SteffiLynn

"For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things presnt, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:38-39 These verses are so beautiful, and I have also found them to be true. Sometimes, we just try to work for this love or we feel that we are not worthy of this love, but God really does love us. I sensed this to be so true as my friend and I took a few days to travel this week. We went to Flores in Northern Guatemala to visit the Mayan Ruins called Tikal, and then we spent a day relaxing on Rio Dulce in a ... read more

Another week has already passed, and tomorrow is November. This week was a really fun week at Caras Alegres. Tuesday was the graduation of the preschoolers and the women who had been studying for 6th grade. We had a ceremony, and all the graduates received diplomas. It was really powerful to see these women accept their certificates with huge smiles. The women from the literacy course also received certificates. Caras Alegres is really having an impact on this community, and I'm so thankful to be a small part of it. We also made kites and costumes this week with the kids. Then yesterday, we had the fiesta de cumpleanos, kite competition, and costume competition. It was really fun, and the kites actually flew which was a surprise to me. In Nuevos Horizantes, I am still enjoying ... read more

I really want to share this email that my dad wrote about their trip to Guatemala-it highlights things that I don't usually think about :) Me llamo Bruce. Hola !! Karen and I went to visit Steffi in Guatemala. We were there last Tuesday thru Saturday. Here is a quick run down of the events. We arrived Tuesday morning at 11:30 Guat time. Steffi met us there with a cab driver. She picked us with a cab rather than a bus because there were protest which shut down main highways. She took a cab from XELA to Guatemala City leaving at 2:30 AM Tuesday in order to arrive before the highway shut down. The thought was the roads would be open around 1 o'clock in the afternoon. This did not happen as we were stopped twice ... read more

Hi everyone! I just wanted to write to let everyone know that I'm planning on staying in Xela until mid-December. Caras Alegres ends December 11, and I know that I am not ready/not meant to leave yet-I want to finish the year out with them. I'm a little nervous, but after a lot of prayer, I am confident that I am meant to stay for another month. Thanks for all your prayers and love. Today I was going for a run (during the afternoon because THERE WAS NO RAIN- aMAZING), and the sun was starting to set. I was running uphill for awhile (barely breathing haha), and then I came to a point where I could see all these beautiful mountains in the distance. The sun was starting to set so there was some pink and ... read more

Felicidades a Guatmeala! Yesterday was Independence Day here- 189 years of freedom. This whole week, I have thought a lot about freedom. This week I went to Palabra en Accion for church with Julietta and Carlos from my house. It was such the perfect service for me to hear. The pastor was talking about the freedom we have in Christians. He talked about different ways that we respond to freedom. Some of us prefer to live under the law and make strict rules and standards for ourselves. Some of use our "freedom" to serve ourselves and do what we want to do. Some of us are able in some periods of our life to receive freedom in faith. True freedom is understanding that I am loved and worthy without doing anything. True freedom is expressed in ... read more