Continuing Guatemala Support
If you are interested in donating to the Guatemala mission work, please contact Deb Hoekstra or Deb Van't Hul.
- Deb Hoekstra - 712-470-0900
- Deb Van't Hul - 712-470-4360
Some notes on sponsorships from Bethel Ministries: If you sponsor a family with food they recommend 6 months to a year. if you sponsor a student to go to school, they would like you to sponsor that child until they graduate.
Guatemala extra needs (February group):
Wilmar - Single father who has four children and drives a taxi. He has a son with special needs that came to our wheelchair distribution and received a chair. 3 kids need school sponsorships:
- Victor (14) $50/monthly
- Yuviris (12) $50/monthly
- Amanda (8) $25/monthly
Adan - Grandfather living with his two adult daughters who are single mothers and seven grandchildren. Adan had a badly broken ankle when we were there, so he was unable to work. Mothers wash clothes for other people to earn a little money.
- food bag $50/monthly for a year
- small capital investment for tamale business - $1000
- materials include: small building in front of house to cook and sell food, Stove, Cooking supplies, Food supplies.
Jaqueline - lives with her sister Nataly, and they have 4 children between them.
- formula supply for 1 year $80/monthly
- $150 to pay off debt from c-section
- set of Bethel beds $300
Marta Ixcoy - lives with her two daughters and four grandchildren
- needs insulin $100/monthly
- needs sewing machine fixed $50
Ofelia Rosales - Single mother with five children
- food bag $50/monthly for a year
Josepha Atuluchan Lopez - lives with her husband Cesar, and six children. Their family plays worship music in churches.
- they have $500 in loans they need help paying off
- food bag $50/monthly
- dreams are to have their own instruments (prices pending if anyone is interested in helping buy the instruments)