Guatemala Partnership Events and Updates

Event on May 17
The next Gathering of representatives of partner churches will be Friday, May 17 at Black Mountain Presbyterian Church. A light supper will be served at 6 p.m. with the meeting at 6:30 p.m. If you would like “a place at the table” for supper, please email Ellen Dozier, ellendozier@hotmail.com, no later than Tuesday, May 15. If you can bring a salad, bread, dessert or drinks, to accompany our traditional rice and beans for the meal, please let Ellen know as soon as possible. This Gathering will give members of the Leadership Team an opportunity to update everyone on latest developments in the areas of Education, Church to Church, Health, PW and Trips.

Health Promotion at Jerusalem Church

Jerusalem Church's health promoters Sister Edelmira de Galindo and Brother Gerson Villagran sent an illustrated report on their work in 2012.  During the Sunday school hour, they gave talks on “The importance of caring for our bodies” and “The importance of eating fruits and vegetables”, which included a meal paid for by Grace Covenant funds and prepared by Sister Aida de Xom.  She showed the children how to prepare vitamin-laden hibiscus tea and nourishing chicken-vegetable soup; then they ate together what they had prepared.  The report includes photos of weighing children, giving children parasite medicine, speaking with parents about giving vitamins to their children.

Upcoming Events and Visits: 

Trinity PC, Hendersonville will host a program Friday, May 3rd at 6:30. This is a program on Education in Guatemala as done by CEIPA, Centro Ecuménico de Integración Pastoral. CEIPA is an educational program for street children in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. A covered dish dinner will be held at 5:30. All are invited and welcome. Please RSVP by Wednesday to the Secretary at Trinty. 828-692-6114 if you plan to attend the dinner.

Several churches in our presbytery have organized trips to Guatemala this summer. Please be in prayer for those who travel and sisters and brothers in Guatemala who receive visitors.  If you would like to send correspondence to our partner Jerusalem church in Guatemala, contact the persons listed below.
• June 4-11 is Presbytery delegation trip. Barbara Hosbein and Randall Boggs are leaders of this trip and participants are from Dallas, Banner Elk and Crossnore churches. Contact Barbara, bandb@skybest.com or Randall, rbtoo@juno.com, if you have correspondence to send with them.
• June 25-July 3 Black Mountain Presbyterian Church will be in Guatemala to visit with their partners at Eben Ezer Church in San Antonio, Suchitepéquez. Contact Berry French, berry@bmpcnc.org to send letters.
• July 22- 30 Waldensian Presbyterian Church will be in Guatemala to visit with their partners at Nuevo Jerusalén in Sintaná, Sur Occidente. Contact Kevin Frederick, pastor@waldensianpresbyterian.org to send letters.
• August 3 – 11 Education Study trip. More details later.