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dale, I am your prayer partner! I hope you have a great time! You will be doing well if your spanish is as good as last time! Have a great time! I will be praying for you!
Jason
Hi Dale – What a wonderful adventure with a terrific group of people. I’ll be praying for you and the group throughout your journey. I pray that your gifts will be used to further God’s kingdom, and that you are blessed by your work. Oh, and keep an eye on Lynn McInnis – she’s trouble.
Hi Dale,
I am so bummed that I am not with you but I know that you will build an amazing home even without my help! LOL! Have a great time sharing this with your daughter. Stay healthy and have fun!
Hi Dale,
Its so cool to see you are on this trip again – and even cooler that it gets to be with your daughter!! I will be praying for you all this week.
Have a wonderful time!!
Leah
DALE!!! I’m so excited to see you on this trip!! I sure wish I could be back to experience it all over again. Someday…right?
Ella’s only 14 months, so it may be a little while yet! You will be in my thoughts and prayers! We had such a great small group the year we went together — I still remember our nightly devos; those were some good talks!!! I hope that your group is great this year as well. Enjoy the kiddos! Make sure your house goes up nice and square! I’ll check in on you guys this week. Take care, and may God bless your time in Guate!
Dale, I know how effective you are in touching lives in Guatemala….have a wonderful week, and hi from Drew who loves you lots and is living in Maryland right now. Guat changed his life…..Thanks for serving. Bob and Carole
Hello Hubby,
Hope things are going well and you are having a great time. I have you and the rest of the team in my prayers. I miss you, but I am enjoying having the whole bed to my self.
Love Lori
Hi Dale,
We are praying for you and the entire group continually. We were thrilled to hear the travel down and Customs went so well. I am sure that God has great plans for the Ivanrest gang this week. Take good care of my Madi Paige!
God Bless, Dawn
Hey Dad!
I hope things are going well down there. Im praying that it stays dry and that nobody gets sick this week. I remember when we were down there we played with the kids and we didnt know much spanish which made it hard to teach them games. We taught them ‘duck duck goose’ but we didnt know those words in spanish. Although, we did know the words for dog and cat. So we taught them ‘cat cat dog.’ So I hope you have better luck with the spanish part than we did. I guess you do have Becky so that will help. Have fun and hopefully you get some sleep!
Jenni
Hey everyone,
we are having a wonderful time, thanks for all of the comments/support. Continue to keep us in your prayers, especially for weather and our health, so far no one has gotten sick. Lori, pass this on to my mother sometime this week.
Dale! I am glad things are going well! Sounds like you are working with my cousin! Sorry you couldn’t escape the Doors again! Have a great time and I am glad to hear that God is moving in the group already. You are in my prayers!
Jason
Dale, I hope stucco went well! I also hope things are going well with the young team!!! Everytime I write on your wall I think of when you were outside the van trying to help Juan Pablo back up and were trying to tell him he had a big rock behind him and you yelled, “Juan, Rocko big!!!” That was hilarious. I don’t know if you remember it but it made me laugh and Juan too! Enjoy and praying for you!!!
Jason
Things went very well today, had no rain. The building went well, finishing porches and doing stucco. We are working well together as a team and have been having a great time. Thanks Barb for praying for our time, long time no see, and its hard to keep Lynn under control. Lori, take care of things at home (check on Becky’s lawn, see if needs watering)
Dale,
Glad to hear things are going well. Things are going well here also. I called your mom today she was glad to hear you and Becky got there without any problems. I checked Becky’s house today to see if there were any flooding problems. We got 4 inches of rain Tuesday night. Her yard was fine. Rob’s house didn’t fair so well. Hope the rain holds out. Keeping you and the rest of the team in my prayers.
Love, Lori
Dale! I hope the dedications were great today and that the spirit was felt! I am so excited for you guys for the villages! God works in crazy ways there and I am jealous that you get to experience that with such a new team! Praying for you Dale!
Jason
Hello Dear,
Hope that the dedications went well today. Are you taking care of Becky and Madi, or are they taking care of you? Things are well here. I will keep all of you in my prayers.
Love, Lori
All went well today, I was part of the roofing crew for all the houses, and now am very sore. I felt a little sick this afternoon but am feeling much better tonight. It was an emotional day dedicating the houses to the families, the Spirit was definitely felt today. Continue to keep us in your prayers. Lori, glad to hear you talked to my mom and things are going well at home.
Hi Dale,
It sounds like you are having a great week, and that the Holy Spirit is working mightily through you and the team. Enjoy it! We’ll keep you in our prayers.
Larry and Mary
Dale,
The homes look great. Dedicating the homes was a blessing to both you and the teams as well as the Guatemalan families. You probably had all you could do to keep Kyle and Graham in line. Cadet memories? LOL. May the Lord continue to watch over you as you serve the people of Guatemala. Psalm 46:10
Randy D.
Good morning Dale,
The homes look beautiful! I am so glad that you were able to go again!! Kevin was so glad that he would have another guy with him and Al, that knew what to expect. It made things a bit easier for him. Thank you for that. 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.”
Dale,
This is Ashtyn’s mom – I have been praying for the team that she was on all week, but now that I know who is on her team I will be praying for you each by name! I am so thankful for your leadership that I’m sure you provided in the house building! I’m sure you were a huge help! God’s richest blessings are being poured out on all of you and I will pray that you will continue to be blessed each minute! Thanks again for all that you are doing this week!
Shelley Postema
Hey Dad,
Hope everything is going well in Guatemala. Happy Father’s day tomorrow. Too bad you won’t be home to spend it with us but we will celebrate when you get home. I’ve been taking care of mom and letting her take me out to dinner all week. My basement flooded again so I think it’s time to regrade to lawn. Stay safe and I’ll keep you in my prayers.
Rob
Hi Dale,
Hope you are having a great Father’s Day both with your daughter and all the other kids there who aren’t spending the with their fathers. It sounds like things are going pretty well and hope no one gets too sick.
Praying for you!!
Scott & Jodi
PS. Hope Kevin is learning lots!!
Hi Brother: Hope you are having a great Father’s Day! At least you have Becky with
you. We are praying for you and your team. We hope you are blessed with dry
weather and can get your work done. Jason and Jeremy miss your skills in the shop!! We told Mom we were writing to you and she says Hi, she can’t wait for you
to come home, (you know how she doesn’t like any of her kids away).
Have a Safe and Blessed time, Jack and Linda
Hi Dale,
“Happy Father’s Day” from your in-laws. We missed you at our get together today but know you are doing “the Lord’s work” down there in Quatemala!. Glad you are there to keep an eye on those precious grand daughters of ours. I’m sure you are a big help when it comes to construction work, you can fix or do most anything. You and the whole team are in our thoughts and prayers and pray for a safe return trip home.
Love, Mom & Dad Postma
Have to write quickly, things are going amazing well. My bunk mates officially kicked me out of my room, I sound like 5 bears snoring. Continue to pray for us in the next couple days. No time for more, will write later
Glad to hear that you made it home safely last night. I told you before you left I felt sorry for whoever ended up in the bunk above you. Now maybe you will believe me when I say you snore bad. Enjoy your day. Praying for safe travel tomorrow.
Love, Lori
Dale, Looks like it has been another wonderful experience for you and then sharing with Becky all of it ! So happy for you both, and especially happy that everyone is safe and sound. Praying for you all, The Pettijohns
Dale, sounds like things have been incredible! I hope and pray that tonight is powerful as you know well that it can be! Have a great night and safe travels! Praying for you all!
Jason