Spring 2016 prayers

This spring Crescent Hill church will pray with and for:

-On Sunday, March 27, and during the week thereafter: Familia de Noe church in El Estor’s Sinai neighborhood, Pastor Benjamin Sacul and family, and members, deacons, and elders. 

-On Sunday, April 3, and the week thereafter: Lirio de los Valles church in El Estor’s San Jorge neighborhood, Pastor Mario Xo Ical and family, and members, deacons, and elders.

-On Sunday, April 10, and the week thereafter:  Puerto del Cielo congregation in the El Estor suburb of La Union of El Estor, Pastor Leonel Cacao, and all worshipers

-On Sunday, April 17, and the week thereafter: Arca de Noe church in El Estor, Pastor Santos Teyul Mucu and family, and members, deacons, and elders.

-On Sunday, April 24, and the week thereafter:  Altar de Noe church in El Estor’s Los Cerritos neighborhood, Pastor Raul Contreras Tut and family, and elders, deacons, and members.

-On Sunday, May 1, and the week thereafter:  Espiritu Santo church in El Estor’s San Marcos neighborhood, Pastor José Domingo Xo Ical and family, and elders, deacons, and members

-On Sunday, May 8, and the week thereafter:  Monte Sinai church in the village of San Carlos El Pouvenir outside of Puerto Barrios, Pastor Santos Teyul Mucu and family, and elders, deacons, and members

-On Sunday, May 15, and the week thereafter:  Hijo del Dios Viviente church in the village of La Guitarra, Pastor Fidel Juc and family, and members, deacons, and elders

March gathering

All ten Guatemala 2016 visit team members plus Carrie Bridgman gathered Saturday afternoon, March 6, for team-building activities, reflection, and planning.  Pastor Jane, Benji, and Perry all asked the team members to participate in some reflection and team-building activities.  The group decided to sponsor three vintage family movie nights in the CHPC back building at 7:00 p.m. on three Fridays in April:  April 1, April 15, and April 29, with film suggestions such as Chitty, Chitty, Bang Bang,The Love Bug, and Bedknobs and Broomsticks.  Elisabeth, Ben Bridgman, and Cara agreed to spearhead picking and supplying the movies and acquiring popcorn to sell.  The group talked about charging $5 a person to watch and $5 for a bag of popcorn.  Also to be arranged are publicity, set-up and clean-up, and the technology of exactly where we will show the films and how we will get the equipment/etc. to work.  It was suggested that team members be there between 6:00 and 9:00 p.m. to set up and clean up.  The group of three may meet later. 

The group also agreed to sponsor a Sunday, April 24 after-worship “Food for Thought” with Brian and Sandi Thomson-Royer, PC(USA) mission co-workers in Guatemala who work with Presbyterian Women there and whose ministry CHPC financially supports.  After lunch and talk by the couple, the team et al. would meet more privately with the Thomson-Royers to hear an update/their perspectives on living and working in Guatemala.  Yet to be arranged as to who might cook a soup and bread meal, set-up and clean-up, publicity, and microphones.

Perry also passed out contact information for the University of Louisville International Travel Clinic, which he had visited recently and which he strongly encouraged all team members to make an appointment with and visit, including for information on how to avoid contracting the Zika virus.  Team leaders also talked up one-piece bathing suits and long skirts.

The group talked about gathering a third time, at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 15, at church, possibly chipping in to pay for pizza.

So: 

7:00 p.m. Friday, April 1:  1^st vintage family film night

7:00 p.m., Friday, April 15:  2^nd vintage family film night

After worship, Sunday, April 24:  Thomson-Royer “Food for Thought” and then 2^nd orientation activity with visit team members et al.

7:00 p.m., Friday, April 29:  3^rd vintage family film night

6:00 p.m., Sunday, May 15:  3^rd orientation activity for visit team members et al.

-Perry