So on Sunday we had a really chill day and one of the students decided to make a video! This is the first one, but he is hoping to do more and feature each student. Attached a link, hope it works and enjoy!
God is faithful and good... Tonight I graduate from the first class of the Bridge Street Mission School. I don't even know where to begin to put words to these last 8 months other than to say that God is good... God is faithful. I look back and see all the laughs had, the tears cried, the hugs given, the arguments fought, the encouragement spoken. The beauty of community. The words and promises spoken... My Child, Redeemed, Disciple, Mary's Heart Identity spoken... A heart changed! The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” ...
Wow, the last time that I posted was in May of 2014. A lot has happened between that time, a lot of change, a lot of transitions. Which ultimately means a lot of fun times, but a lot of hurt and grief. Some of you have stayed updated with me on my transitions, others maybe not (I am not even sure if I have kept up with myself). After the Bridge Street Mission School (BSMS), I went home for a season of rest while working at Target Starbucks :). I had a lot of coffee. During the mission school, I believe the Lord was calling be to stay in the West Side of Grand Rapids. After a couple of months home, I moved back down to Grand Rapids into the Girl's House! Fast forward to November where there were job changes and an internship is formed. I work part time for AVI Foodsystems, while doing "part" time ministry as an intern for the Bridge Street House of Prayer; I was the Pavilion Coordinator. The Pavilion is a free coffee shop ministry, that is a place of safety and r...
This past week we send time getting acclimated to our surroundings here in Guatemala. We did a little of sight seeing and visiting places where we will be working. Sunday we went to an English church (Journey) that is in the school that Heather use to teach, Christian Academy of Guatemala (CAG). In the afternoon we went to Antigua to the markets. Hair wraps Brandon! pollo compearo Look at that group:) Monday we went on at tour with Joel in Guatemala City. He told us a lot about the history of Guatemala and we started off in the cemetery. Cemeteries in Guatemala are a lot different the US as you will see in some of the pictures. We then proceed to go to the historical district of the city where we were the only white people. Guatemala has been through a lot in the past 60 years between civil war, genocides, and corruption. This is Joel This a place where hundreds of innocent Guatemalans were murder And then on the other of ...
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