When I couldn’t reach Ramiro (one of the three Guatemalans who visited Kentuckiana about a year ago) by phone from Antigua, I tried instead Antonio, a Q’eqchi’ minister who had been friends with PC(USA) mission workers in Guatemala and then moved to Izabal and, when the mission team visited last summer, was pastoring a mission congregation of the Arca de Noe church in the outlying El Estor community of Esfuerza. I couldn’t understand everything Antonio said, but my impression was that the Esfuerza congregation had closed and Antonio and his family had moved an hour away. Later, Gerardo said that they didn’t know what was happening with this congregation because they hadn’t been able to reach Antonio. Ellen suggested that Crescent Hill folks continue to pray for Antonio and his family and the Esfuerza congregation, although Antonio might also be contacted again by a more fluent Spanish speaker for clarification.
Pablo also explained that a mission church has recently been developed in Acacar, which apparently is an outlying village.
Pablo and Gerardo also provided the names of leaders of several congregations in outlying areas: Oscar Tzul in Panzos, Antonio Choc Yut in Nueva Amanacer, and Mariano Cuz in Acacar.
-Perry
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