The first time Cornerstone came to El Faro three years ago it was somewhat of an accident. They had a whole trip planned to go to the other side of the country when suddenly a hurricane hit Guatemala City and a volcano began to erupt. Their trip was canceled, but theee desire to go still remained. Through a series of events that can only be explained as ‘miraculous’, the team got hooked up with our teams Director, Keith Brutout, and Cornerstone came down to serve at El Faro.
Three years later and our friendship and partnership with Cornerstone Church is going strong. Within just a week in Guatemala this small team of nine did and saw a little bit of everything. The first day we went to Livingston to help Miguel and Laura Gonzalez with their ministry. We asked them to find someone in their community that we could help out. Tita is a single mother and a neighbor of Miguel and Laura. She had never had her house painted before. Tita does not attend church at the Gonzalez house, but her daughter Jaydi and young son Robinho do and Miguel and Laura are giving Jaydi a scholarship for school. Once the team started to paint, Tita, Jaydi, and Robinho, began to paint also. It was truly amazing to see Tita’s face fill with joy and pride as she added color to her home. Many of her friends who were walking by stopped to ask her what was going on and also to say how lucky she was.
In the afternoon the team did house visits to pray for people in the community. At each place the team was able to visit with the different families, understand a little about the culture, and pray for the specific needs.
Cornerstone also had an entire day in Barrios. It was a rainy day and they started first at the elderly home. The residents from the home were thrilled to have guests visiting them and one woman cried with excitement. The team presented a drama that they had prepared about Queen Esther and afterwards had the people from the home dress up and take pictures to print out. After that the team traveled to the garbage dump to again present the drama and help a church with their feeding program.The day ended at the orphanage where the kids loved the drama and also had pictures taken all dressed up…complete with fake mustaches!
The day ended at the orphanage where the kids loved the drama and also had pictures taken all dressed up…complete with fake mustaches!
Something we admire about this team is the ability to step out of their comfort zones. It isn’t easy to come to El Faro where there is a different culture, language, and type of poverty. However, each team member let God work through them and touched the young and old alike. Thank you for your service and we can’t wait to have you back!
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