Money

Money was always a looming issue during the Guatemala Mission Network gathering at Guatemala City’s historic Central Presbyterian Church. There was a lot of discussion among the Guatemalans and North Americans about how money should be secondary in partnerships and should come only after partnership formation. But Gerardo mentioned that he could not help but notice during his December 2011 visit to the United States the comparative luxury around him. And a series of debates took place about whether North American Presbyterians should send money to their partners through the Guatemalan national church (the IENPG) and should pay a 5% tithe out of that money to the IENPG. Knowing this is controversial among Crescent Hill folks, I may give Marissa in PC(USA) World Mission a check for $150 and says it’s from us and let that be the tithe for what we have sent so far. I also have an e-mail address for a woman from the IENPG International Relations Committee and, with the CHPC task force’s OK, I will periodically e-mail her about our activities.

-Perry