We are on the road again as the classic John Denver song goes but not without wonderful memories of the kids at Cerecaif. The lord blessed in so many ways. The Tabernacle Presbyterian Church team accomplished every thing that was planned and more. The chicken coop was finished and the chickens were bought. A large [...]
Stories from Guatemala
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Celebration Time
Posted by mdouris on August 1st, 2010
Some of our greatest family memories are times of celebration whether it was birthdays, Christmas or Thanksgiving. In the Hispanic culture a girl’s 15th birthday is a major event and for an orphan – one which they too often miss. For two special girls our team put on a whale of a party to make [...]
The Lords Timing
Posted by mdouris on July 30th, 2010
You can plan and take care of every detail of a trip and still have the unexpected happen. This happened to one of our trip participants from Tabernacle Presbyterian Church. She was about to go through security at the airport and realized that she had brought her expired passport and could not go on the [...]
Good works
Posted by shalleen on May 18th, 2010
The past two days have been SO great! The team has been working hard to get a huge project done in the time we are at Cerecaif. We have been painting the inside walls, ceilings, outside walls, and roofs of the kids’ rooms. The paint is more like waterproofing material than something simply aesthetic. Xela [...]
Off to Xela
Posted by shalleen on May 16th, 2010
Today was a great day! We headed off to Xela (Quetzaltenango is the official city name…Xela is much easier to say and write) today and enjoyed the mountains and lush green countryside as we drove for four hours from Guatemala City. When we arrived we made our way to Ceracaif for a tour and to [...]
Here…safe and sound!
Posted by shalleen on May 16th, 2010
The Charleston Southern University team all made it safely to Guatemala yesterday…some a little later than planned, but we are thankful to all be here!! Because of all the flight issues, we ended up staying in the city and getting ready for the week’s events. We sorted tons of supplies that the team brought for [...]
Tags: This Little Light of Mine
Posted by mdouris on April 25th, 2010
I have to say unequivocally that I love Cericaif Orphanage. Paula Hayes and I are leading the MacArthur Boulevard Baptist Church team in Guatemala and our first ministry has been to the children of Cericaif orphanage. If you look at the video below one of the clips is of some of our team leading the [...]
It’s Not About The Stone
Posted by mdouris on March 12th, 2010
There is an apocryphal story recounted by Timothy Keller in his book ‘Prodical God’. The Lord tells the disciples to pick up a stone and follow him. Peter sees a pebble and thinks to himself that technically that is a stone, picks it up and off he went. After a while the Lord stopped to [...]
Love
Posted by mdouris on March 10th, 2010
There are alot of expressions about love – ‘all you need is love’, ‘love means never having to say your sorry.’, love is a many splended thing.’ and on and on we could go. Agape love is a unique love – a sacrificial love that expects nothing in return. It is the love that Christ [...]
Are We There Yet
Posted by mdouris on March 9th, 2010
Are we there yet? – is a question every parent has heard on every family trip. I remember our kids asking it over and over again. Finally Anita came up with a solution. The kids loved the cartoon Duck Tales which were 30 minutes long. So when the kids asked ‘the question’ Anita would say [...]
