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Hi Carlie,
It’s so great to see you commit this week to serving God in Guatemala! Life is truly an adventure and you are taking a leap of faith serving on the Guatemala team. I pray that God would use you to bring a measure of His peace and love to those you touch and that God would open your eyes to a deeper understanding of who He is and how He chooses to work through us as believers. He is amazing and so are you:)
Jack
Carley
Just wanted to say once again that we back home are praying for all of you many, many
(sorry I don’t know how that happened) times throughout the day. We know that you will be blessed for giving of yourself but that others will also be so blessed because of you! Thank you for being one of the student leaders and we will continue to uplift you in prayer.
Bill and Lisa
Hi Carly!
I am praying for you too this week! I hope you are finding joy and strength while you work with the people in Guatemala! You are so caring and a blessing to many people! God will use your gifts and talents in many ways this week! God Bless! Heather
Hola Carlita (I’m guessing that’s your Spanish name there!),
I hope you are having a great experience in Guatelmala. I’m praying you’re growing even closer to God and that he uses you to make a difference in the lives of His people. Many blessings,
Mrs. Lucar
Hi Carlie,
I am thinking of and praying for you and the Ivanrest gang continually. I am sure you will be such a blessing to the people of Guatemala and I am sure you will be blessed as well. What an exciting opportunity to share God’s love! You girls are awesome! Take care and God Bless! Mrs. B
Carlie! I am so glad that you had the opportunity to go on this trip! It is simply amazing! I know that God will use you in great ways there! I am sure that the children just love you and can’t get enough! Work hard and I pray that God works in you! Praying for you!
Jason
Carlie! How is it?
Hola all!
Thanks for all the prayers and encouraging comments they mean alot to me! Its even more amazing down here than I imagined it. I love the kids and want to take them home with me more than anything! The houses are going great, I never knew a group of teenagers could be so hardworking. Everyone gets along really well and talking with the guatemalans makes years of spanish class soo worth it. They are such sweet people and I wish I could do more for them. I can already tell God is going to use this experience in the future and feel a closer relationship with him after only a few days. Its already flying by and I’m just trying to soak it in!
Thanks again for all the prayers!
Love~Carlie
Carlie,
Seeing your comments and your smiling face in your picture makes me so proud of you! I’m so glad you’re enjoying your time there and have no doubt that you and the rest of the group will be a huge blessing to the people there!!
My eyebrow!!
Love Dad
Carlie,
Praying that you and everyone will continue to be safe and successful in this trip! So glad that you and everyone were able to take part in the mission trip and I know it will bring such joy to the people of Guatamala and to you guys as well!
Hi Carlie:
You guys are doing a great job! I am praying that the dedication to the house today is accepted and another great experience for you! I pray that you will stay healthy and strong as well! Mrs. N
Hey Car! I am praying for you that God may use you in ways that you’ve never imagined in Guatemala and that you may bless others by being Christ’s hands and feet to those who need Him. It is life changing and God is blessing you through it too!
Make the most of each day – and may God grant you what you need for each day!
In Christ alone,
dawn
Carlie! I hope that the dedications were great and the spirit was felt! Sleep well tonight! The villages are long days filled with the holy spirit. God will work in some crazy ways! It is an indescribable experience you will not forget! Praying for you!
Jason
Hey Carlie,
Hope you are having a blast. May God continue to bless your time with his grace and his protection. See you soon. Be a blessing,
Pastor Roger
Hi honey,
Been thinking about you and sounds like the many prayers have been and are being answered. You can take some of those kids home with you, I’m sure we can find space in your room. Looking forward to hearing about your daily adventures and the wonderful people you have met and helped. We are so proud of your commitment to doing God’s work on this trip and through your life. Keep smiling!
Love Always,
Mom
p.s. Slick misses you as do we. His ears are down and he is waiting your return sitting in the driveway.
Thank You Everyone!
Today was our last day building&we got everything painted. I can’t believe we built five houses in three days! After we finished all the houses we dedicated them to the families and presented the gospel to them and the chance to accept God into their hearts. Long story short every single family invited God into their lives and that doesn’t always happen. I can’t even begin to explain how touching this was, there were many tears and much prayer. I became even more attached to the children and I will need strength from God to even think about saying goodbye to them. Tomarrow we go into the remote villages and I am so excited to meet more people and share Gods word. I’ll keep you all posted. Thanks for all the prayers and concerns, miss you all!
I’m usually a night owl but I was a little under the weather today, and I was only going to read the comments but they’re all so sweet I just have to respond! So I’ll make it snappy
Love&pure joy~Carlie
p.s. Tell my puppy I miss him too!!
Carlie,
So amazing to see our little Carlie all grown up and in the mission field for the Lord. It seems like just yesterday Jaci was being extra cautious to protect you are her babysitter. Now, you are across the miles in a far away place Building houses for God’s new believers (who would have guessed?). You have many many people dedicated to prayer for all of you and it is so exciting to see answers to prayer. I am sorry to hear you didn’t feel well yesterday and I promise to pray for your health – specifically. Blessings to you as you continue his work! ~Mrs. H
Good morning Carlie,
Dedicating the homes is always my most favorite part of the trip! Praise God that they all accepted His love! From the moment they tore down the little the had on the faith that God was going to help them, through you, I knew that His Holy Spirit had already been working on their hearts preparing them. Tonight you begin something new and it is awesome as well. Today I am praying for safe travel. Keep Psalm 121:8 in the forefront of your heart today, “the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.”
It is so awesome to see how God is using your gifts and talents to further His kingdom! Gotta love those Spanish tests! Can you believe how grateful you are that you know a little?!
big hugs,
Kristy
Querida Nieta Carlie,
Estoy dando Gracias a Dios por ti y por la opportunidad que te ha concedido ir a Guatemala. Nunca vas a olvidar la experiencia ni las bendiciones que Dios derrama sobre su vida. Una pasion por Dios y una pasion por las almas. Sigo orando por ti varias veces por el dia y noche. Muchas bendiciones a todos. UN ABRAZO FUERTE, Love, Grammy
I hope you are feeling better today. We enjoy your updates and are praying for continued strength each day. It is such a blessing to here how God is using you and the team as His vessels to touch the lives of so many in His name.
Love, Mom
hey carlie! i miss you like crazy!! remember last year when mom and dad went to mexico and we didn’t even see each other all week? then i walked out of class and found a note from you on my back pack. I missed you more than i thought i would…this is just like that feeling i had. i hope you are having a wonderful and beautiful, eye opening, spectacular experience. I am so proud of you for doing this and i am sure it was all worth it for the peoples lives you are changing. I am sure the reason i am so sick (not feeling well) is because i am sister-sick. haha! okay well i love you and miss you and hope to see you next saturday! <3 darling!!!
Prayers for you to be able to finish your work and stay healthy! Barb
Hi Carlie,
I bet you are having an amazing time over there. Don’t you just love all those kids! It’s so cool to hear all the ways God is blessing you all as you serve Him and give so much of yourself this week. Praying for you daily. Try to take in all God has for you these last couple of days, you won’t want to miss anything! God bless!
Mrs. G.
We are praying for you safe return to home base tonight and His hands hold you all firm to the roads. Sounds like the roads are very difficult to travel and much worse than the roads my dad traveled with us in Mexico scaring the living daylights out of most of the visitors and as well as his family. The prayers have just gone into continuous mode from now until you are home safe.
p.s. Morgan is off safe to camp and Dad on his trip. Slick got to take a nice ride in the front of the truck and he was most interested in the wind coming from the sunroof as his nose peek out of it, what fun.
Take care honey! In His care. Mom.
Hey car! hope your havin a great time over there and are staying safe! its really cool that your doing all this and i know the Lord will bless you for it. lol and my parents miss you too!…fishing just aint the same with out ya…cant wait to see you!
Gracias a Todos!
I can’t believe it’s our last day here! The week flew by with too many amazing experiences to write down but I’ll tell you all about them when I get back! I am feeling onehundred percent better and I’m sure that’s do to all your prayers so thank you again! I miss home and all of you but I don’t feel ready to leave yet. We have to say goodbye to the village we built for today and I’m already planning on taking home my new little best friend Alma! I’ll be back in Grandville by 3 am on wednesday I can hardly believe this all went so fast!
See you soon!
Amor~Carlie
Carlie, Thanks for serving and helping to change lives in Guatemala. We have been priveledged to be a part of the work there by praying for all of you. You look like you were having a great time ! The Pettijohns
We are thankful you are back safe and can’t wait to see you soon. Missed you so much!
Hi Carley, Just wanted to let you know we have been praying for you and the team all week. The stories and pics are awesome and helps us understand and visualize a little of what you have done this past week. Thanks for all you have done and so anxious to hear all the stories. Love in Christ, The Vanderheides
Hi Carlie;
I am praying that you have a safe, on-time trip home. I hope you were as blessed as you were a blessing. I’m excited to see what God has for you to do next.
In Jesus’ love;
Rod