Guatemala

467 Posts

A Post Category from The Journal – the Adventures in Missions Blog

Rest in the Midst of Battle

November 6, 2012 | Adventures | Guatemala

In coming to Guatemala, I thought I would be doing ministry three times a day, six days a week, only in Guatemala. But as is always the case on the mission field, God LOVES surpresas! Last Wednesday…

Continue Reading

I’m Going to Be Real For A Minute

October 26, 2012 | Adventures | Guatemala

Just to give you guys some background, I have had some really obnoxious stomach problems for the last three weeks, that have made eating really wearisome, and have gotten worse as of late (yay late n…

Continue Reading

The Grinch of Puerto Barrios

October 22, 2012 | Adventures | Guatemala

Growing up, it was a tradition in my family to watch all of the old Christmas movies starting the first day of December. Among those I consider "classics" is the ORIGINAL (i.e. cartoon) ver…

Continue Reading

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

October 20, 2012 | Adventures | Guatemala

From the time we are old enough to talk in America, we are taught that we deserve the best. We deserve happiness. We deserve freedom. We deserve comfort and security and love. …

Continue Reading

Episode 7: “…and then we’ll snuggle!”

October 18, 2012 | Adventures | Guatemala

My dad is a snuggler; an unabashed, hug-you-hard snuggler. One of his favorite Christmas movies is “Elf” simply because Will Ferrell’s character, Buddy the Elf, makes a long list of…

Continue Reading

Redefining Power

October 14, 2012 | Adventures | Guatemala

“Ministry is all around us. We don’t have to be at ministry to do ministry.” Those two sentences, spoken by my team leader in feedback last night, basically sum up what God has been…

Continue Reading

God’s Plan for Me

October 13, 2012 | Adventures | Guatemala

Since being here, I have loved being able to have intersession with the whole team. I've never seen God speak to me so powerfully. I used to think that to hear God, I had to hear a loud audible…

Continue Reading

It’s Official. I’m a Missionary. (Part 2: Finding Comfort in the Most Unexpected Places)

October 4, 2012 | Adventures | Guatemala

There was one evening a couple of weeks ago that truly topped all of the other instances of culture shock. It was the evening I knew I was officially a missionary. Like many nights during the w…

Continue Reading

Episode 6: The Niche

October 2, 2012 | Adventures | Guatemala

Yesterday afternoon, I found my niche. And it was in the last place I thought I’d find it on this trip. I found my niche in a bar. Her name is Z——. She’s 18 years old. She has…

Continue Reading

It’s Official. I’m a Missionary. (Part 1: Culture Shock)

October 2, 2012 | Adventures | Guatemala

During training camp and the months leading up to the trip, we were all warned over and over to expect culture shock. To expect the unexpected. To throw our preconceived notions out the w…

Continue Reading

The Bars

October 2, 2012 | Adventures | Guatemala

I truly learned what it felt like when people said their hearts were broken. I had never in my life felt so distraught emotionally for people I didn’t even know until the heartbreak was so mani…

Continue Reading

Episode 5: When It’s Senseless

September 29, 2012 | Adventures | Guatemala

We visited the community that makes it's home in the city garbage dump for the second time this past week. As our team stood around, conversing with the folks we'd met, I watch…

Continue Reading

1
…
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
…
39

Posts in this Category

Browse The Adventures in Missions Journal By Topic

Adventures Blog Posts by Category

Trip Articles

35 Posts
Adventures Updates

211 Posts
Resource

13 Posts
Guatemala

467 Posts
Adventures Disaster Relief

39 Posts
Adventures in Missions

71 Posts
Ambassador

1 Posts
College Mission Trips

45 Posts
College Missions Stories

47 Posts
Family Mission Trips

9 Posts

Adventures Blog Posts by Tag

More From the Adventures In Missions Network of Websites

Bases and Partnerships

Bases and Long-term Partnerships
Radical Living

Sethbarnes.com
Sponsor a child

Sponsorship.adventures.org
Staff Blogs

Adventures Staff and Missionary Blogs
World Race Blogs

World Race Blogs
Wrecked for the ordinary

Wrecked.org

Make a Difference Today

Join a Trip for Teens!

Experience firsthand the voice of God while making a real, tangible difference in the lives of others!

Transform Lives with Ambassador

Rwanda Beauty for Ashes Mission Trip

Empower. Heal. Restore.

Join a Beauty for Ashes trip to bring hope and healing to women worldwide.

Don’t miss out—Join us today!

Compassion in Crisis – Join Us in Bringing Relief and Restoration