We’re Going to Guatemala!!

I have some EXCITING NEWS! Katie and I will be traveling to Guatemala this summer! We are leading a group from the singles’ ministry June 28th – July 4th and we hope to be able to stay & attend the next trip July 12th – July 20th. We are working on some logistics of that decision, but we are excited to have the opportunity to serve this summer!

On the first trip, we will be stationed in Guatemala City, Guatemala working to establish and improve a school, repair homes & community facilities & build strong relationships to lay the spiritual foundation for a future church in the area of La Limonada.

On the second trip, we will be going into Santa Cruz, Guatemala where we will be working with a small village of 1000 residence who are located on the border of the cloud forest. We will be working here to build bathrooms for the people, digging ditches to fix drainage & flood problems, establish relationships with locals and we hope to unite the “churches” that are there and help to train them to reach the village and surrounding areas. There are 4 small churches in this village, but they are a little off base. They came about after one church was planted and other farmers saw that a “preacher” was making a living with out working in the fields. 3 more churches popped up, but they don’t have the same intent or focus.

We are still figuring out the logistics of the “middle week” trip & where we will be. Fellowship Bible Church is partnering with a group called the Amistad Foundation that helps to organize these trips and makes sure that leads are followed up on by local missionaries and evangelical churches.

In each of these areas, the stategy to plant a church is the same: 1st Build and develop a school. 2nd Build relationships in the community by helping to improve the community and conditions of individuals. 3rd Build & Plant a church using converted locals that who will be discipled and trained. 4th Continue with steps 1 & 2 while training, developing, & growing the church.

Below are some needs of the projects and Katie and I personally. If you would like to help support us, please give us a call! We will be contacting as many people as we can, but please let us know if you would be willing to help with any of the needs below:

La Limonada Project
School Supplies, Spanish & English Educational Materials, Christian Music CDs (Spanish & English), Vacation Bible School Resources, Funding for Construction Materials to repair homes and community facilities, Funding for Travel & Lodging during the mission trip & we need someone to watch our puppies while we’re gone!

Middle Week Trip

Details to come…

Santa Cruz Project
School Supplies, Spanish & English Educational Materials, Christian Music CDs (Spanish & English), Vacation Bible School Resources, Funding for Construction of Bathrooms (each bathroom cost $400), Funding for Travel & Lodging during the mission trip & we need someone to watch our puppies while we’re gone!

We will be transporting as much of the school supplies and educational materials as possible in a few extra pieces of luggage (each team member will be taking one extra piece of luggage full of supplies), but what we can’t carry with us we will ship or send with Amistad when they travel back and forth.

 Please keep us in your prayers!

Real Estate Market Update

Hey Everyone!
The Rapid Market Update is HERE!  High Rez – 1.4mb | Low Rez – 530kb

There are TONS of numbers this month and I will be adding more specific figures next month with sales divided by property type!
If there is something missing in these reports that you would like to see (comparisons with previous years, other sales stats, etc..), just say the word and I will do what I can to include them.

As always, I will be updating my websites and blogs pretty regularly, so be sure to check them out!

If you need anything, give me a call!

Bye for now,

Ray