Intermissions Part 1
Last weekend, Glenn and I were able to help with transportation for the folks from GraceWorks and Green Acres Baptist Church in Tyler, Texas to help them get to the annual Intermission Conference in Panajachel.
The Intermission Conference is an annual event for all evangelical missionaries living here in Guatemala. Glenn and I have looked forward to this event every year. Guest speakers come down from the states. This year there were 138 families in attendance, 228 adults and 118 children. There were 70 team volunteers from the states who came down to minister to us by providing child care, youth programs and also there were opportunities for folks to sign up for haircuts, manicures, facials, back massages, foot massages and even eye tests. I had my feet massaged by Gene on Sunday morning. That felt good. Wow, what a way to encourage and bless the missionaries. The guest speaker was Lareau Lindquist from Barnabas International.
I especially enjoyed the times of worship during the weekend. The music team was from Highland Baptist Church in Waco Texas
I am already looking forward to next year's conference!
Part 2 { tomorrow's blog}
~J
Intermissions has grown a LOT since we attended back in the 80's. I'd love to have a conference like that here in Mexico. Such a wonderful opportunity for people to network and make new friends.
ReplyDeleteHere's another "small world - big family" story for you. Lareau Lindquist was the speaker at a conference I attended in Guatemala (not intermissions, but an SIL conference) back in 1988.