New Ministries, New Partners

It is hard for me to believe that I have been living in Guatemala for eight years now.  The time has passed so quickly and yet I also feel like Guatemala has always been a part of my life.  When I came here in 2004, little did I know what this adventure would become.  I planned on staying just one year to work as a teacher at the Christian Academy of Guatemala.  It was so hard leaving friends and family.  I knew that this is where God wanted me to be but I counted the days until my return to the United States.  But then, one year turned into two and two to three and before I knew it Guatemala had become as much my home as the United States.   I got married and began a family.  Now as a family our missionary work is continuing and expanding.

Many of you have received our update letters this year talking about our new ministries.  Edgar graduated from SETECA in October with a degree in Theology and emphasis in music.  We have teamed with Manna Worldwide where we are blessed to live at and run their guest house and have hosted many teams this year.  Edgar is the assistant pastor at a church plant in Ciudad Quetzal that began services in January 2011.  I am continuing to teach high school math and science at the Christian Academy of Guatemala.

 

As we began working on these new ministries we have realized that the time has come to raise more support.  Now as a family of three and embarking on new and very needy ministries, our support need has increased.  We are looking to find new monthly partners who would like to support our ministry and work here. 

If you are interested in becoming one of our monthly partners and become involved in the work that is being done here in Guatemala please go to www.cten.org/laurascott to make a donation or mail to the address below.  Also if you know of someone who would be interested in joining our team, please pass our information along. 

We will be making a trip to the U.S. the month of June with the purpose of meeting with some of you or your churches to talk about our ministry.  Currently we hope to visit different areas of Virginia and Pennsylvania but will be able to travel to different locations to meet with some of you.  If you think there might be a possibility for us to share at your church, Sunday school class or home group, we would be delighted to come.  Please send me an email at laurascott@cten.org or a facebook message!

Laura, Edgar and Nathan Cojon

Serving in Guatemala

  Commission To Every Nation
  P.O. Box 29130 
  Kerrville, TX 78029-1307

The sights of Guatemala!

Every once and awhile while I am carrying my camera around with me, we come across some unique Guatemalan sights.  I realized that I have aquired quite a collection of pictures and thought I would share these "sights of Guatemala" with you:

The Dog Pile - street dogs keeping each other warm on a cold night

Transporting cows

The back of the cow truck . . . . yeah yuck!

These are from the "puppy corner" - every weekend they sell all kinds of different puppies on this corner.

Missed the bus? No problem just grab a ride home on the back of the water truck!

And how about these women riding down a major highway in the back of the truck?  They are not even holding on!

 

And finally, how do you dry sheets during rainy season?????

 You hang them on the wall, of course.

Or you can hang them over your chairs!  

Just make sure you don't need to use that room!

So that is part of my collection of weird Guatemala photos.  More to come at a later date . . . .

Thanks, Thanks and more Thanks

These past few weeks have been full of activity.  While we do not have much "fall" weather here in Guatemala, we try and make the most of "fall" traditions with things like Harvest Fair at CAG.  Our theme this year was "Alice in Wonderland" and all the middle and high schoolers created booths and activities for the the younger students and children from the community.

 

Nathan was also a hit at Harvest Fair dressed up as Whinny the Pooh.  He even had his own fan club following him around.

Many of you have also heard about Edgar's mom, Loyda being diagnosed with cancer during the month of October.  She has multiple myeloma and has begun chemotherapy treatments.  The prognosis is not good but we know that we serve a big God who has the ability to heal.  We already have seen his provision and care for her as many many visitors have come to encourage her and lift her spirits.  He has provided meals and funds as many have taken the opportunity to serve someone who has lived a life of service to others. 

Please continue to keep Loyda and her family in your prayers.

Then it was time for Thanksgiving!  We got to enjoy two Thanksgiving meals this year.  First we went to the house of a family from our school.  We shared in a wonderful dinner with several other families and watched some good football.  Then we cooked our own turkey and had a Guatemalan/US thanksgiving with Edgar's family.  

Edgar Carving his first thanksgiving turkey!

Sitting down to eat

Happy Thanksgiving to you all!