STEP

Every summer, a group of college-age kids come down to Guatemala to work with Sepal for the summer. They learn basic ministry skills, travel all over Guatemala experiencing various service opportunities and see first-hand what missions is all about. This summer I was able to help out with the Steppers during their training week here in the capital. We had a full week of culture training, learning songs, games and children's bible stories in Spanish, participating in ministries around the capital and learning how to work together as a team. We had a really good time getting to know each other, and I got to share a little about what it's like to come down after college and start a life in another country, living out what you feel called to do. We also got to support some Guatemalan friends of mine in their ministry to needy children in a town near the capital - the Steppers got to put into practice the stories, dramas and games they had just learned and the kids enjoyed seeing their efforts and receiving our attention. However we are praying that this summer will be about not just touching the lives of the children and others to whom we get to minister, but that it would also change the lives of these students as they seek to find out whether their future will bring them back to the mission field.