Hi all,
We have been in Guatemala for almost a week now with a fantastic team from Open Range Fellowship of Lone Jack, Missouri, and Frank Milano of Fort Worth, Texas. Our friends from Open Range consists of Sam Anderson, Linda Wright, and Mike Crutchfield. Each one has experience in training horses and in equine therapy programs. Frank is a retired cowboy who worked with the Stockyards of Fort Worth and has a wealth of ministry experience in cowboy churches and high school rodeos in Texas.
This week, not only did this team help us locate a horse for the startup of the equine therapy program, but they were a great encouragement to new Christian Rancher groups, Play.Story.Eat. groups, and a brand new Christian Rancher group getting started in El Salvador!
Here are a few pics to highlight our time together so far.
Sam Anderson sizes up a horse in Guatemala with our equine therapy team in search of a horse to start a new program this year in Guatemala.
Linda Wright checks out the hooves of this horse.
Sam looks at another horse with Mike Crutchfield looking on.
Sam Anderson checks out a mare while her owner looks on.
Linda tests the walking pace of this horse.
Cesar Gonzalez hands the money over to the owner for the first horse to be trained for equine therapy while Humberto Solares looks on.
Humberto poses with our new horse!
Before I show you the rest of the pictures, I want ask for your prayers…
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Pray for the folks we touched this week in Guatemala and El Salvador. Cesar, Frank, and I would appreciate your continued prayers as we head to Fray de las Casas Guatemala to train about 80 pastors from a Kekchi Association in Play.Story.Eat. methodolgy. And then from there we head to La Ceiba, Honduras for a training of a small group to start Christian Rancher groups in their region.
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I hope to send another note when we get back from Honduras. More pics are below…Until next time…
Love y’all!
Steve
Sam officially offers a saddle donated by Linda Grimmet of Lone Jack, Missouri for the equine therapy program.
Play.Story.Eat. training with pastors and leaders in Guatemala City.
In our PSE training, Mike tells his story while Cesar translates.
The first meeting of a Christian Rancher group in Ahuachapan, El Salvador.
Sam speaks to the group how horses can teach us about God.
These ladies are making Pupusas for the group. If you ever go to El Salvador, you must try them! They are delicioso!
Sam has fun with the kids in a Play.Story.Eat. group at Humberto´s house in Santa Rosa de Lima, Guatemala.
At a senior citizens program near Quesada, Guatemala, Cesar introduces our group.
Frank shares his story to a receptive group.