by Miguel A. De La Torre | Dec 6, 2022 | Opinion
I write these words sitting on an old, uncomfortable, wooden pew in an almost 500-year-old cathedral nestled at the foot of a volcano and adjacent to Lake Atitlán. When my conquistador ancestors entered the Mayan village named “house of the birds,” they tore down the...
by Monty Self | Nov 18, 2022 | Opinion
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by Gary Snowden | Mar 9, 2017 | Opinion
Mission work in Guatemala has been part of my ministry for more than a decade. My interest dates back to 2005 when Bobby Perry, a Churchnet colleague, and I traveled there to meet with Guatemala Baptist Convention leaders. We inquired how we as a fledgling Baptist...
by Brian Kaylor | Jan 28, 2015 | News
Standing in the city cemetery in Guatemala City, a contradictory mix of life and death covers the landscape. A nearby ministry started by a Guatemala Baptist leader seeks to tip the balance toward life. Because people are buried above ground, cemetery structures...
by Brian Kaylor | Jan 27, 2015 | News
Guatemala often makes the news for stories of violence and death. Yet, Baptists in the Central American nation remain hopeful as they seek to bring both spiritual and physical life to their neighbors. Otto Echeverria, president of the Convención de Iglesias Bautista...
