He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”  Psalm 91:1-2 God has blessed us with a car and I was so excited because it started off […]

‘The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” Luke 4: 18-19 Taylor and I […]

Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them”. Psalm 126:2 Only in Guatemala: is Bobby Byrd a giant, you can ride for free on the outside of the bus, the white lines in the road are […]

“Now to Him who is able to do immeasurable more than all we ask or imagine according to the power that is at work within us.” Ephesians 3:20 Today started off with high hopes. We were off to the bank to set up our Guatemalan bank account. The bank is close to our house and […]

“But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” Matthew 7:14 My garage reminds me of this passage. First of all I must explain the process of leaving and returning to my house. You have to find the correct key to the garage out of […]

Some friends of ours invited us to their church this morning. We can see the church from our house – it is the largest structure in Guatemala and it looms above San Cristobal. We pull into the parking lot where there are hundreds of parking lot attendants (not sure how they got that many volunteers) […]

I can’t believe that we have been in Guate for over a week. In a way it seems like we have been here a lifetime and then again it seems like we are just on vacation and will be packing to leave any day now. My emotions are swirling all over the board these days […]

The One who calls us is faithful and He will do it. 1 Thessalonians 5:24 Bobby and I spent 5 days in Guatemala looking for a house. I had prayed for weeks before for God to show us His house for us. By the fourth day we had only seen two houses and had spent […]

Our family was privileged to be a part of the Missions Conference at Lakeside Baptist Church in Virginia. I can’t say enough about the warm welcome we received from all the people at Lakeside. Thanks to Steven and Lauren for opening up their beautiful home to us by allowing us to stay the weekend with […]

Bobby and I had the privilege of speaking at the Barbara Johnson WOM group at Hickory Grove Baptist Church. We had an awesome experience sharing about our ministry with this wonderful ladies. These ladies mean so much to me because of the legacy they have left in my life from growing up around them at […]