Land of Eternal Spring
Guatemala
Map It Monday:
Today we place a map of Guatemala on the refrigerator as we pray for the Guatemalan people.
Our Prayer:
Lord, today we pray for the country of Guatemala. We know that because You sent your only Son to die for the Guatemalan people, many will believe and inherit eternal life. Show us how to pray for these dear people. Just as they have a lovely spring like atmosphere most of the year, may their souls be given an eternal spring as well. Amen."
Stats and Facts Tuesday:
A land of mountains, volcanoes and lakes. Mexico’s southern neighbor.
Population: 14,376,881
Guatemala's location between the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean makes it a target for hurricanes, such as Hurricane Mitch in 1998 and Hurricane Stan in October 2005, which killed more than 1,500 people. The damage was not wind related, but rather due to significant flooding and resulting mudslides. The most recent was Tropical Storm Agatha in late May 2010 that killed more than 200.
Guatemala's highlands lie along the Motagua Fault, part of the boundary between the Caribbean and North American tectonic plates. This fault has been responsible for several major earthquakes in historic times, including a 7.5 magnitude tremor on February 4, 1976, which killed more than 25,000 people. In addition, the Middle America Trench, a major subduction zone lies off the Pacific coast. Here, the Cocos Plate is sinking beneath the Caribbean Plate, producing volcanic activity inland of the coast. Guatemala has 37 volcanoes, four of them are active: Pacaya, Santiaguito, Fuego andTacaná. Fuego and Pacaya erupted in 2010.
Natural disasters have a long history in this geologically active part of the world. For example, two of the three moves of the capital of Guatemala have been due to volcanic mudflows in 1541 and earthquakes in 1773.(taken from Wikipedia)
Our Prayer for Guatemala Today A beautiful video prayer.
Walk in My Shoes Wednesday:
We have dear Guatemalan friends who have lived a very hard life, yet they persevere and press forward. They have often been apart from one another and struggle with the residual effects of a not so distant political upheaval in Guatemala. They have three children who they are raising in the church and are continuing their education. We have an ever growing Guatemalan population growing here in the USA ~ please pray that these people will hear the gospel and that they will let God direct their decisions so that future Guatemalan generations will be blessed.
Our Prayer:
"Lord, we pray for the Bamaca family and so many others like them. May the families be able to remain together and lead their children to Christ. Would you strengthen the Guatemalan church so that the young people of Guatemala will be discipled and rise up to become the leaders of the Guatemalan church of tomorrow. Please give these people a hope. Hope in You never disappoints, Lord. Amen."
Take Action Thursday:
Today we will pray this beautiful prayer written for Guatemala based on the Lord's Prayer. We will read it like a responsive reading with the children reading the bold words of the Lord's Prayer (try it in Spanish if you can) and I will read the more personal part of the prayer underneath each bold face heading.
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