May 4, 2020

Guatemala Deaf Ministries Inc. Teaching deaf people to reach deaf people for the Lord Jesus Christ

Hello Everyone,                                                                May 4, 2020

As the world waits to see when this pandemic called the COVID 19 is going end, I would like to share with you what is going on in Guatemala and specifically, the ministry in El Progreso.

The president of Guatemala is a medical doctor named Alejandro Giammattei (pronounced he uh muh tay). He is a very cautious man and I believe only wants the best for his people. There is still a country wide curfew from 6:00pm until 4:00am when not a soul is out on the streets. No one over 60 or under 15 is allowed outside of their home. Everyone must where a mask or be fined upwards of $20,000. You cannot travel from one department to another. Schools, churches and most businesses are closed. Thankfully, there is still food in the grocery stores. The price of electricity has nearly doubled though and no one knows why.

Praise the Lord that our staff, deaf friends and students are all well and no one has the corona virus. This is something to be truly grateful for.

GDM is still paying salaries, rent and utilities etc. Thank you for being faithful givers so that we can continue to bless our staff. Several of them are quite concerned about this whole pandemic thing and we keep reassuring them that God is in control and we will get through this. Many of the families of our deaf students have not been doing so well, given the restrictions and lock-down orders and not being able to work. Elvis organized a food drive with some friends in the USA and we have begun buying food and essentials in order to bless the families most in need. We will continue doing this as the Lord leads and provides.

Please keep praying for this pandemic to end so that people can get back to work and life can return to normal. (I’m trusting that things will get back to normal.) Pray that schools and churches will be able to open again. Pray for our staff and the students and their families that God would meet their needs. Thank you Lord!

Thank you again and keep trusting.

In his service, Greg and Jeanette