One of the most rewarding things in God’s Kingdom is the relationships that we build. Paulo Balcarcel who leads the church in Xela, Guatemala along with his wife Mirtha have been two of our best friends for the past 10 years.  In April Paulo invited his brother Manuel to attend our annual Men’s Day, “Strong Men in Times of Crisis“.  The very next day Paulo called me and asked me if I would like to study the Bible with his little brother.  For the past eight months we have studied, prayed, shared, played and drank coffee and sweet bread from the “Fake German”.  In this time Manuel has become one of my very best friends as I have seen him struggle with the decisions that were necessary in order to put God first in his life.  Last month Manuel decided to move out of his home with Surama, his live in girlfriend, so that they could get their lives right with God.  Please pray that Surama’s husband will send divorce papers (he abandoned her and her son Javier 9 years ago) and pray for Surama who should be baptized next week.  Join us as we pray that she can be divorced soon and together with Manuel can come back together as a family.