La Casa de la Puerta Abierta

19/09/2017

Shot during the Health For Humanity project, November 2016.
On locations in Antigua and Lake Atitlan, Guatemala.

24/08/2017

If you ever can, go. We're thankful for the years God granted us in this beautiful place.

30/12/2016

The view from our terrace is amazing! Come see for yourself!

29/12/2016

Spent the day working alongside a team from Tennessee today, building a house, loving on the kiddos. As the dump grows, chemical laden smoke drifts across La Tierra de Esperanza where people who once lived in shacks cobbled from trash have finally found a dignified home. Life is hard here. We come to share the hope we all have in Jesus.

25/12/2016

30/11/2016

We know this community and the work being done there by BuildinGuate from firsthand experience. You can help change lives and destinies. Why not donate today? Then plan a trip to Guatemala where you can participate in the effort to bring help and hope to the people of San Gabriel. We've got a room for you at The House of the Open Door!

It's GIVING TUESDAY! Today is the perfect chance to share a piece of your generous heart with the impoverished communities in Guatemala! Check out our DOUBLE UP Campaign for more information on how you can help!

www.buildinguate.com

14/11/2016

If a trip to Guatemala doesn't fit your schedule right now, here's an easy way to meet the basic needs of a child from your own living room!

Did you know that, in an average month, Love the Child uses 372 cans of formula and 10,000 diapers?

Caring for little ones is a BIG job, and it's our heart. Your kindness and contributions sustain us as we make sure every child feels loved and secure.

Please consider becoming a Love the Child partner by donating $36 a month. Thank you, and God bless you!

07/11/2016

Get up. Walk to the nearest sink in your house (You have several to choose from, right?). Now. Turn on the water. Easy, right? We'd like to invite you to "turn on the water" for the people of a community in rural Guatemala. Also easy. We know the Jackson's. This project will get done. You can help make it happen.

Hi, my wife Sally and I are First Steps Outreach Ministries, Inc. and we have been missionaries to Guatemala for 30 years. First Steps works with poor children and indigenous teens and adults from rural areas of Guatemala. One of our areas of outreach is having worked for 25 years in a rural vill...

07/11/2016

Those who dare to serve discover a sweet secret. There is a bigger world to live in and a bigger purpose to live for when we step outside of ourselves and give ourselves up for others. Wherever we are, there's a need. How can you, how can I meet someone's need today?

https://maxlucado.com/listen/jesus-came-to-serve/

God’s cure for the common life includes a strong dose of servanthood. It’s a timely reminder. As you celebrate your unique design, be careful. Don’t so focus on what you love to do that you neglect what needs to be done. A 3:00 AM diaper change fits in very few sweet spots. Visiting your sick neighb...

02/11/2016

El Día de los Mu***os, the Day of the Dead. Graves are cleaned and decorated, loved ones remembered. I was touched by this couple. He, carrying a homemade wreath, respectfully removed his hat as he entered the cemetery. His wife solemnly followed, a large bundle of chrysanthemums in her arms. Who had they come to honor? Parents? Siblings? A child perhaps? And do they have the hope founded in the promise that through Jesus Christ a joyful reunion is possible? I dared not interrupt their mute labor as they began clearing away faded flowers. But I did pray, for them and for the multitudes who have yet to hear. And for myself, and the many others who have come to share the Good News. Make us bold, Father. Be glorified, oh Lord, as the message of your amazing grace penetrates even the darkness of death.