Youth from five Autauga Baptist Association churches took part in the fifth associational Guatemala youth missions trip. Led by Bo Mills, youth pastor of Camellia Baptist Church, Prattville, and Larry Jenkins, student minister of First Baptist Church, Prattville, a team of 32 traveled to Xelaju (Quetzaltenango), Guatemala, March 12–20. Carlos Lemus, Hispanic missionary for Autauga and Chilton associations, helped plan and lead the trip. He served as a translator and guide since he is from Guatemala.
The missions team communicated the gospel in school assemblies. In elementary schools, the team held Vacation Bible School (VBS) type of presentation including a Bible story, crafts, dramas put to music and puppets. In junior high and high schools, the team gave a True Love Waits presentation including dramas put to music and skits.
The team held VBS for Judah Baptist Church, one of the two local churches with which it partnered. The female team members led a women’s conference at Judah Baptist, where five women made professions of faith in Christ. The group also visited a nursing home, where two of the residents made professions of faith.
“We felt we were effective in sharing the gospel in the schools and getting the church’s name throughout the community,” Mills said. “Hopefully the name recognition will increase the community’s awareness of the church and help them when they knock on someone’s door.”
After presenting the gospel in a neighboring community, one man professed his faith in Christ. One of the translators expressed how important that single decision for Christ was, because it likely will lead to the conversion of his family.
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