Childrens Day.....6th Grade Graduation

Hello again,
I know we've posted a lot lately but there's a LOT going on right now so we don't want you to miss out on anything!
Just wanted to share some pictures from two more recent events:
- Children's Day
- 6th Grade Graduation Ceremony
And yes, that is Bob pretending to be an airplane in one of the pictures...even the Director has to be a "kid" sometimes!






















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The Dennett Family

Hello again,

Blogging is kind of like dieting and exercise....you're really good at it for a time, then long periods of time go by and you realize "hey, I need to pay attention to that!". So, this past week is one of those times that we have realized we needed to be updating our blog more often. So, three entries in a row....should be good for a while!

Many of you know about the Dennett family already but I wanted to post about them for those of you who may not. Brian, Mary and their 5 children have been close friends of ours for many years. Brian and I met while both working for Sears many years ago and worked together on and off in two different companies. Well, the Lord has blessed us once again by calling both our families to work here in Guatemala with AMG. The Dennett family has spent the last year and a half going through the application process with AMG, working on their deputation process, selling their home....all the same things that other missionary candidates go through. Now, the reality of the process is upon them. The Dennetts leave on January 1st for language school in Costa Rica for a year of full time study on January 1st. Once their year is complete, they will move to Guatemala and Brian will begin working full time with AMG, sharing in the work as the Assistant Director.

You can read about their call, their journey and their family on their blog and website:


Please keep the Dennetts in your prayers! (their current prayer requests are listed on their blog)
Thank you!


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Graduation 07

Dear Friends,

It is an exciting time at AMG International, Guatemala. This has been a very busy month for us but full of God's blessings. We have had three sets of visitors this month - a delegation from Word & Deed, Holland, our partner organization and also two short term teams that did children's ministries, medical and dental work and evangelism in several of our childcare centers. Thanks to all those from Alabama and Arkansas who participated in the work!

It is also graduation time here in Guatemala. The school year goes from January to mid-October so our schools are now in the process of finishing up last minute things here and graduation ceremonies are taking place. Yesterday, we had a graduation luncheon for all of our High School graduates in Guatemala City. Each of them came with a few parents or family members and the director from their AMG center, we have 8 of them here in the city.

I had the privilege of sharing with the students from Paul's encouraging letter to young Timothy. We talked about:
- being "strong", not in our own strength but in the grace that is in Christ Jesus (II Timothy 2:1)
- not being "ashamed", studying the word and standing up for what it says (II Timothy 2:15)
- "remembering" what we have learned, especially during difficult times (II Timothy 12&14)....these kids know difficult times more than any of us ever will.

At the end, we asked if any of the parents wanted to share anything. One Dad and two Mom's got up and shared about how blessed they are to have their children graduating from high school. (just a reminder to you that only 15% of young people graduate from high school in Guatemala). Two of them said that their children had been part of AMG's child sponsorship program since ages 4 and 5! They emotionally testified that they couldn't imagine how their children would have been educated, taught and supported all these years if it was not for the Lord's faithfulness through the ministry of AMG and also their sponsors who gave month after month, year after year, so their children could be blessed in this way.

Once again, thank you to all who sponsor children here and to those who support the worldwide ministries of AMG International.

Below are some photos of the graduation luncheon. Graduates, proud parents, students receiving their last Bible from AMG.....to God be the glory!

I'll close with the same verses that I closed with at the luncheon - Paul's closing words to Timothy.

The Lord Jesus Christ be with your Spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.

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Sexual Purity

Hello all,

I am writing a new post to ask you all to pray especially for the teens that attend our childcare centers and schools here in Guatemala City. Yesterday, we brought them all together for the afternoon for a special conference. There was about 400 of them here at our Verbena school.

An organization called "Juven-Fami" exists here in Guatemala to teach young people Christian principles about life issues. They are best known for their seminars on sexual purity and that is the one that they conducted here for our teens yesterday. Several presenters spent three hours teaching the teens about the biblical basis for sexual purity as well as the risks and consequences of sexual activity outside of the marriage union. They talked about everything from the media's influence on sexuality to sexually transmitted diseases to abortion.

At the end of the seminar, students were offered a diploma/committment form and they could choose to sign it making a public profession of their committment to sexual purity before God. While some chose not to sign, many of the teens did.

Please pray for our teens as they receive follow-up counseling in this area from their Bible teachers and project directors.

About 400 teens attended this conference from our schools and daycare centers around Guatemala City.





Young men committing to sexual purity.

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