Natalia Michelle Díaz-Avellaneda: Today, my dad and I walked to the Ministry Site a bit earlier than usual because my parents were leading worship. Worship consists of two songs before the devotional and one right after.
REY DIAZ: A new week has come, and with it, the opportunity to extend grace. After our customary breakfast time with Doña Rafaela, we headed to the Students International (SI) base for a quiet time in the scriptures, corporate worship, and a devotional. After an intentional time of worship, we headed to our work sites. Today, I’m back with the Sponsorship Team.
TANIA M. DIAZ: On Sunday, we had the opportunity to visit a bilingual church in the town of Antigua. It was truly a blessing to worship and receive the teaching of God’s word in a different setting than we are used to. Afterward, we grabbed lunch and enjoyed some free time exploring the town before heading back to our host family's house around 7:00 PM.
CAMILA SOFIA DIAZ: Hi everyone! Both of our teams went to Antigua today, which is one of the oldest and most historic cities in Guatemala. We started our morning with a tour of the city, visiting some beautiful, historic Catholic churches.
GABRIALA NICOLE DIAZ: I work at the Education Ministry Site and today we did home visits.
NATALIA M. DIAZ AVELLANEDA: Today was our second full day doing site ministries. The day started around sunrise - 5:30. We ate breakfast with our host, Señora Rafaela. She made us some breakfast, which is always delicious. After we were done with breakfast we finished getting ready and headed to the Plaza. We then met up with the rest of the people that came this week from the US: a group of six from Crown College and one individual. We all walked together to the Community Center, which is a breathtaking experience, both from the view and hills.
REY DIAZ: After a surprising uneventful traveling day where every single aspect from Dan Johnston transportation to RIC Airport to connection flights were as scheduled and planned, we arrived to busyness of Guatemala City.
SPC's Guatemala 2026 Mission Team (AKA the Diaz family) is in the air today. The Diaz family is Rey, Tania, Camila, Natalia, and Gabriela. Please pray for safe travels and health. And stay tuned here and on SPC's Members and Friends Facebook Group for daily project updates.
JONATHAN GROOMS ~ GLOBAL PARTNERS IN PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT: Heavenly Father, We come before You with grateful hearts, thanking You for the privilege of serving and witnessing Your work in Jordan. Thank You for guiding, protecting, and strengthening our team throughout this journey. We praise You because You are faithful in every generation, and Your Word reminds us that “the steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end” (Lamentations 3:22–23).
MICHAEL BRYANT: We arrived at Petra early Friday morning and had the place mostly to ourselves. Tourism, one of Jordan's primary sources of income, has been almost non-existent since the US and Israel began bombing Iran. The Bedouin merchants and guides at Petra, as well as everyone else we have met selling anything in Jordan, asked us to tell you that Jordan is very safe and very open for business. They invite you all to come as soon as possible. We concur. It is a wonderful place to visit. Even with a war on in the neighborhood.
