Voices of Guatemala

That Your way may be known on the earth, Your salvation among all nations.

Psalm 67:2

What is that noise in the distance? Can you hear the voices calling your name? The sounds of children, the voices of His children calling out to you. They need to hear God\’s word and what He has done for us.

Guatemala has a population of over 17 million people, with half of them being under the age of 19. Millions of these children and their families are unreached and need to hear God\’s word. How can we gain the opportunity to reach these millions of people? There are endless opportunities to take part in God\’s plan for Guatemala. SEAPC\’s mission is to establish and connect a global community of prayer that brings the hope and love of Jesus Christ into the world through parenting, healthcare, education, and micro-economic development.

As a young child, my parents did not attend church, and we were taken to Sunday school by one of my aunts. With all of the excitement in our voices when we came home each Sunday and the fact that we would talk excessively about everything we learned, my parents started to attend church. It is amazing what a parent will do because of the love that they have for their child. A parent will do anything to receive medical care for their child. Participating in a medical mission trip as part of our healthcare platform creates the perfect opportunity to reach millions of people, caring for both their spiritual and physical needs.

On a recent medical mission trip, we encountered unreached people every day as we walked out the door to travel to the medical clinics. Before heading out to the clinics, the team would gather each morning to partake in breakfast together and also to be fed by a daily devotional asking for God to open our ears so that we could hear the voices of His children and their needs. As the team arrived at the medical clinics, the line of parents holding their sick children was overwhelming. The waiting area overflowed, and the group of people waiting to be seen seemed neverending. As the team registered and triaged the children and their families, they were not only able to provide medical care, but they also prayed over each parent and child that walked through the door. We witnessed to and prayed over each family during the transition between each checkpoint, including registration, triage, examination, and medication dispensing.

Every person that was seen in the clinic that day was prayed for. With many touchpoints throughout their visit to the medical clinic, the medical team was able to multiply their efforts abundantly.

So, you ask how you can make a difference in Guatemala? 

Pray. Pray for our friends serving there and giving their lives to making His name known in Guatemala.

Give. Support efforts at the Center of Hope to minister to at-risk youth.

Go. Be the hands and feet of Jesus on a mission team. You do not need to be a medical provider to participate on a medical mission trip. In fact, prayer partners are the most important people on the team. The medical care brings the people in—the prayers are what brings people to God.