Fuego was erupting the day they landed, and the Teen Quest team from Pennsylvania kept going anyway. Over a week hosted alongside Rocsana’s Hope, they shared the Gospel with 120 students in La Montaña by acting it out — and spent an afternoon with young women who aged out of the orphanage system.
A Volcano, a Traffic Jam, and 120 Kids Who Didn’t Need a Translator Read More »
The Calvary Chapel Ark City team came to Guatemala for eight days — clinics, door-to-door visits, Hot Wheels, and one very hard day. On the last night, a team member named Addi redefined compassion for all of us: it isn’t feeling bad for someone. It’s coming alongside them.
Compassion Isn’t Saying I Feel Bad for Them Read More »
There’s no internet in the villages we serve, and often no cell service at all — which is exactly why a cloud-based medical record system seemed impossible. Then we bought a Starlink Mini. Now a patient checks in on a tablet with their photo on file, moves through triage and pharmacy on one shared record, and arrives at Centro Médico Vida Plena with their whole history already there.
We Don’t Carry the File Boxes Anymore Read More »
The last phase of Centro Médico Vida Plena is almost here: equipment purchased, licensing nearly complete, a biochemist overseeing it, opening in October. Without a lab, a great deal of medicine is educated guessing. Here’s what changes for families in Escuintla — and how you can pray.
The Last Piece: Our Laboratory Is Almost Here Read More »
Our signs are up at Centro Médico Vida Plena — and they say more than our name. Here’s why permanence matters in a community used to temporary help.
It’s Official — Our Name Is on the Building Read More »
A nurse under a mango tree, a timely warning on the road, and a long-awaited baby finally held — Irene’s notes from a month of small moments that added up to grace.
Under a Mango Tree: A Month in the Villages Read More »
Our nursing intern set out to learn how our clinics run and discovered the countless unseen hours — and the patient trust in God’s timing — that make them possible.
The Hours You Don’t See Read More »
When a young woman in constant pain finally let someone treat her, Nurse RocÃo learned that healing a wound and honoring the person carrying it are the same work.
Where Healing Begins With Mercy Read More »
At 91, Doña Catalina just received a new pair of glasses. At 78, Doña Esperanza still works the fields alone. Their stories reveal a side of poverty few people ever talk about.
The Forgotten Faces of Poverty Read More »
Sleepless nights, a stack of “what ifs,” and a one-way ticket to Guatemala — Natalie’s first week on the mission field didn’t go the way her fears predicted.
When God’s Call Is Stronger Than Your “What Ifs” Read More »
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