May 11th, 2011

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A little about our Movie Night Feature

The Frontier Boys is the story of four high school boys whose undefeated basketball season and their friendship is threatened after a drive-by shooting leaves one of them in a coma and one of them with a secret.

Come out and support faith-based films as we watch this Dove Family Recommended movie at Trinity Lutheran Church on Sunday, May 22 @ 6PM. Tickets are $5 at the door. A nursery will be available for use and concessions (popcorn and candy) can be purchased.

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April 17th, 2011

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The Frontier Boys Movie Night

The Frontier Boys is the story of four high school boys whose undefeated basketball season and their friendship is threatened after a drive-by shooting leaves one of them in a coma and one of them with a secret.

Come fellowship with our youth & families as we watch this Dove Family Recommended movie at Trinity Lutheran Church on Sunday, May 22 @ 6PM. Tickets are $5 at the door.

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April 13th, 2011

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HOME Team Thoughts

Greetings from Michigan! That’s right, we are back home, safe and sound. Although our day of travel was a long one (we were up at 3:30 a.m. so we could be to the airport by 5:00 a.m., and then did not arrive back home in Muskegon until 11:30 p.m.), we did not have any trouble with flights, customs, or immigration, so that is a God-send. Oh, and Dan and Wendy Trach picked us up from O’Hare airport with a nice little surprise of cold, bottled water and yummy heart-shaped brownies! Thanks guys!

The purpose of this blog is to bring a little bit of closure to our adventure, although there never is closure to such an eye-opening, life-changing experience. And time is needed to digest it all. So much of what we saw seemed so contrasting and conflicting. As to the area itself, within blocks there may be tin shanties, dirt floors, places with no electricity or clean water, a Best Buy or McDonald’s or Pizza Hut, or the largest city dump you can imagine, all surrounded by the most beautiful mountains and volcanoes, trees and flowers; no wonder we were so confused.

And the same could be said of the people. So much danger and crime (one of the Guatemalan missionaries was robbed on her way from the ministry house one day while we were there!), yet so much love and hope; so much poverty, yet so much resilience and determination; no wonder we can’t figure it out.
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April 11th, 2011

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Thank you

Dear Trinity Friends,

Hola! Greetings and love from Guatemala City. What a week we’ve had. If you have not been following our blog, you may want to check it out. There is just no way to summarize in a short email all the blessings that God has showered upon us this week. We have met so many wonderful people. When we would knock on a door for a house visit, never once were we turned away.

The people were always so gracious and hospitable. Sometimes a house visit would last 20 minutes, sometimes a house visit would last over an hour. Much sharing and caring and prayer and praise took place at these visits. One of the most powerful moments for any team member who experienced it was when Sandra, one of the Guatemalan missionaries, finished praying and broke out in song. Wow. Powerful beyond words.
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