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Missions News: Outreaches
(Guatemala City, Guatemala, June 3, 2009) A Youth With A Mission ("YWAM") team from Chico, California recently spent 10 days in Guatemala City, Guatemala visiting local orphanages and reaching out to local communities.
"It was an amazing ten days in Guatemala City," reports Greg Gilpin, a member of the team. "We stayed busy with ministry the entire time we were there, and we all felt blessed by the ministries that had been prepared for us to participate in."
The team visited several orphanages, including the "Hogar Luz Maria" Orphanage, which rescues children left in dumpsters and garbage dumps.
"The staff was amazing but you could feel the wounds of the children," says Greg. One little girl in particular did not want to get too close to anyone. "It was like she didn't want anything to do with people. As a matter of fact, it felt this way with most of the kids here at the orphanage."
The team later ministered at the dump from which many of the orphans were rescued. Each week, a local YWAM base conducts an outreach program at the dump.
The team also visited the Guatemala City Orphanage, which was similarly heartbreaking. "When we were upstairs in the girls dorm, a few of the girls were dancing for us," says Greg. "My heart was broken because in the spirit I could feel them say, 'Am I pretty enough for you to take me home?' I wanted to take all the kids home! I'm going to need a really big house!"
The YWAM Chico team finished its outreach to Guatemala on Monday, June 1, and returns to Chico on Thursday, June 4. To read more about their trip visit YWAM Chico - CDTS Outreach In Guatemala.
______________________________________________________________________________ The International Faith Telegraph
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