 | Guatemala Deaf Ministries Inc. Teaching deaf people to reach deaf people for the Lord Jesus Christ |
Hello Everyone, March 23, 2020
Here is an update from Guatemala. School has been cancelled throughout the country as well as church services and any gathering of more than 10 people. Yesterday, a curfew was put into place from 4:00pm to 4:00am until otherwise noted. Nearly 1000 have been arrested for being out during these hours. There are 20 cases of Covid 19 with one death. Most of those cases are near Guatemala City. El Progreso, Jutiapa seems pretty clear at this point.
So where does that leave us? We are quite comfortable quarantined here in the ministry. Grocery shopping has to be done in the morning as all of the businesses are closed around mid day. But there seems to be a lot of food and no shortage of toilet paper. We feel pretty safe walking around the city here. Our neighbor Oscar comes over every now and then to talk (6 feet away).
I just got a call from Elvis, our administrator. He wants us to stay inside and call him if we need anything. He is concerned for us and takes good care of us.
Here is a picture of the street outside of our ministry at 4:25 this afternoon. It is totally empty, not a single person or vehicle anywhere.
On a happier note, last Wednesday was Mario’s 12th birthday. Elvis, Yulissa and their two boys came over for lunch (a total of 7 people). Jeanette made homemade pizza and a cake. It wasn’t exactly what he had planned for his birthday but under the circumstances we all had a good time.
Jeanette has continued with homeschooling him. I am teaching him welding and such in the afternoons. We have a cool project we are working on together. If it turns out, I’ll send a picture next time.
Hang in there everyone. Remember, God is bigger than any virus, He is still on the throne and keep praying.
Don’t forget to pray for and support your missionaries around the world.
God bless you.
In His service, Greg and Jeanette
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