It was 21st May and I had exactly zero team-members for our mission trip to Guatemala. I had been searching for twelve months for suitable volunteers and now was ten days away from my deadline. Even those who had been interested had pulled out. I was out of options and would ... Read More...
You won’t have heard of Philippa Woodcraft. She is twenty years old and lives in a small village in the Bedfordshire countryside. She works part-time as a secretary in an auction house and attends her local Baptist church. She is the seventh child born into her family. Philippa hasn’t starred on ... Read More...
Touch down at London Heathrow after a smooth journey home. Glad to see our families. Fantastic trip + excellent team. 480 trained. God was in all we did.
Christians to Give Hope to Disabled Children
On July 30th an Integr8 team of volunteers will travel to Guatemala to use their skills to build a positive future for disabled children, on an innovative mission training teachers to include disabled children. An integral team-member will be Philippa, who is totally blind, and will inspire others with her ... Read More...
Before heading to the airport we took a quick trip to the America Latina school in the city. We saw Jose, a young man with learning disabilities who graduated from the school the previous year, and now has a paid role at the school. His co-workers say he has been ... Read More...
Our last day in Guatemala. Attended church service at El Camino. The church has a great ministry to deaf people – around 30 or so were in attendance - and so the lively worship songs were ‘signed’ using American Sign Language. The church treated us to lunch at Pizza Hut, ... Read More...
Re-visited the children at Love the Child where Philippa sang to them, and we introduced Parachute games and some worship Action songs.
Delivered training to around 30 disabled children and teachers at a Rehab Centre in Guatemala City. Maria, the Lead teacher, is extremely forward-thinking in how the students are taught, including giving the children chores to emphasise that they all have a contribution to make. In the afternoon we saw a disturbing ... Read More...
Leaving Antigua-Guatemala behind and travelling to visit Steve Osborn’s ministry, Love the Child (Amor del Nino), in San Lucas. Met the 48 disabled or disadvantaged children in their orphanage and ate fried chicken at Guatemalan fast food restaurant ‘Pollo Campero’. Slightly more restful day today – and much needed after ... Read More...
170 teachers packed into the New Life special school for the training. The students performed their inclusive dance for delegates before 16 year-old Blanky gave a testimony of her school experience as a wheelchair user, coming from very difficult circumstances but graduating from New Life and giving all the glory ... Read More...
