Prayer Update for earthquake victims in Guatemala and more!

Praises:
1) For those churches and individuals who already responded to the call to prayer and to generously give to help the CHE villagers to rebuild their communities. About $20K have been received and the work for restoration continues.
2) Both Las Granadillas and Las Barrancas had water running back to their water tanks within 10 days after the earthquake. Then water flowing to their homes has been a gradual accomplishment.
3) We were blessed to have here the Women's Short Term Mission Team from Mission Community Church Mesa Arizona. They worked together with the CHE people at the Quiche CHE villages Chirramos and Chicoz but also joined

the Mam CHE team to deliver almost a ton of high protein compound to the directly affected 86 families. The locally available drink powder will last for a month during the current need.

4)The CHE planted church in Chirramos were able to present 5 new converts and their families during the farewell service to the Women's STM team from  Mission Community Church.

5) The Veterinary Team (Tom and Diane Schieffer) also sent by Mission Comm. Church were able to visit most of the same villages from last May and some new ones in CHE to follow up  the poultry and pigs projects worked since last May. A large majority of CHE villagers have multiplied their animals and some have even blessed more neighbors including orphans. 
6) Littleton Bible Chapel from Colorado brought 2 water well teams to drill one well in Monrovia (Mam village) and in Los Tuices (Quiche Village) which were completed and are providing water to both communities now.

7)  Drops of Grace from Texas came to Honduras and with our CHE team there and Hugo Jr were able to drill a well at the village of Las Pilas which is now pumping effectively to provide water. Our team in Honduras with Jr then moved to a second village there and are still working on it as of today.

8) Dr. Hugo returned safely from Fiji where he had traveled to in order to share a TOT1 Seminar to the staff of Homes of Hope ministry. Karl and Debbie Mueller, pastor of Justice at Mission Community Church and our GCE Board Member invited and took Hugo there Nov 29 through Dec 10.
Requests:
1) Pray for spiritual, emotional and physical strength in the CHE villages to overcome this trial. They all need  prayer to be comforted and encouraged and recover hope.
2) Pray for wise stewardship of our local CHE Training Teams as the distribution of construction materials is going now to Las Barrancas, Las Granadillas and to Chanxenel which proved to have damaged homes too.
3) Pray to see all resources multiplied in God´s Kingdom economy to have these brothers and sisters become able to witness about God´s faithfulness.
4) Pray to have them getting the materials to rebuild their crops irrigation system to continue to produce income locally so to avoid life threatening migration to Guatemala city, to Mexico and beyond.

5) Pray for the week of December 25-31 will bring the STM team of the Mott Family with Calvary Church Muscatine Iowa to help the villagers of Los Alonzo with their CHE planted church facility project. Jim Mott is our GCE Board Member too.

6) Pray for the STM team from Community United Methodist Church CUMC from Crofton coming in January to 

do follow up about their previous work at the villages of Las Granadillas and Las Barrancas.
Hugo  and Miriam for GCE.

7) Our host in Fiji, Homes of Hope are now in need of prayer for the Cyclone Evan currently hitting their beautiful country and loving people. Pray for the safety of the moms and children on the campus and for the staff. 

Hugo and Miriam 

on behalf of GCE and

the Mesoamerica Region.

Urgent prayer for earthquake victims!

The CHE Villages of Las Barrancas and Las Granadillas located on the steep slopes of the mountains of the Mam speaking people have been as affected as the larger cities and towns among the West of Guatemala  that the media have reported.

Praises:
1) Under God´s care, no one got seriously injured from the first hit (Nov 7) and the second hit (Nov 11).
2) For those churches and individuals already responding to the call to prayer and to generously give to help the CHE villagers to rebuild their community.
3) Materials for Las Barrancas water system repair have been delivered 2 days ago and they have started working to get water running to fill their distribution tank first then to their homes.
4) For the church and school available to shelter the homeless now.
5) For Felipe and family already moved out of his damaged house and they found a nearer home to borrow temporarily.
6) For the GCE teams in Guatemala have all been spared from damage becoming available to minister to the earthquake victims.

Requests:
Here is the info we have gathered:
Las Barrancas:
--9 families with totally destroyed homes.
--47 families with semi-destroyed homes.
1) Pray for spiritual, emotional and physical strength to overcome this trial.
2) Pray to have them seeing water running to their homes again compared to today´s situation like 30 years ago going to get water at the bottom of the deep canyon.

Las Granadillas:
--9 families with totally destroyed homes
--21 families with semi-destroyed homes.
2) They all need urgent prayer to be comforted and encouraged and recover hope.
3) Pray to see all resources multiplied in God´s Kingdom economy to have these brothers and sisters become able to witness about God´s faithfulness.
4) Pray to have them getting the materials to rebuild their water system and their crops irrigation system to continue to produce income locally.

More soon.

Hugo for GCE.

Prayer Update as of October 27

Praises:

1) Hugo and Adolfo Leon  (GCE's Area Coordinator for Central America 1), traveled to Belmopan  Belize for the first Training of Trainers 1 Seminar  hosted by the Church of God there. Monday 17-Friday 21.  A dozen leaders of the denomination participated and we are expectant to see their launch of  implementation of CHE.

2) The construction of the caretaker house at the CHE Property is up to about 90%.  Join us  and the donors who kindly partnered and invested (Community United Methodist Church of Crofton MD) for this first building. Now the finishings are the next step to make it livable.

3) The Lexington Baptist Church South Carolina who came for a week worked at the CHE village of Paul Guatemala

with the local CHEs and Church to help complete the roof project. The thrust received has advanced the project

as a testimony to the whole village and surroundings.

4) For our US Visa renovation accomplished as the Gomez Family Miriam, Hugo Jr and Sr traveled to California and Arizona October 6-22 and visited supporting churches around the two states invited by Grace Community Church of Madera Calif. on occassion of the Global Ministry Fair. Meeting and learning from most of their missionaries was edifying. Realizing we are among their early supported missionaries (25 years) is humbling for us and gives us more encouragement to remain faithful in ministry partnership.

5) All the churches and families and ministries visited during the 16 days in the USA were kind and patient and treated us with God's Grace. We thank each one for your prayers which let us enjoy travel mercies by plane, car, and train.

6) For Betty our secretary who also had had an accident riding on the public transportation in the city. She suffered for several weeks but now has had her tests done and there is no brain damage by God's cares. They only found anemia which can be treated easily here. Praise God for those who kindly helped Betty financially for the brain tests.
7) For Antonio Vivas, CHE Team leader in Nicaragua who has been ill also.

8) All glory be to the Lord for Mario our son who received an award recently. If you would like please read

http://tx.ag/wegzzn.

Prayer load to share with you:

1) For Kirk and Gloria Douglas in Littleton Colorado. Kirk had an accident also.  The 3 STM teams form Deer Creek Church (in a row) who were coming with Kirk for water wells project for November have been cancelled due to Kirk's rest and treatment. The Lord protected Kirk from more injuries than those serious he got but we need to pray for his recovery and encourage him. Kirk is our Director for Development of our CHE Training Center as you have read on previous posts.

2) For some parts of the road to the CHE Center Property which still need to be worked due to the heavy rainy

season. Pray for provision of man power and funds to do the work.

3) For the completion of the CHE Center Caretakers house. The prospect family Vitelio & Lucrecia are available to move there as soon as it is completed.
4) Pray for the STM teams coming to the Region this November and December:
--Women's Ministry team from Mission Community Church, Mesa Arizona to the village of Chirramos.
--Veterinary Team from MCC and Christian Veterinary Assoc. led by Tom and Diane Schieffer to several villages. 
--Water wells Team from Littleton Bible Chapel Colorado to Guatemala 2 villages, 3 wells planned.
--Construction/medical/dental team from Calvary Church Muscatine Iowa to Los Alonzo Guatemala.
5) Pray for our 3 area Coordinators:
--Mexico: Jacob & Raquel Sotelo
--Central America 1: Adolfo & Maira Leon
--Central America 2: Roger & Griselda Pavon.
6) For plans to travel to Fiji Nov 29 through December 12 invited by Pastor Karl Mueller GCE Board Member along with Homes of Hope to facilitate a Training of Trainers CHE Seminar for the staff of their ministry there.
7) Pray against the enemy who has increased attacks by provoking accidents and threatening relationships
at various levels of partnership. We are not surprised about those but we can be more steadfast in prayer.
7) 

Your fellow servants in GCE and the CHE Meso-America Region Teams.

Hugo and Miriam Gomez

Help us praising the Lord for:

1)     Kirk Douglas was here in Guatemala for 2 weeks in August and continued work at the CHE Center property and road with the CHE Trainers and Hugo Jr.  We missed Gloria Douglas who had surgery and Kirk did a big effort to come here.  Amidst local logistics challenges (gravel delivery and etc) the planned work building the leach field and septic system and part of the road repair was worth the effort.  The Douglas love this project of the Lord to become an instrument in multiplication of CHE leadership for the whole Meso-America Region and beyond.

The Installation of the main gates happened already and more fencing must happen this September  too and the Caretaker’s house must begin to be built. Kirk is our GCE Appointed Director for Development of the CHE Training Center.

    2)   Our CHE Mesoamerica Regional Council scheduled for September 7-11 in El Salvador took place which much more blessing that we had even prayed for. 30 full time participants, with 2 other organizations also represented--Medical Mission Teams Guatemala and The Christian Missionary Alliance Costa Rica--. The needed scholarships were provided through Medical Ambassadors Int and Dr. Don and Nancy Orvis of Face to Face Int. 

  3)     Dr. Hugo traveled  to Yucatan Mexico for Vision Seminar invited by Hispanics for Christ who gathered leaders of churches in the rural area.

4) The partnership with One Mission & GCE took us to Nicaragua for assessment of a housing project with 1 Mission, the 3 days of intense visits to CHE villages have given all the commitment to launch the housing project in the village of El Limonal Chinandega where CHE has had impact and long term sustainability. The prospect families will meet the 200 hours of volunteer community service to earn their homes.

5) Hugo and Roger Pavon from GCE Mesoamerica went to the Dominican Republic to teach the last week for the Caribbean and South America Internship Training. Roger Also represented GCE in their Regional Council in early September.

6) Christa Gomez has started her Nursing Program of studies in Schreiner University Kerrville Texas. The Sullivan    (a dear couple there) represented Hugo and Miriam during the initiation service and ceremony.

Help us for the following requests:

1) Dr. Hugo and Adolfo Leon traveling to Belize for the first Training of Trainers 1 Seminar to be hosted by the

Church of God there. Monday 17-Friday 21. Pray for fruit and to see CHE begin in Belize in His Time.

2) For the construction of the caretaker house at the CHE Property to begin this week. Pray for the donors who kindly partnered and invested for this need to be met (Community United Methodist Church of Crofton MD).

3) For the Lexington Baptist Church South Carolina who are this week working at the CHE village of Paul Guatemala

with the local CHEs and Church to help complete the roof project.

4) Pray for the lady police officer who prayed to receive Christ and got baptized during our Regional Council in El Salvador. Pray for her growth in Christ.

5) For our US Visa renovation as the Gomez Family Miriam, Hugo Jr and Sr need to travel to California and Arizona October 6-22 to visit supporting churches invited by Grace Community Church of Madera Calif. Pray for Grace before the US Consular officers.

Your fellow servants in GCE and the CHE Meso-america Region Teams.

Hugo and Miriam Gomez

August 2012 Prayer Update

August 2012 Prayer Update  !

Join us in Praises to the Lord  for:

1)         The Short Term Mission Teams from Bethany Bible Church Phoenix, Community United Meth Church Crofton MD, Focused Living Ministries SC, First Baptist Pine AZ, Saratoga Presbyterian Church California were here timely and fruitfully ministering along with the CHE Trainers.  God blessed the ministry at the CHE villages of Xanchenel, La Granadilla/Las Barrancas, La Tercera Calle, El Suj, San Marcos Niza all CHE villages among the Mam and Quiche peoples. We continue to be in blessed partnership with Face to Face International recruiting and assisting STM teams to our CHE Mesoamerica Region.

2)     Pastor Linda Rinzel was able to do follow up to the Mam and Quiche Women who had been trained last December with the CHE Woman Training of Trainers Seminar. CHE Woman ministries must begin now among this most  vulnerable group in the villages subject to abuse, domestic violence and rape. Praise God for Linda’s supporters as God used them to bless CHE Woman to begin here too.

3)     Area Coordinator Adolfo Leon for Central America 1 has confirmed we will be taking TOT1 to Belize in September. A.C. Roger Pavon has just returned from Costa Rica confirming Vision Seminar there for October followed by a TOT to confirm before year end.  Pastor Jacob Sotelo A.C. for Mexico has scheduled Vision Seminars in Toluca and Mexico City this August.  

4)     CHE Woman training of Trainers Seminar for El Salvador took place June 28-July 1. Among the 25 trainees from several villages one police officer Veronica prayed to receive the Lord right there, pray for our local CHE team to follow up and disciple Veronica properly. Darling Lopez and Tania came from Nicaragua to teach and Miriam joined them by teaching crafts which will even help the trainees teach others to generate income to their families.

Requests to carry before the Throne of Grace

11)     Kirk and Gloria Douglas will be here Aug 13-23 to continue work at the CHE Center property and road. Pray that logistics be all provided in a timely way so their efforts and our local teams effort will

be multiplied in accomplishments for this project of the Lord to become an instrument in multiplication of CHE leadership for the whole Meso-America Region and beyond.

Installation of the main gates and more fencing must happen this August too and the Caretaker’s house must begin to be built. Kirk is our GCE Appointed Director for Development of the CHE Training Center.

    2)   Our CHE Mesoamerica Regional Council scheduled for September 7-11 in El Salvador need the Hand of the Lord to provide for the CHE people from Mexico through Nicaragua to become able to meet their travel expenses. God has started to provide $75 scholarships to some but still need more to take care of their room and board. Short time left to confirm attendance.!

  3)     Dr. Hugo will be traveling to Yucatan Mexico for Vision Seminar, to Nicaragua for assessment of a housing project with 1 Mission, to the Dominican Republic to teach one week for the Caribbean and South America Internship Training so your prayers are very needed. All of this in August.

Your fellow servants in GCE and the CHE Meso-america Region Teams.

Hugo and Miriam Gomez

June 2012 Prayer Update

June 2012 Update Prayer  !

Praises to the Lord  for:

1      1)   The CHE Woman TOT Training of Trainers in El Salvador has been confirmed for  June 28  through July 1^st.  Miriam will join  facilitating crafts along Darling Lopez our Regional Resource Facilitator and Master Trainer Tania from Nicaragua. 30 females from the CHE villages and neighborhoods  in Quezaltepeque will be gathering.

        2) The STM Team led Tom & Diane Schiefer from Christian Veterinary Association sponsored by Mission Community Church Gilbert Arizona and other kind donors like a Rotary Club from Washington State, who were here May 13-20 did workshops on livestock disease prevention, health care, vaccinations,etc. all part of the CHE Training to several CHE villages simultaneously from the lowlands to the Cuchumatanes Mountains.  The Lord blessed the  logistics challenges, 13 villages in a week! The team divided in three.  We will see much fruit for the Kingdom. 

        3) Brother Juan,  father of trainer Marcos, went to be with the Lord in May, you all prayed for him.                                 4) Dr. Hugo attended  the International Council of LifeWind/Medical Ambassadors Int May 28-June 2 in Mount Hermon California. The relationships with LWI/MAI and the other Regions leaders around the world continue to be mutually transforming enriching CHE in God's Kingdom. Hugo visited Mariners Church in Discovery Bay California and Victoria en Cristo Baptist in Forth Worth  as well as Drops of Grace in Georgetown Texas. Even time was so short Hugo had a blessed quality time with  Mario and Christa.

Requests to carry before the Throne of Grace

1)       1) This week we are been visited by Mike Douglas,  GCE Board Vice-Chairman and Kirk Douglas, our Director for Development of the CHE Center Project. Along with the Trainers and Hugo Jr they have surveyed the road to the property, began some water lines and hydrant  and sewer lines and design of the septic system. Pray for plans to return in August to work the road. They are also assessing the water well projects for the autumn to return with 2-3 teams in a row.

2)       2) Mike and Peggy Elliott are here also to do preparations for their STM team coming from Community United Meth Church from Crofton MD in 2 weeks to work with the CHEs at Las Barrancas. Pray for integrated impact to all the village for harvest.

3)       3) Bethany Bible Church, Phoenix will be arriving here in a week too. They shall minister at the CHE village of  Xanchenel. Pray that much fruit be reaped for the Lord.

4)       4) Pray for Linda Rinzel arriving in a week to Spanish school and to follow up CHE Woman program among the Mam and Quiche villages.

5)       5) Pray  for our Board efforts about  raising people to partner with GCE and  together continue to grow  in ministry and fruit harvest  to His Glory.

Your fellow servants in GCE and the CHE Meso-america Region Teams.

Hugo and Miriam Gomez

May 2012 Update!

Requests for more prayer:

1)     The visit of Jim Mott GCE Board Member plus 3 gentlemen from Calvary Church Muscatine Iowa, to scout the project of new church facility at the CHE planted congregation in Los Alonzo (Mam people) last April 20-21 went blessed as they also visited the village of El Eden where they have joined the local CHE people in the past. They went back encouraged to see the locals progress on the project planning and pray to come back in the near future.

2)     For Linda Rinzel who has plans to return in July to follow up Guatemalan trainees of the CHE Woman Program.  God is providing for Linda to make it here through Mission Community Church of Gilbert Arizona and more kind people.

3)     God has led us to the proper person to become the caretaker of the CHE Center Property. The time to begin development is approaching and Vitelio and Lucrecia are committed to it. There are already some partners getting ready to start the work. The fencing process continues and the main gates are about ready to be installed also!

4) The new Partnership with Bay Presbyterian Church from Ohio has been confirmed! They are already backing 2 current CHE trainers and a new key leader for the Poptí people group of Jacaltenango to begin introducing CHE there!.

5) For the recent visit to Nicaragua and El Salvador was encouraging specially to the Regional Coordinator

and Jr and Gabriel  to see CHE and CHE Woman expanding in fruit and people involved.

Prayer Requests:

1)     For the CHE Woman TOT planned for April in Quetzaltepeque El Salvador for the female CHE leaders from scores of CHE projects in that municipality has to be postponed for June waiting for the new City Council to approve sponsoring it. Our Region’s Resource Facilitator Darling Lopez from Nicaragua and assistant Master Trainer Tania will be facilitating. Miriam is been invited to teach handcrafts too, please pray for her health to be there.

2)     For the STM Team led Tom & Diane Schiefer from Christian Veterinary Association sponsored by Mission Community Church Gilbert Arizona and other kind donors like a Rotary Club from Washington State, who will be here May 13-20 to do workshops on livestock disease prevention, health care, vaccinations,etc. all part of the CHE Training to several CHE villages simultaneously from the lowlands to the Cuchumatanes Mountains. Pray for the logistics too, all to bear fruit for the Kingdom. 

3)     Pray for CHE Trainer Ramon Nerio in El Salvador fighting Cancer and Marcos Gome’z father (Juan) also in Guatemala.

4)     Pray for new potential partnerships about to be confirmed with John Knox Pres Church(Ohio), CORD Int, ENDAC, we have been interviewed recently. OneMission is also in talks with GCE to expand our partnership to the other areas of our Meso-america Region! Drops of Grace is also expected. Spirit Guidance is a must.

5) For the participation of Dr. Hugo at the coming International Council of LifeWind/Medical Ambassadors Int May 28-June 2 in Mount Hermon California. Pray that mutually transforming relationships with LWI/MAI and the other Regions leaders around the world will be enriched for CHE in God's Kingdom. Hugo will visit a couple churches in California and in Texas, God Willing. Pray for the short visit to Mario and Christa to be quality time.  

Your fellow servants in GCE and the CHE Meso-america Region Teams.