9 Months!!!!

Today marks 9 months that I have been living in Guatemala.  I cannot believe how fast time flies!  It seems like just yesterday I was saying goodbye to my friends and family.  I remember being in the car when I first arrived, while my roommate drove me places thinking..."I'm never going to learn how to get around...every street curves and goes around in a circle!!!" But alas, I realized I wasn't as directionally challenged as I though I was (although I have gotten "turned around" a few times!).


This past week, I met with the Area Directors for Central America.  They asked me about my experience here and how things were going.  As I was talking to them, I realized truly how blessed and favored I am.  I'd even call it a little spoiled!!!!  Let me share with you some of the things I am so thankful for during my season here....


I have to start with being super duper thankful for the Musacchio family.  I have had the rare privallage of being a Missionary Associate (MA) and working under a family that truly is like family to me.  My time of working with them has been such a God thing.  I really believe that God used them so greatly in moving me not only to Guatemala but into this season of my life.  They took me under their wing and I am treated no differently than if I were family.  There have been so many ways they have blessed my life and looked out for me! This blog would be extremly long if I went into all the ways they have helped me!!

The Musacchio family

Since the Musacchio's are leaving Guatemala (but not missions!), I have the privallage of working with another family now.  The Ramos'.  They are AG Missionaries who have been on the field for 10 years now.  I met them shortly after I arrived.  They have welcomed me into their home (every Sunday night to watch Celebrity Apprentice!!!) and into their lives.  I can see how God ordained the relationship I have with them long before it was decided I would work with them.  God has given me favor with them and they too have blessed my life.  I am super thankful for them!

Victoria and I with the Ramos'

My roommate Victoria- I tell you, I am so glad she was here when I got here!!  She showed me the ropes (and still is), introduced me to people, and did everything she could to ensure a smooth transition.  I am so thankful that she is not only my roommate but also my friend.


Safety-As many of you know, Guatemala is a pretty crime infested country.  I have to thank God every day for His protection and His covering (thank you all for the prayers).  There have been times where I have clearly seen how God protected me in a situation, but I know that there are so many other times, when I don't see whats going on, but God is protecting me.


Favor-Not only has God granted me favor with the Musacchio's and the Ramos', but also with my car dealer/mechanic.My car was purchased from a dealer owned my a former member of Vida Church (the church plant John helped start).  When I purchased it, he said that if I ever had any problems to bring it in.  In the past 2 months I have had to take the car in twice for different reasons (one big, one small).  Both times, they only charged me parts and not labor.  That was a huge blessing to me as we all know that most of the time, labor is the bigger cost.  The family that owns the dealer drove me to run my errands while the car was in the shop and continues to make themselves available if I need something, whether its car related or not.  I truly believe that that is God's favor in my life.


God'sTiming-This has been a season of transition for many of the people around me, including myself.  But in every change, I can see God's hand and His divine timing.  Sometimes we don't understand why God does or allows certain things when He does, but I have learned and truly seen His sovereignty these past nine monts.  Truly, He makes everything beautiful in His time!  I am so thankful that He knows the right time for things and doesn't leave it all up to us!!! 



Bible Study-Back in September (I think) we started a bible study group with some of the women from our field.  We started with 5 and ended up with 4 as one of our sisters left back to the States to itinerate.  This was one of my favorite times of the week.  Tuesday mornings we would meet at someones house, have breakfast, talk about our week, and delve into a Beth Moore bible study.  It has been such a blessing for me to be part of this group of women.  Every woman in this group is in a totally different stage of their life.  I learned so much not only from the Word of God but also from these women.  They blessed me more than they will know!


Skype-Seriously, I don't know how missionaries got along without this amazing invention for so many years!  It may sound silly, but its been a blessing to have.  I have been able to keep in touch with family and friends.  Believe me, being able to call home has comforted my heart many times!!!


I am thankful for so much more daily!  I am especially thankful for all of you that support me financially and through prayer.  I am thankful for the FB messages and emails.  You all truly have no idea what they mean to me.


There are quite a few changes coming up and I will be informing you all of those changes (all good), but in the meantime, please continue to pray for me.  Love you all very much!!!


Pa lante y pal cielo!
Cece

Support:

Currently, I am about 30% short of my monthly budget....Please pray about how you can partner with me financially either through a one time donation or by becoming a monthly donor. Thank you!


If you would like to make a donation in my name, you can send a check with Acct. # 2949329 written in the memo and send the check to


Assemblies of God World Missions
1445 North Boonville Ave
Springfield, MO 65802-1894

If you would like to become a monthly contributor please email me for furthur information

For automatic credit card withdrawal you can print off and fill out the form with my account number (2949329) on the website below… then send it to the AGWM address posted above.

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Contact Me!!!
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Skype Name: Cicely Rosario
Home Address:
9A Calle A 8-59 Casa 14 Condominio Las Mercedes
Zona 8 de Mixco, CD San Cristobal
Guatemala, C.A

Are We Abiding or Simply Coming?

I have started reading the devotional "Abide in Christ" by Andrew Murphy.  I'm only 2 days in but it is really challenging me.  Andrew asks are we satisfied with simply coming to God, allowing Him to forgive our sins  grant us salvation, and answer our petitions, or are we abiding in Him. There is nothing wrong with that really, but God wants more from us and for us.
To abide means "remain; continue; stay"

I think many times we wake up in the morning, have our prayer times and devotions, and then go about our day.  Thats great, we should have that time with God every day, but we are suppossed to abide in God.  We are to stay with Him, continue our day with Him, and remain near to Him.  I know thats not always easy when there are a million things on our "to do" list.  But I think, "wow, how different would my life be if every moment of the day I was abiding in Him?....if I made a continuous conscience effort to to remain in Him?"
I am not there yet, but that is where I strive to be.  In a place where I am walking in His prescence every moment,where I am always mindful of the fact that He is right next to me.

God doesn't want us to just come to Him, He wants us to abide in Him.  John 15:4 says that when we abide in Him, we bear fruit.  God wants us to experience His pleasures and delight in His goodness. Andrew Murray said "Who would, after seeking the King's palace, be content to stand at the door, when he is invited in to dwell in the King's presence, and share with Him in all the glory of His royal life?"  The King of Kings has invited us to dwell in His presence and share in His glory!!!!  Thats pretty amazing!  Lets RSVP to that invitation with a big fat YES!  I don't want to stand at the door of the palace, I want to live in the palace with my Father the King.  Let us not simply come to Jesus, let us abide in Him and experience the fullness of who He is.

Shoes, Evangelism, Shoes, Translating, Shoes, and a little R&R

February was a BUSY month! Nevertheless it was very exciting!!





kids at the school singing along

 Along with the usual teaching English at My Special Treasure (the girls home we work at) and working with Outlanders (the MK youth group), we had the privallage of working with a team. John and Liz Ramos are AG (Assemblies of God) missionaries here that are building a Bible School for the National Church in a village right outside the city of Quetaltenango. They had a team come from New York and S. Carolina for a week.
Half of their team was construction and the other half was evangelism. Victoria (my roommate) and I worked with the evangelism team as translators. We had such an amazing time. We left on a Thursday afternoon and traveled up to Quetzaltenango, which is the second largest city in Guatemala. We spent the week ministering at schhols as well as doing open air evangelism in the village where the school is being built. It was incredible to see children, teens, and even teachers give their life to the Lord. God is moving and making himself known all throughout this beautiful country. The presence of the Lord was certainly felt while the teams were ministering.  I was so blessed to see hope in the faces of children and teens who, before hearing about Jesus, were in what seemed to them as hopeless situations. I got to pray with some of the girls at the schools and encourage them in our Lord. Not only did I encourage them, but I was refreshed as well.  

praying for students at a high school

translating at a church service



Before the team arrived, they raised over $6000 to buy shoes for the children in the village and the kids in some of the poorer schools. Prior to the teams arrival John Ramos went to a local shoe store and told them he wanted to purchase 400+ shoes. The store said they would go out to the village and the schools and measure each child so they would have the proper size shoe! That was a huge blessing to all of us because it helped keep things controlled and organized when we handed them out. We scheduled 2 days to hand out the shoes. The children, as well as their parents, were so blessed by this act of kindness from the team. Many of the kids came with shoes that had holes and rips in them and to be able to recieve a brand new pair of quality shoes was a huge blessing. In 2 days we gave out more than 400 shoes!

Team with the shoes

We were with the team for a full week before they had to head back to Guatemala City.  Since Victoria and I had a retreat to attend on Friday in yet another part of the country, we decided to hang back instead of making the 4 hour drive back.  On Thursday, we stayed with some friends in Quetzaltenango who are also missionaries and got to hear about the amazing things God is doing in their ministry.

After a full week, on Friday we headed out to Panahachel, a little town right on Lake Atitlan.  Once a year, there is a retreat held for all the missionaries in Guatemala.  It is interdenominational and a time of refreshing.  Needless to say, Victoria and I were looking forward to it!  We had a wonderful time of rest and relaxation, while meeting new friends, and were refreshed by the Spirit of God!

This month, I began Berian Bible School online so please pray for me!!  I am enjoying it and am looking forward to digging deeper into God's word!

Once again, thank you all for your prayers and support!  They are GREATLY appreciated.

Pa Lante y Pal Cielo!
Cece

Support:
Currently, I am about 30% short of my monthly budget....Please pray about how you can partner with me financially either through a one time donation or by becoming a monthly donor.  Thank you!

If you would like to make a donation in my name, you can send a check with Acct. # 2949329 written in the memo and send the check to
Assemblies of God World Missions
1445 North Boonville Ave
Springfield, MO 65802-1894


If you would like to become a monthly contributor please email me for furthur information


For automatic credit card withdrawal you can print off and fill out the form with my account number (2949329) on the website below… then send it to the AGWM address posted above.
http://ag.org/contributorservices_PDF/CRCDAUTH.pdf

Contact Me!!!
Here is my contact information
Email: cro1780@gmail
FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=726036343
Skype Name: Cicely Rosario
Home Address:
9A Calle A 8-59 Casa 14 Condominio Las Mercedes
Zona 8 de Mixco, CD San Cristobal
Guatemala, C.A

Love, Laughter, and the English Language

Last Friday, the girls home we teach English at, recieved 2 new girls.  They are sisters and were brought straight from the courthouse to the home.  As a matter of fact, I went to the courthouse with the directors of the home to pick them up.  When we arrived to the courthouse, the girls were hysterical.  I don't blame them.  They had just seen their father taken to jail and were being taken away from their mother.  They were being taken to an unfamiliar home to an unfamiliar family. I would be hysterical too. As they climbed into the backseat, the youngest (12) was crying and saying "I don't want to go, I have my own home". 
When we arrived at the house, a beautiful thing happened.  All of the girls ran to the door to greet the 2 sisters.  They welcomed them with such love and had no reservations to invite them into their family.  My heart was so full.  These girls had never met the sisters nor were they even expecting them until 30 minutes before they came (literally).  They demonstrated the love and compassion of Jesus Christ.  I was moved because I thought...you know these girls know what it is like to be on the other side and now God has restored them so that they can bring comfort to the new girls.  It was such a beautiful picture of God's love.  Although the sisters were still traumatized, by the time we left, they had calmed down and Carol (the director) had put them at ease.

Today (Tuesday) we returned to teach English.  Because the sisters have missed the first 4 classes, I started working with them seperatly.  This morning I began with the alphabet.  I was so impressed because they were learning to say and identify the letters rather quickly.  When we got to the letter "L" however, it was a different story.  I will never take for granted the fact that I grew up knowing 2 languages.  I literally spent about 10 minutes having them repeat the letter "L" to me.  For the life of them, they could not pronounce it. They said "ar", "ela", "al", and of course many times they just repeated it back to me in Spanish.  What was so amazing to me though was that they did not get frustrated and angry, they just kept trying.  And we laughed so much!!!  One would mispronounce it and we would just laugh and laugh and then try again. 



Learning the letter "L"


I was so blessed to see these girls, who 4 days ago were so devastated, laughing and being so carefree.  It really blessed my heart to see them at peace.  It is a peace that only God can give after such traumatic events.  They may not even realize it, but God is moving in their lives,  The fact that they were put into a christian home were God's love is reflected is proof of that.  I am so excited to see what God will continue to do in their lives.  Their laughter today was proof that God is at work.

"weeping may last for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning" Psalm 30:5

I know that the Lord has alot of healing and restoring to do in their lives, but I am so thankful that their season of rejoicing is beginning!

Pa Lante y Pal Cielo!

Cece

Have you ever felt let down by God?????

Recently, I had a big let down from God.  At least thats what I was feeling...let down.  I started to get excited about something that often times seemed so far away.  Anyhow, my excitement only lasted a day!  The next day I got a big fat "back off girl....I'm still in control of this......let me stay in control of this and it will be great!" from God.  Literally, I got an email from a friend who doesn't usually email me, asking me to read something she wrote and to give her my opinion on it.  Pretty much, it was a letter from God to me! I couldn't ignore it either seeing as though that morning in my bible study, we talked about their being no coincidences in God! Has that every happened to you?  You think your going in the right direction...your heart is pure, your motives are right, and then...BAM....the Lord says halt!  This is what my conversation with God goes like.....

"What? Really God?  You can't let me have this one thing?  Seriously God, it doesn't cost you anything to give me this"

"No but it will cost you"

"Argh!!  I don't like it when you are sooooo right and I am soooo wrong....but Lord thank you.." (break out in praise and worship)

I know it sounds psycho....but thats usually how it goes.  Often times I start out frustrated with God and try to figure Him and His reasonings out, and end up praising God and thanking Him that He has me figured out and really truly does want and have what is best for me.

I'm going to be honest though.  I was disappointed, discouraged, and dare I say....angry for longer than a minute. But one thing I have learned is that if I don't go to God and His word RIGHT AWAY...those feelings will begin to take root in my heart quickly and then create a distance between me and God.  The other day when I was feeling all those things, I got on my knees right away.  Yes I cried and whined and complained....but I did it to God, and because I spoke to Him about how I felt, He spoke back to me.  He comforted me with His peace, He spoke scripture into my heart to remind me of His loving kindness.  Friends, it is ok to feel disappointed, discouraged and even upset and angry at the way God chooses to do something (or not do something) in our lives.  However, its not ok to keep it from God.  Yes, the Lord knows our hearts and our feelings but He wants us to talk to Him.  You know why?  So He could talk back to us.  If we don't talk to God, we can't hear from God.  The bible says to "cast all your cares on Him because He cares".  I can't emphasize how true that is.  God wants us to bring EVERYTHING to Him. And when we do, He shows us how much He really cares.

Here are some verses that the Lord remind me of......hide these promises in your heart. They will bring you much comfort in your time of need.

Hebrews 13:5-6

For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."

Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Genesis 16:13
“You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.”

Matthew 6:13
Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteouness and all these things shall be added unto you

Psalm 37:4
Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart

And lastly...Psalm 103:1-5...I LOVE these verses and try to carry them with me all the time.....They are on my mirror so I am reminded every day of who God has been and is to me
Praise the Lord, O my soul
all my inmost being praise His holy name
Praise the Lord, O my soul
And forget not all His benefits
Who forgives your sins and heals all your diseases
Who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love an compassion
Who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewd like the eagles

Pa Lante Y Pal Cielo....
Cece

Beloved Friends and Family!!


I pray all is well!! I realize its been a while since the last update and I apologize for that. However, I hope to make it up to you in this postl! :)

My deepest sympathies to all of you in the midwest suffering from the blizzards and cold!! My heart does go out to you!!! I am so thankful the Lord brought me to the 'Land of Eternal Spring" during these turbulent times.

Over the holidays, I had the oppurtunity to go home for 2 and half weeks. I went to all my favorite restaurants, made several Target runs, rode the EL, but most importantly, I was able to spend time with my family and friends. The Lord gave me a time of rest and refreshment and I am very grateful for that.

My parents

My sisters, nephews, and I

Me and the Best Friend!

Since I have been back, things have been busy. We are continuing with the youth group for the MK's and God has really been moving. Students have been hungry for the word and we recieve many comments from parents saying that the youth are going home talking about what they learned and how they can apply it. To God be the Glory!! The students are growing. Since coming back from Christmas break we have had 35-40 youth every week. Although many of the kids are involved in multiple extra curricular activities and have a lot of homework, they are making time to come hear the Word of God! My friends, that is a victory! God is moving and we (our team) feel so privallaged and blessed to be a part of it,


In mid January, Victoria and I began teaching English at Mi Especial Tesoro (My Special Treasure), the girls home we have been working with. I was nervous at first because it was something I have never done before and I'm not a teacher by trade. However, God is so faithful and He always equips us with what we need. The bible says that He has given us everything we need for life and godliness...I believe that He gives us everything we need for the life and work He has called us to as well. I am a testimony of that for sure!!! ;)

The classes have gone well so far. Of course there are challanges as the girls are at different learning levels, but even then the Lord has helped us work with those issues. But what has been so amazing is that these classes have given us the oppurtunity to know the girls better. We hear their stories, pray with them, and try to walk this life with them. Each of these girls has an amazing story of Gods grace and redeeming love. I will be posting one or two of their testimonies monthly on my blog so you can get to know these young women who are truly trophies of Gods grace. Truly it has been a privallage to serve them. God has also allowed us to minister to the directors of the home as they sometimes grow tired and weary. We get to pray with them and encourage and see God answer prayers. At the same time, we always leave encouraged ourselves. Its a joy and honor to be there.

We have a few things coming up in the next few months......so I'll continue to keep you updated.

Thank you all so much for your love and support. I am constantly thanking God for you!!

May the Lord bless you and keep you in His care!

Pa Lante Y Pal Cielo....

Cece


Support:

If you would like to make a donation in my name, you can send a check with Acct. # 2949329 written in the memo and send the check to
Assemblies of God World Missions
1445 North Boonville Ave
Springfield, MO 65802-1894

If you would like to become a monthly contributor please email me for furthur information

For automatic credit card withdrawal you can print off and fill out the form with my account number (2949329) on the website below… then send it to the AGWM address posted above.

http://ag.org/contributorservices_PDF/CRCDAUTH.pdf

Contact Me!!!
Here is my contact information
Email: cro1780@gmail
FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=726036343
Skype Name: Cicely Rosario
Home Address:
9A Calle A 8-59 Casa 14 Condominio Las Mercedes
Zona 8 de Mixco, CD San Cristobal
Guatemala, C.A







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Ministry Updates!

Hey Friends!!
I know its been a while and I'm sorry about that!!!
Its been a busy month and I am so excited about what God is doing.  This is going to be a longer post so bear with me please!!!

Here are some things that have been going on:

Mi Tesoro Especial Girls Home
Since I got here, our team has been praying about a ministry that we could involve ourselves in.  We were looking for a childrens home/orphanage and we really wanted to find one that was run by Guatemalans.  Our heart is to support the work of the local people here and raise up leaders here in Guatemala. After checking out some homes, talking to some folks, and praying, the Lord led us to Mi Tesoro Espcial (My Special Treasure). Mi Tesoro Especial is a girls home run by a christian Guatemalan couple who have 3 children of their own and felt led by the Lord to open up a home for adolescent girls.  They rent a property in a town called Chimaltenango, which is about a 35-45 minute drive from where we live.  Its not a huge space, but big enough for them for right now.  Currently, they have 11 girls in the home, ages 10-17.  Most have come from abusive homes, or had been living in the streets before they got to the home. 2 of the girls are there temporarily until January, then they will be transferred to another home as Mi Tesoro Especial can really only comfortably house 8.  Currently, the home is only supported by an organization called Orphan Resources International.  They provide staple food items once a month, and occasionaly help financially.  Their other income is rent that the directors recieve from the house they own, and occasional one-time donations.  Orphanges here do not recieve any support from the government. Needless to say, they still have some needs!  Carol and Cesar (the directors, house parents, spiritaul leaders, care givers, cooks, etc....) have done an excellent job with these girls but are aware of the fact that help is needed.  Last month, we met with Carol and Cesar and discussed some ideas we had about some ways we would like to serve them.  I wish you could have seen the way their eyes lit up when we told them we wanted to work with them!

In January, we are going to start teaching English to the girls.  This will help them in many ways...because they are teenagers, most are just a few years away from aging out of the system.  The parents are committed to keeping them in the home as long as they need to be, however, learning English will help them get jobs (being bi-lingual can open many doors here and expand their choices).

They have a nice sized spaced in the back where we would like to help them plant and grow a vegetable garden.  This way they could grow their own vegetables which should lhelp them with the cost of food.

We also want to do some jewelry making with the girls.  We'd like them to learn how to do that on their own so they could sell it and help provide income for the home.  We'd like to be able to provide ways for them to have opportunities to become self sufficient.  Victoria (my roommate and partner in crime here!) have been looking at different ways to make cool jewelry with some recycled items.  We've seen some pretty cool things, we just need to learn how to make them so we could teach the girls!!  So if you have any ideas or suggestions, I'd love to hear them!!  :)

Those projects are all for the new year.  In the meantime, we wanted to get to know the girls and start building relationships with them.  So, last week, we went to the girls home to have a "fun day" with them.  We had a couple here from the States that were here on a missions trip and we took them along!  It was a great day and we really got to know the girls and hear their stories!

Next month, we are going to have a Christmas party with them.  We will be taking everything we need to make Christmas cookies and will bake and decorate with them and just continue to develop our relationships with them.  We are hoping to have gifts for all of them as well.

I am so excited about working with these girls.  I know God is going to do amazing things!  I also believe working at the home is going to open some doors to work with the rest of the community.  And those of you that know me well know my heart for community development!!!! So thats exciting!

Some of the girls during our fun day!



Girls dormitory...a Canadian team came this past summer and built this for them...the girls painted the outside





Bathroom and shower....there is one out here and one inside...for 11 girls!!




Backyard area where we would like to build a garden


MK Youth Group.....Now called "Outlanders Youth Group"
Working with the MK youth has been an incredible experience for me. The kids are great and alot of fun.  One thing that I noticed and more so recently, is that although these kids are the children of missionaries, go to a christian school, and are inundated with christianity, no one (at least for a good percentage of them) is really ministering to them.  For many of them, this is the only "youth group" they know, and I'm convinced that most of them, don't even fully understand that.  Doing youth group here is so different than from what I know in the States, but God is giving me such a burden for these teens.  As a team, we are trying to challenge them and most imprtantly, create an enviornment for them where they can have true, deep encounters with God.  I believe that God is stirring something in these teens...I can see it and that makes me excited! This past weekend, they had a lock in that was sponsered by the school.  Victoria and I were asked to be sponsers and unfortuanlaty we couldn't go and stay because we had to leave at 5am the next morning to minister somewhere else (more on that later).  However, Vicotria was asked to give her testimony (early in the schedule, so we could go) and I went with her because I really wanted to go and pray with the students.  She gave her testimony and a word of encouragement.  She then asked who needed prayer and so many students raised their hands.  It was such a privallage for me to be able to pray for them.  My desire is that when they leave the field to go to college or to go back to the States, or wherever, that they can say...."I encountered God in Guatemala like never before!" 

Visitors from the States
Last week, we had some guests come ans stay with us.  Victoria has a friend from high school who wanted to come on a missions trip with her husband.  They came specifially for the skate ministry since her husband is an avid skater.  Last year, they had been praying for an oppurtunity for a trip, and thought....it would be even cooler if there was a ministry that had something to do with skating (they had no idea skate ministries existed!).  The next day they recieved Victorias newletter which talked about Altitud (Altitude,the skate ministry John founded here).  A year later, they came and were able to do some skate ministry themselves.  It was an awesome time and we got to see God work in Josh and Rebecca's life while they were here.

During their stay, we went up to Coban (about 4 hours north) where it was cold!!!! I felt like I was in Chicago again!!!  Ok, well it was only cold the first day! Anyway, there is a missionary that lives up there who started a skate ministry about a year ago.  We were able to spend some time there.  Josh shared his testimony with the skaters and Josh and Rebecca blessed one of the skaters with a brand new skateboard. 

Josh sharing his testimony with the skaters

Skaters who came up for prayer

We also, went to the girls home with them, visited the National Cemetary, took them to see the city dump, and then we spent a few days at the Skater of the Year event (an event put on by Altitud every year).  Josh was one of the judges and blessed the winners with some skate hardware, and some decks (yup, Im learning the skate lingo!!!).  It was a fantastic time with them and I look forward to seeing what God will do with their lives.

Ministry in Mazantenango
Yesterday, we had the oppurtunity to minister at a youth conference in Mazantenango.  Mazantenango is about 3 hours away and close to the coast, so it was nice and hot!!  :)  The weather here can change from one city to the next because of the difference in altitude.  I love living here!!
Anyhow, there were about 200 youth there from different Assemblies of God churches.  During the first session, John conducted a workshop for the leaders and Victoria and I "tag teamed" a sermon.  It was my first time preaching in spanish!  God helped me!  We spoke about being a witness for Christ, no matter the cost.  Many times, we say "I would give my life for God if someone put a gun to my head" and that may be true, but are we willing to give up things in our daily life to be a witness for Christ.  Are we willing to give up our time, relationships, our popularity?  We challenged the youth at the end and many of them came to the front.  We were able to pray with many teenagers and we were blessed by it.  In the second session everyone stayed together.  John preached a very powerful word and many students came up to recieve the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Its so exciting for me to see God move in the lives of teens!

Preaching the Word



Victoria challenging the youth!



Church we ministered at...has been under construction for 4 years

Next week in Thanksgiving and I am looking forward to that......the day after....no black Friday here....just black sand....we are going to the beach!!!  Thats right...be jealous!!!  Now that wasn't very godly huh!!!  Im just teasing! 

God is doing incredible things here in Guatemala, every day.  Not just through our ministries, but through ministries all over the country.  These last 2 weeks I have gotten to hear about what God is doing in so many places throughout the country...from Coban to Xela.....from the countrysides to the inner city slums...God is moving!!!

Praise Reports
God has provided and I have a vehicle.  Its a Honda CRV (or as my BFF Madelynn would say...a Cicely Rosario Vehicle) and she is great....its a girl and I still need a name....I'll take suggestions
It was really a blessing because it was in my price range, and the seller told me if anything went wrong withing the first month or so, he would fix it at no charge (thats unheard of here!!!!)  God is good!!!

I'm so thankful for the way God is moving in the youth group here....

God has kept me safe......I have been close to shootings and I have seen car accidents that had we been there 5 minutes sooner, it would of been us! Thank God we were stopped by the traffic police (just routine stops..we didn't do anything wrong!) who kept us from getting there right when the accident happened...
God has shown himself to be my protector

Prayer Requests

Please continue to pray for our team (John, Dina, Victoria, and myself).  Pray that God would lead us in everything we do and for continued safety

Our ministry at the girls home

Financial support...currently my support has dropped almost 30%...Please pray that God would provide in abundance!

Also, some of you may know that before I left, I had this abscess on my leg that became very painful and eventaully, I had to go to the ER, have an incession done to drain it...It was not big, but it was all very painful. Well, lately, I have seen signs of the same thing on the same leg.....I literallt lay hands on myself and pray that they don't grow to the point of me having to go to the hospital.  Its worked!  Now there is another one starting to come out.  Theres no rhyme or reason to them, but apparently once you get one, you are prone to get them more....Please pray that they just stop coming up.

I know I say this in every email and blog, but thank you all sooo much for your prayers and support.  I can't say it enough. I feel so incredibly blessed to have the support that I do!  I love you all! 

Pa Lante y Pal Cielo!!!
Cece

Support:

If you would like to make a donation in my name, you can send a check with Acct. # 2949329 written in the memo and send the check to
Assemblies of God World Missions
1445 North Boonville Ave
Springfield, MO 65802-1894

If you would like to become a monthly contributor please email me for furthur information
For automatic credit card withdrawal you can print off and fill out the form with my account number (2949329) on the website below… then send it to the AGWM address posted above.

http://ag.org/contributorservices_PDF/CRCDAUTH.pdf

Contact Me!!!
Here is my contact information
Email: cro1780@gmail 
FaceBook:  http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=726036343
Skype Name: Cicely Rosario
Home Address:
9A Calle A 8-59 Casa 14 Condominio Las Mercedes

Zona 8 de Mixco CD. San Cristobal
Guatemala, C.A.