Empowering One Another

Last minute sewing on 100 masks. Pastor Luis taking food and masks to help two different churches in El Molino Delmi came to El Oasis for many years and heard the Gospel message countless times. Not long ago, she wholeheartedly accepted the love of Jesus, His forgiveness and decided to live for HIM. Today her…

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

Eight years ago, Pastor Luis Villanueva shared his vision to build the first evangelical church in the small village town of El Molino, Cuilapa.  With the help of Start With One, Pastor Luis dreamed of a self-sustainable project of a 100,000 coffee plants.  Over the last seven years, with the sales from the coffee plant…

Rejoicing!

Ministry is not limited to what takes place inside the church building on Sunday mornings. Our pastor equips us through the Word to take the Gospel message outside of the walls of the church each and every day no matter where we go. It’s so exciting to share with you that we went to visit…

Celebrating Our Savior

Celebrating Our Savior This past month we had the privilege of visiting with seven different pastors to hear about their vision and heart to reach their communities with the Gospel of Christ. Taking time to build relationships is key to empowering pastor’s so they can more effectively share the Gospel.  Our time was so valuable,…

17 years at El Oasis

17 Years at El Oasis We had a wonderful time celebrating Jesus’ birth and bringing a close to 17 years of ministry at El Oasis on the “Line” in Guatemala City.  Don Ismael, the home owner was with us and encouraged the women that as long as he is able that he’d continue with a Bible…

Connecting Churches

Connecting Churches One of our desires is to see the local church reach their potential so they can more effectively do all God has called them to do and share the Gospel.  Recently we were able to connect Pastor Luis Villanueva of Iglesia Bethel in El Molino with Fraternidad Cristiana de Guatemala, which has been…

Nonprofit Filing

Nonprofit Filing Today we officially started the process of filing for nonprofit status. This can be a lengthy process that requires a lot of paperwork and time. We are working with a firm that specializes in filing for nonprofits. They have stated that the entire process can take a year or longer but have seen…

Thankful

Thankful Today (Thanksgiving Day) we were honored to be at Catarin’s High School Graduation, and had the huge privilege of placing her class ring on her finger which is a very customary part of the ceremony.  Catarin is Sheny’s daughter who we met through our ministry El Oasis over 16 years ago. Both Sheny &…