About a year ago, Abbie Marcelle began begging her Spanish teacher to take the class on a mission trip. The teacher told her to pray, so she got a few friends together and started praying. This Thursday, April 9, Abbie and her sister Bethany, one of the two group leaders, will be heading off for a 10-day trip to minister to the people of Peten, Guatemala.

Abbie and Bethany will be joined by 6 adults and 31 other students, including one of Gerry and Ruth Henry’s daughters. The group will be living on a ranch in the jungles of Guatemala, where they will be serving children and traveling to schools and villages throughout the region.

In Guatemala there is little or no separation of church and state, so the team has been given full permission to share the gospel through skits, dances, testimonies, teaching, prayer, and by bringing much-needed school supplies, clothing, and medicine to the people. The team will visit a total of 19 schools, 12 villages, and one hospital over the course of 10 days. They also will present a Purity Pact, which they are expecting approximately 100 area girls to attend.

Please pray for the safety of the entire team as they travel throughout northern Guatemala. Pray for their hearts to be pure and focused, and that the Holy Spirit will work through them to bring the life-changing, life-saving message of hope, love, and forgiveness that only Jesus can offer. Pray also for protection spiritually and physically. They have extremely high expectations of what the Lord can do with willing hearts and hands. We ask you to join with us to see their efforts bear much fruit for the glory of God.