His Word and His people as His instruments. As we leave, we must do so with His Word on our lips. Here are the verses of Scripture that we have meditating on as a team in preparation for this trip:

2 Corinthians 4:5-7

For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, who said, Let light shine out of darkness, made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.

These passages point us to the One we are preaching and the One we are serving! As we leave, here are some prayer requests for our team to keep in mind...

1. Pray for our consistent time in Scripture and prayer to continue to prepare our hearts and attitudes as we prepare to serve.

2. Pray that we would become unified and close before and during the trip, not allowing anything to come between us as we serve together.

3. Pray that God would be glorified in all that we do.

4. Pray for a burden for the lost and boldness to share the gospel without fear.

5. Pray that we would have lives that are willing to “deny self” and show a servant’s heart like Jesus did by being others-minded.

6. Pray that we would be a genuine blessing and encouragement to the body of Christ in Guatemala.

7. Pray that we would show the love and compassion of Christ to the children in the orphanages and hospitals.

8. Pray that we will still be living out what God teaches us on this trip when we return.

Thank you for your prayers! See you on the blog soon!

Going for the sake of His Name,

Pastor Stephen