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Church roof collapses in the midst of Volcanic eruption and violent storm.
On May 27, the Pacaya volcano erupted. Situated just outside of Villa Nueva the eruption caused a great deal of damage, causing several inches of volcanic sand to fall over a huge area of Guatemala City/Villa Nueva area. Right on the heels of this disaster was a tropical storm that brought two feet of rain in 24 hours! The combination of these two disasters created many challenges for the Guatemala people, including collapsed roofs to churches and schools. One such church greatly affected was that of Pastor Marco of Villa Nueva.
Marco is a close friend of Fe Viva and is a vital part of the National Congress Fe Viva and our partners hold each year in Villa Nueva and El Salvador. Although we cannot directly help everyone or every church that was affected we can help some. I am putting out an appeal to all of our supporters and churches asking for their assistance on behalf of Pastor Marco. I believe we can make a difference and rebuild this church roof even better than before. If you want to help please contact us (info@feviva.org) and let us know how you would like to help.
Blessings to you and God bless you in advance for your faith filled help.
Kim Weiler
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CHILD SPONSORSHIP
Sponsor a child and change a life forever.
If you would like to sponsor a child:
Email: info@feviva.org
Ph. 250-707-3283
www.feviva.org
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Fe Viva Missionary Training School 2011
Want to get closer to God?
Sensing a call to Missions?
Want to give your life for Him?
Want to be changed for His glory?
Then MTS is for you.
This 3 month school, located on Fe Viva base in Guatemala, will equip you to serve God and change spiritual atmospheres overseas and at home. We welcome you to find out what God has for you and what you have to give Him.
For more information about this life changing school:
(full application form)
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WEBSITE REORGANIZATION and NEW ITEMS
The Fe Viva website, www.feviva.org has
been reorganized to help you find things better and learn more about the ministries of Fe Viva. Please take a look!
There will be new information coming online regularly. God Bless . |
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Fe Viva Projects
Check out the website www.feviva.org for new projects that individuals, families, youth groups, businesses, schools, teams or churches can support. Check regularly for new projects. |
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UPCOMING FE VIVA EVENTS
July 25- August 8: Team from Trinity Christian Church in Philadelphia, PA at Fe Viva Base
August 4-13: Team from Faith School of Theology in Maine, USA at Fe Viva Base September 25: G.O.D. Walk 2010 (in various communities across Canada)
Starts Now! Dakar Rally for Life 2011
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Greetings!
Greetings to all. I just returned from a two-week trip to Guatemala. Together with a good friend, Jozsi Mukli, we drove the 8,000 kms cross-country to Guatemala. Along the way we ministered in Assiniboia, SK, at the Assiniboia Apostolic Church with Pastors Terry & Shelley Severson. It was a powerful evening service. God is doing a great work in the youth and the adults. I believe the beginning of a new awakening is beginning in that area and God is using this church to lead the way.
We were also able to spend a couple of days with friends of a ministry in Kansas City at the World Wide Revival Church with Steve & Kathy Gray. The two days there were very powerful, both in ministry and fellowship. The rest of our trip is chronicled in the following pages of this article. It is worth reading.
Lynn and I return to Guatemala in a couple of weeks, to work with our directors and several ministry teams. The teams are from Canada and the United States. They are a great help assisting us in our mandate to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ in Central America, as well as helping with the practical needs that increased since Tropical Storm Agatha and the eruption of Volcano Pacaya earlier this month.
Thank you so much for your continued support and prayers for Fe Viva World Missions. We appreciate your partnership so much.
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"Growing Up in Guatemala"
By Allison Kach
Click to read about the Children of Guatemala that Fe Viva works with. |
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Road Trip with Kim Weiler and Jozsi Mukli: June 10-19
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to Brownsville, Texas, U.S.A.
Jozsi and I left Spruce Grove Thursday morning, June 10 for our most excellent road trip to deliver a new 15 passenger van to Guatemala. Sturdy Vehicles are important for the ministry and teams. We got to Assiniboia, Sk thursday night. I ministered at the Apostolic Church there with pastors Terry & Shelley Severson. It was a very powerful service. The Holy Spirit demonstrated His intent to bring revival and awakening to these people, the youth and the community. Something was happening there! I love it when God shows up to a people who are hungry and ready for a change.
We continued on to Kansas City early Friday morning. Twenty-two hours later we arrived at our hotel at 2 am. What a day! We met with Pastors Francis and Edith Armstrong from Kingston, ON and pastors Brent & Barb Rudoski from Saskatoon, SK that morning. We were all there to experience and partake in the move of God that is happening at the World Revival Church with Steve & Kathy Grey. It was a great weekend of ministry and fellowship. It was so refreshing to see people in North America so ready and desperate for God in their lives. It was not unusual for me to see what was going on since I have been in this stuff for years, but it was different and great to see so many from all over the continent and the world there just to get more of God. We all need to press into God's power and love.
We left for San Antonio after lunch on Sunday and were able to get to Oklahoma City that night. We stayed in a Motel 6 just off the highway. When we got into our room the carpet was wet with moisture and the plumbing in the bathroom was popping out of the wall when you went to turn it on. We managed to get a few hours of sleep.
Monday morning we woke up at 5 am to leave; it was pouring so hard you could not see or hear anything. We decided to leave right away and not wait for it to let up. We both felt this was the thing to do. Driving on the interstate was tough but we got through it and it was smooth sailing to San Antonio. We found out when we got to San Antonio that Oklahoma City and the interstates were totally flooded with 11 inches of rain in a few hours. Wide spread flooding occurred and the interstates were shut down for much of the day. Had we stayed we would have been stuck and our vehicle very likely flooded parked at the hotel.
We arrived at our hotel in San Antonio at 2 pm, a lovely place on the Riverwalk. Thank you, Hotwire for helping us get a nice place for cheap. (It was no Motel 6). That evening we went for a wonderful dinner to the oldest Mexican restaurant in Texas with our dear friends, Rich and Pat Hovey. They were the ones instrumental in helping us on our first missionary journey in 1995. God is so good! The next day we got new tires for the van, bought some items for Guatemala and got ready for our trip through Mexico. So many people seem to be afraid to travel in Mexico right now because of the drug wars going on, but we were not worried. God was with us and the prayers of the saints surrounded us.
Kim
Brownsville, Texas, U.S.A. (US/Mexico Border) to Fe Viva Base, Poza de Agua, Guatemala
Crossing the border into Mexico was a breeze and it really helped when you have a Mexican name. Hector is my middle name and I never knew why I had it besides it was my god fathers; but now I do. Did the Mexico 500 with Kim - 2.5 days to cross Mexico. It was kind of like living out the movie "Cannonball Run". Started the first morning with Kim yelling, "Get out of the bathroom! We need to leave so we can follow this guy, so we can stay away from the Federales"; and from there it was go go, go, go. I was not sure if there were any driving rules, so I just went for it; passing on double solids, corners and hills. If there are no lines, it's was a judgement call - almost anything goes. Most of the roads were ok, but a lot of them where bad, pot holes like you wouldn't believe. I remember all the people whining in Edmonton about the pot holes in the spring - try driving like that all year round.
Signs? What signs? No speed signs so that means you drive as fast as you can or if there are some it goes like 80km for 300 feet then 40km for 200 feet then 20km for 1000 feet then something else. Kim said the signs had improved since his last trip. If that was improved, I would have hated to see bad. Can you say "SPEEDBUMP CAPITAL OF THE WORLD". I have never seen that many or ones so big. Did the job though; you either slow down or wreck you vehicle. Photo Radar has nothing on these babies. We didn't drive at night because the people use the roads as sidewalks and there is no way we would see them and we would never see the pot hole that could swallow our car. The best part was when I was really getting into driving and thought the 15 passenger van had turned into an Indy Car. I was getting a little impatient as I was coming up on this semi; I saw Kim grab the dash and door handle while pushing the brake peddles on his side for all he was worth! There are none on the passenger side and in a calm voice he asked me, "What are you doing?"
We saw all kind of animals this trip, unfortunately most of them were dead. The coolest were a turtle about 12 inch diameter, an orange and black bird that Kim said was a Cardinal and Vultures and Egrets. These were all alive. Once while I was driving at 130km I saw something crossing the road, it was black and I thought it was small. As I got closer I realized that it was a tarantula and it was BIG! After a couple of really long days we hit the Mexico/Guatemala border. I was amazed that we had no issues driving across Mexico.
The last day we got stopped twice at military checks and that was it. Before we left people were so full of fear, they said that it was not a good idea to drive. They sowed fear, but it was so far from the truth. All we had to do was be polite, know where we were going, what to say/not say and be prepared and of course take Kim with you. Having someone speak the language is invaluable. At the border we had to fight through a 100 people trying to 'help' us. If we didn't know what we were doing we would have be in big trouble. A couple of nice people trying to help us almost went at it and had a fist fight. Even after we told them we already had help, they still ran after the vehicle like they are the ones helping. They didn't listen very well or give up easily.
After an hour or two we had our paperwork done and we were on our way. The difference between driving in Guatemala versus Mexico was really evident. All the foreboding, heaviness, anger and deception was gone. The spiritual atmosphere changed totally. Kim asked me if I remember how many churches I saw in Mexico and to be honest with you I couldn't remember one. In our first 10 km in Guatemala we must had passed a dozen. I can't help but think that has something to do with it. It really felt like a weight had been taken off.
Our trip had been plagued with some really bad weather and not long after we got dinner to eat and run, we ran into another storm. It kind of snuck up on us; the wind started to blow and got dark faster than I have ever seen. Lightning was everywhere and the rain was coming down like crazy - not very good for a country that just went through flooding. I have never seen a storm so violent. There was one flurry of lightning that made us all yell; not scream like little girls; but yell. I know the difference. I have lived in Alberta for 14 years and we get some good storms, but this was something else. After taking some shortcuts due to 16 bridges in Guatemala being washed out from the last storm we made it to Fe Viva. We unpacked most of the van and watched a little TV to unwind and then went to bed. I was looking forward to the rest of my time there and couldn't wait to see what I would see and do.
Jozsi Mukli
Go read the third and final report go to Fe Viva's FaceBook Group site
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HOW YOU CAN HELP
Not only Fe Viva, but so many other Mission groups are on the scene immediately to do serve in the name of Jesus Christ. Even the government has come to rely on the Body of Christ and the Missionary groups to provide shelter, food, clothing, etc., in times of emergency. This reflects so wonderfully on those who have sent these men and women into the world to shine for Jesus and fulfill the mandate of the Great Commission.
Please pray for the families affected and the Missionaries on the ground working tirelessly to help those in need. Fe Viva endeavors to do all it can to help and to share the love of Christ. If you want to help, please contact us at info@feviva.org.
Thank you for your prayers and support.
Kim & Lynn Weiler July 1, 2010
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If you are interested in more information regarding FeViva, any of the ministries, would like to send a team or would like to partner with us by giving contact us at info@feviva.org
Sincerely,
Kim and Lynn Weiler
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