An update on the Sunset Church of God short term mission team, Oct. 4-11, 2014 Under the strong leadership of Carson and Linda Daves, the first team out of Asheboro, N.C. to serve with Hearts for Heaven in Guatemala arrived two hours ahead of their hostess, Beth Briggs. Beth’s late arrival was due to a [...]

“…and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks…” Is. 2:4 For the last two years Hearts for Heaven has been funding and building a Vocational School in La Primavera, a squatter settlement in Villa Nueva, just outside of Guatemala City. This area is known as one of the most [...]

LA MERCEDES feeding program launched March 2014! What began as a vision in a poor Guatemala pastor’s heart to give a nutritious drink to the many impoverished children of the area is now a fully operational feeding center. Children come from miles, often by foot, to enjoy a hot meal and some teaching in God’s [...]

School vacations in Guatemala take place in November and December and that’s when we have our Vacation Bible schools. This year, VBS in La Primavera got off to a rocky start and I do mean that literally. On the very first day, with 90 kids in attendance, suddenly from up above, rocks were thrown onto [...]

August 2013 My last adventure of high school was an adventure to Guatemala. In all honesty, I can’t possibly describe to you every detail as much as I wish I could. I’ve been very blessed with opportunities to travel but this was by far the best trip I’ve ever been on. I can’t pinpoint the [...]

“Truly, I say to you, as  you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.” Matt. 26:40 This past month Roger and Beth Briggs, founders of Hearts for Heaven hosted two mission teams. And as always the hard work and preparation pays off with so many people [...]

Hearts for Heaven has been extremely blessed recently. Through another ministry which delivers shipping crates from the States to Guatemala we have received spanish church material for over 75 churches! TJ Hanken with Resource Now informed us of a crate coming down and withheld the whole crate for Hearts for Heaven. When it was time [...]

Noah and the Ark last week – Abraham this week! This year out at La Primavera we’ve been walking slowly through the bible trying to hit the major themes. Each week we sing some songs, have a short lesson and then a craft or coloring page and finally a bible verse. And always before the [...]

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 [...]