This last week we had the pleasure of having a team from Higgins Memorial Church in Burnsville, NC come down for some work. They had 4 solid days of work at Oscar & Thelma Martin’s home near Guatemala City. Oscar and Thelma are Hearts for Heaven’s Guatemalan directors. The Martin’s have been working on their house [...]

“…to loose the bonds of wickedness…” Isaiah 58:12 In the well known Ch. 58 of Isaiah we get a glimpse of the tragic state of Israel. Here the prophet doesn’t mention idolatry, nor sexual impurity nor even murder. In this chapter Isaiah condemns Israel for their false religion, lack of mercy and compassion, and heavy [...]

Can you believe we’ve been down here 6 months already? In many ways I still feel like we’re settling in, figuring it all out. Yet at the same time, it’s flown by! With the 6 month mark comes the pressure of having to leave the country. When you arrive in Guatemala, they give you a [...]

This last week a great team from North Carolina came down to help with construction on the Vocational School in La Primavera. The school sits adjacent to our existing Feeding Center and will serve the community youth and adults. Construction started about a year ago and after 4 more construction teams in 2013 we hope [...]

A week ago Hearts for Heaven had the privilege of teaming with Wine to Water. Wine to Water is non-profit organization known worldwide in bringing pure water to people in need through wells, pumps and filters. Most of their work takes place in Africa but through Hearts for Heaven they have begun a work in [...]

Hearts for Heaven has begun construction on a Vocational School in La Primavera, Guatemala. The goal is to have the building completed by 2014 in order to start classes then. The building is being built directly adjacent to the existing Feeding Center building. The Vocational School itself will be headed by Hearts for Heaven but [...]

Thursday Hearts for Heaven (Roger, Beth, Oscar & David) made a trip down to San Antonio Buena Vista, Guatemala. San Antonio is a small village thousands of feet down the mountain from Guatemala City and therefore much warmer. For those of you who do not know Guatemala has an extraordinary landscape of beaches, mountains, flatlands [...]

It’s a great time of year as we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. Much in the same way as in the states there are lights on the streets, trees and music. Santa Clause can even be found at the local market for children to make their annual plea for gifts. The only thing missing [...]

We finished off VBS last week with a bang. Literally. Though we weren’t the ones creating the bang. Friday was the Dia de la Quema Del Diable: day of burning the devil. For the past week or two little stores had popped up, selling satanic effigies. When I first saw them, I thought they were [...]

Today was the first day of the annual Vacation Bible School that Hearts for Heaven holds at La Primavera; what a big time it was! There were about 45 kids today and we’re told that the number usually increases each day. The VBS starts at 2:00 with all the kids in the sanctuary singing songs and [...]

THIS morning at 11:30 am there was an earthquake about 20 miles off the coast of Guatemala. It was a 7.4 magnitude which means it was very strong. We’ve received a few emails and phone calls asking how we are here in Guatemala City – we are just fine as is the rest of the [...]

Today was the end of the year for 31 students at the Learning to Read School at La Primavera. We were asked to attend their ceremony to hand out the little diplomas to the children. La Primavera is the location of our biggest Feeding Program and Learning to Read school. Click here to learn more about [...]