We are building a house.

Today we hiked over to where we are going to build a house for a Widow and drew up some plans to start building! This Widow has had a very hard life but keeps her trust in God! Now with God’s provision, we get to build a house for her and her two boys! We are going to be starting the construction in June.

I have fond where I belong!

So much has been going on down here in the last few months. From traveling to and from the mountain villages to helping the students study for their mid-term exams. Lately, we have been spending a lot of time in the dorm in Zacapa with all the students. There is such a strong battle for the souls of these kids. So many of them come from backgrounds of witchcraft and strong catholic roots. Every morning we get up and pray for the kids that their hearts would be softened and that they would be set free from the bondage that oppresses them. Our hope for the dorm is that the kids would receive more than just a good education but that their hearts would be touched by God. It has been such a privilege to watch the kids open up and become more curious about God. The other day I got to share my testimony with all the kids. A lot of the kids struggle with the same things I did: very low self-esteem, not feeling like they belong and feeling less than everyone else. All of these thingsare lies from the devil to try and keep us from God and becoming all that God planned us to be. 

It is so cool to see the things that God has brought me through in my life applying to the teens. The things that once overtook me with fear and kept me in the background have now become my platform with these teens. My prayer for these teens is that they would see that God loves them and that he has a plan for their lives. I also pray they would find confidence in God and would be free from the chains and lies that bind them.

Through the last few weeks, I have been praying for God’s heart for my life. Specifically, I have been praying for clarity in His vision for my life and what He wants to see happen in the lives of the people He has called me to serve.  I find it a pleasure and honor to be able to serve the people of Guatemala. I know this is where God has called me to stay and be His light in the darkness of Guatemala. However, right now I only have enough support raised to stay until the end of April. I need $1,500 a month to cover my living costs. This means, I need 15 people to pledge a $100 a month, or 25 people to pledge $50 a month but everything helps. I am returning to the states in October and staying through Christmas. My hope while there is to network personally with people and raise the support I need to stay here permanently. Until then, I need $8,000 to be able to stay until October. This means $1,500 by mid-April and $6,500 by June. If you would like to donate, please go to www.fiaministries.com/give/. In the drop down menu for donation, choose my name (Amanda Culver). If you have any questions please email me at amandaculver911@gmail.com. All donations are tax deductible.

I ask that you would pray first about supporting me and ask God what your part could be in the work he is doing here in Guatemala. Above all pleas keep the teens in are dorm in your prayers that God would become real to them and that they would desire a personal relationship with Him.