tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73330633383975170042008-06-16T19:34:30.642-05:00Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04496866272643796829noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333063338397517004.post-43617749078357058782008-05-24T10:40:00.002-05:002008-05-24T10:42:58.360-05:00

If you'd like to receive emails/updates from the Hales Corners Lutheran mission team while we're in Guatemala June 7-15, Click here to join the Google group or subscribe to the RSS feed. By adding yourself to this Google group, you will be placed on our mailing list. Dona Marinello, our communications coordinator or myself will send periodic e-mails to the group while we're in Guatemala to keep

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04496866272643796829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333063338397517004.post-91235315345679670942008-04-29T22:28:00.001-05:002008-04-29T22:29:42.259-05:00

Less than 5 weeks until we go to Guatemala! Here's a list of the In-Kind Donations we need to collect for our mission trip to Guatemala in June (urgent needs in red): Hygiene Kit Items ShampooDeodorantWash ClothHand towel School/Office Supplies Backpacks (K-6)Overhead Transparencies Other Plastic bins (shoebox size and larger)Craft supplies (foam, tissue paper,

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Less than 2 months til the team from Hales Corners will be in Guatemala! I still need to raise about $200 for my portion of the trip. Here's a list of the In-Kind Donations we need to collect for our mission trip to Guatemala in June (urgent needs in red): Hygiene Kit Items ShampooDeodorantWash ClothHand towel Ziploc Bags 2.5 GallonGallonSandwichSnack School/Office

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04496866272643796829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333063338397517004.post-33279715893822028942008-01-09T18:38:00.001-06:002008-01-09T18:42:34.610-06:00

I've created an album of some of my photos I took while in Guatemala last summer. Want to check it out? Click here!

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Well, I'm headed back to Guatemala this June. I am leading (eek!) the team from my church, Hales Corners Lutheran, to work with The Servant's Heart in Guatemala City, Antigua & Amatitlan. If you've read my journal entries below, you know what a moving and truly unique experience this was for me. My church has been supporting THE SERVANT’S HEART, a mission started by Carla Burnell in 1990 to the

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04496866272643796829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333063338397517004.post-46047698267794452792008-01-06T17:00:00.000-06:002008-01-07T11:34:58.503-06:00

Here's a list of the In-Kind Donations we need to collect for our mission trip to Guatemala in June: Hygiene Kit Items Shampoo Bar of soap Comb Deodorant Wash Cloth Hand towel Ziploc Bags 2.5 Gallon Gallon Sandwich Snack Quart School/Office Supplies Backpacks (K-6) Overhead Transparencies Ink Cartridges (for HP Office Jet #7210) Other Plastic bins (shoebox size and

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04496866272643796829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333063338397517004.post-44621106833230240432007-08-05T21:07:00.000-05:002007-08-05T21:55:08.389-05:00

A big thank you to everyone who sponsored me on this trip to Guatemala to work with The Servant's Heart. None of this would have been possible without all of you. Experience the trip with me by reading through my journals and looking at all the photos. Please keep the ministry in your thoughts and prayers. I plan to return to Guatemala City during June 2008 to once again work with The

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04496866272643796829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333063338397517004.post-40571425574976625152007-07-25T21:02:00.000-05:002007-07-26T18:31:41.384-05:00

Dios te bendiga! (God bless you!) Hello once again and greetings from Guatemala! Thursday was a very emotional day for the team. The day began around 8:30 as we packed into the vans for Amatitlan for more house visits. We caravaned with the other team (from Trinity Lutheran in Davenport, IA) to Amatitlan. After a quick pit stop, we split into two groups for house visits. The first stop for

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04496866272643796829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333063338397517004.post-57518802903730251052007-07-19T16:05:00.000-05:002007-07-20T18:52:37.601-05:00

Hola mi familia y amigos! Tuesday morning Edgar and Adrian took us on a tour of the Servants Heart primary and middle schools. We visited each classroom and were introduced to all 148 children currently served by the ministry. The children, most of which are from the squatters' area, were adorable and incredibly sweet and welcoming to us. They loved to ask us questions. The questions we kept

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04496866272643796829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333063338397517004.post-13422605161635702072007-07-19T14:57:00.000-05:002007-07-19T16:03:52.952-05:00

Today was a very difficult day for me. I saw so much poverty, so much hardship, so much pain. And yet, some of these people were stronger in their faith than I could ever hope to be. This morning, we left the ministry house at 7:15 to do a devotion with the teachers at the school. Then, we got a tour of all the classrooms. The children were so precious and happy to see us. First was the

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04496866272643796829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333063338397517004.post-57726264956945716112007-07-18T16:46:00.000-05:002007-07-18T16:48:43.956-05:00

Hola familia y amigos! Blessings and love to you all from Guatemala! It has been an exciting and exhausting three days working here with El Corazon del Servidor (The Servant's Heart). Below you will see a compilation of our experiences so far, as well as a short message from your loved ones serving the Lord here in Guatemala. When we first arrived at the airport in Milwaukee and were checking

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04496866272643796829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333063338397517004.post-24715933624909147692007-07-18T16:00:00.000-05:002007-07-18T16:46:19.486-05:00

Today was a great day. A very long, but very good day. At 8 a.m. we left for Amatitlan. We did our children's VBS for a half dozen kids at the ministry there. The ninos loved our puppets and had fun making their very own "Whiskers." They also loved playing and goofing around with Chris. When we first arrived there, the little girls were calling me and Heather "bonitas" which means beautiful. I

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04496866272643796829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333063338397517004.post-46627113650672260992007-07-18T15:23:00.000-05:002007-07-18T15:53:46.537-05:00

Today has been very interesting. This morning we were all awake by 6:30 a.m. I think part of that is because most of the people went to bed early -- even before the other group (from Iowa) arrived. Chris, Heather and I stayed up and were goofing off on the front porch when they came back from the airport. I made some scrambled eggs for everyone this morning. They were pretty good. Here, the eggs

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04496866272643796829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333063338397517004.post-68681963592138076972007-07-18T14:07:00.000-05:002007-07-18T17:07:12.948-05:00

7:22 a.m. We're enroute to Atlanta from Milwaukee right now and experiencing quite a bit of turbulence. Interesting note -- Chris Daughtry and his band are on our flight. I think most people are oblivious to this fact, but not me. Being the huge Idol fan I am and working for a FOX station, it's pretty much expected that I know these things. Anyways, as we're sitting with all our luggage at the

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