Germany Team Visit Church in Chemnitz

After arriving in Berlin, the Germany team travelled to Chemnitz. On Sunday the team attended the worship service at the FeG church with Pastor Bernard. The service was followed by a luncheon with the entire congregation. After that, the team was invited to coffee and dessert at the home of Hiko and Katherine Cramer, who are members. Several others from the church also came for a time of fellowship - this event was very important because their invitation gave the team an opportunity to get to know people one-on-one, which was a key prayer request prior to leaving. God is working to meld our hearts together!

The day continued with a tour of a local hunting castle from the 1500s (again a perfect opportunity to build relationships with our German brothers and sisters). The team closed the day with prayer and worship.

Monday morning found the team visiting the pastor's home. During this time, Pastor Bernard and his wife shared their vision for the church and some personal prayer requests. After a short time of worship, the team prayed for Pastor Bernard and his wife, Ulrike. The team then travelled with Bermard and Ulrike to visit a potential new building for the congregation and the team spent some time walking and praying through the building, sharing their impressions with Bernard.

Next, we prayer walked the neighborhoods surrounding this new building. The sense of the group during this time was that the Lord is doing some powerful things in that area, preparing the way for the new location. God continued to answer prayer by having one of the key lay leaders contact us for a meeting Monday evening - which was a major answer to prayer. We were able to minister to her and it was a sweet time. God confirmed Two River's calling to partner with the FeG church in Chemnitz.

Prayer requests:

Continued relationship building
Ears to hear-discernment
Opportunities to minister to the body of Christ
Favor with the German people
Continued strength and physical protection over the team
That the Lord would allow us to be a blessing to these people


Thank you so much for your prayers. We deeply appreciate them and need them- and thank you for standing in the gap for us.

Quiet Waters and Prayer for EFCA Lead Team

Our Two Rivers prayer team of 11 traveled to Minneapolis, Minnesota where the Reach Global leaders were holding their annual conference.

On Sunday a one day Quiet Waters was held and over 80 leaders from the Free Church mission called Reach Global attended.

During the QW day a team of intercessors prayed back at Two Rivers for the day to be guided by the Lord. Another prayer team joined in from Pennsylvania to lift up those who participated.

The following 3 days after the QW we were able to have 20 minute prayer times with those who signed up for the listening prayer.

Comments from the participants let the prayer team know that our service was very appreciated and the prayers were very encouraging, comforting and strengthening for all who joined in.

These were the top level leaders and many of their spouses from around the globe in Reach Global which is the mission arm of the EFCA. RG reaches out to Africa, Latin America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Did You Ever Have A Big Water Problem?

Paul here...
Yesterday we traveled to 3 more villages and had approx. 40 people at a clinic in Santa Elena. Temperature was close to 95F and we baked hard. We were the first white people that many of them had seen and many of the kids rubbed our skin to see if it was dark underneath. Norma's blond hair was also a big hit with kids and adults alike. The village had no electricity and almost no water (except a creek) but we were tremendously blessed to have the opportunity to work there. Harry went through a bag of 250 balloons, making sombreroes, swords, and dogs.

A highlight of the day was when they called a village meeting to discuss water rights. Santa Elena has a spring but not running to homes, whereas the village down the road (Nacimiento) has neither. San. Elena is almost 100% Catholic while Nacimiento is almost 100% evangelical. San. Elena didn't want to share any water with the other village. After a tense hour of bickering, Pastor David was able to negotiate a deal that would allow water to both villages.

Another problem is the language barrier. Most of the people in both villages speak K'Chi and no Spanish. Tough to translate Norma to Spanish to K'Chi to Spanish to Norma.

Today we conducted another clinic in a village accessible only by water. It was another awesome experience and the pastor insisted that we lunch with him - yikes! We had very fresh hen soup and tortillas. After that we travelled down the river to the Carribean and walked around Livingston. The people there speak yet another dialect of Mayan and are very dark skinned. They have a strong culture that reminds one of Bob Marley and the Carribean islands. Another very exhausting but good day.
We're supposed to have dinner with the Rheas tonight and then visit them tomorrow.

pablo

Monday in the Villages

Did you know there are people in some Guatemalan villages that have never seen white people? Wow!! Our team had a great day yesterday and visited 3 villages and did a clinic at another. They saw 40 people in the afternoon clinic in one village.

They went to Agua Caliente, Tablitas and Bocaron villages in the morning and did the clinic in the afternoon. These are villages where Pastor David and our partner church CCCG go every month and feed the kids, teach them about health care and share Bible stories with them.

The team also got to pray for the Pastors in each village. It is the desire and heart that David has to train and encourage these pastors who are the gatekeepers for their village. Continue to pray for health and strength as our team gives their heart and hands to these lovely people.

Team Arrives in Rio Dulce, Guatemala

Our team landed safely on Saturday and then hit the road with a full day... seeing the city and then off to church for a meal in the evening with our friends from CCCG. On Sunday morning the team attended church and then headed on the road to the Rio Dulce.

Monday morning the team will visit several projects and in the afternoon do a clinic in one of the villages. They will do some basic health care as one of the team members is a nurse.

These villages are the ones that CCCG serves each month with an outreach team. Their visits consist of health care, feeding the children, Bible stories and games. Pray for health, strength and the love of God to go forth from our team.

March Guatemala Team to Rio Dulce

Our team of 5 is heading to Guatemala on Saturday, March 1-8. Our team will be working alongside of our friends from our partner church the Centro Christiano Cultural Center. The week will include visiting the church for a social gathering on Saturday, worshipping together on Sunday, serving in the feeding program and doing some clinics in villages at the Rio Dulce.

Pastor David and his church are feeding over 1700 children and working with 10 pastors in the same number of villages. Pictured here is Pastor Osmundo Mejia.

Pray for our team to have safe travel, many opportunities to serve and a heart that says yes to the things God asks them to do. Let's pray for our team to hear from the Lord this week as they will have many ways to serve.

Guatemala Team Returns Home

It was an awesome week of ministry as our team was able to complete their part of the second floor construction phase at the retreat center. Going to another country to do what you know how to do here in the United States is always an adventure and challenge.

The materials and methods may be different in accomplishing the same result. It is always a testimony to the Lord's goodness and ways he matures us when we can work together for a common purpose that is larger than us.

Our team of 9 worked alongside of our Guatemalan friends from the CCCG church we partner with all week. That is special in itself as the language is different but that does not matter as we serve together to expand the kingdom here on earth.

Thanks for remembering our team this week in prayer as they served the Lord in Monterrico.