Notes from April 13 conversation

Phone call to Guate partners on Saturday April 13, 2013, via Skype. (Best connection in any phone call that I’ve been on, by a long shot. Whatever we did today, let’s do it again next time.)

Presentes: Gerardo, Benjamin, Roberto, Presidenta, Marlene.

Present: Doug, Stephanie, Perry, Peter

We wanted to ask these questions: How was the presbytery meeting last month? Who are the members of the International Committee? What’s the treasurer’s email address.

We prayed. Doug mentioned Alec’s family. I didn’t take notes.

Someone said that a group went to visit the church in Puerto Barrios to teach Bible to the hermanos.

They had an assembly (of the presbytery, I suppose) to discuss companerismo and communication last month.

“Quiero decir received Kekchi. Centro Teologico en Coban en Centro Naz. Five pastores in course. Gerardo was going to be one of them but he ceded his place to Antonio, who needed it more. But Antonio didn’t show.”

I think they said that on April 15 they would study the book at the SEE, Seminary Evangelico. Went to study in Kekchi. People don’t know Presbyterian structure and leis.

Perry took copy of something. To clarify.

Women. Last year wanted Gerardo to give them training. Very happy when they take.

Perry: Youth meeting?

Gerardo: His training is for youth, too. When went to Montecino, elder had died and did funeral one day.

Pls pray Andres Che (dead)

They had a culto after studying two pages of coros.

At their last assembly they prayed for CHPC.

Panzos. The elders/representatives from Panzos didn’t show at last assembly. Tomorrow a commission goes. Rec’d plans and escritorio of IENPG.

Hermana Carmen, presidenta of women at April 25 assembly in Arca de Noe. Only directive will attend. Will install new directorship. Visit in all churches, capacitator.

Committee of Companerismo international. Raul, Paulo, German (rep presbyter) Ramiro (rep youth) Marlene and Carmen (rep women).

The next section of notes is even more daunting. We were talking with two people: Benjamin and Roberto. I got mixed up who was who. Benjamin’s cell is 457226285. Roberto’s cell is 49729379 and home 56295386.

There’s a meeting April 22 at San Carlos, a vigilia, we pray at Congregacion Amanacer (new) make plans, made first visit. Will go May 3 to visit with culto. Will visit every month. They built templo. They are 10 families and Antonio Yak is officially the obrero there.

Pls pray for unity, for Benjamin (president and moderator) and Macaria who has diabetes.

Someone said (I wrote that it was Benjamin but I think I was still confused over who was who) that on 11/24/11 they received 1 mil Q. On 2/29/12 rec’d 2,286.25 Q. On 7/2/12, they received *,591.52 Q (for Kekchi Bibles). On 8/31/12, they received 3,120.50 Q. On 1/28/13, they received 5,390 Q. Total of 20,388.27 Q

Marlene Zion Zinai (P. Benj) 30 women in church. Five children born.

Stephanie asked Robt how goes school that he build. Some confusion about which school. Escuela con miles de estudiantes, Instituto INEP.

Next call 1^st Sat. in Mayo (Derby)

-Peter