Eunice Ko is known for her exuberance and un-ceasing encouragement. She actually had some trouble raising the funds to go on the Guatemala trip, and for a few days, I really didn't think she was going to make it! I was bummed about that, not just for her sake, but because I knew what an encouragement she would be to everyone else on the trip! (Eunice is in the back)
She wrote an email to friends and supporters and I asked her if I could post some of what she said.
Psalm 27:13 says "I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living." That verse really stuck out to Eunice as she was preparing to head to Guatemala.
She writes: "On our first day in Guatemala our team worked on pouring a concrete roof for the Hope Renewed Bakery. For this project all of the Hope Renewed scholarship students were required to volunteer so I got to make a lot of Guatemalan friends! This was the day I got to meet Jacqueline! She lives in the ghetto but God has allowed her to get into (arguably) the most competitive medical school in Central and South America! When Jacqueline was younger, she had cancer and almost died but her mother. who is an amazing woman of God, believed that God would heal her! Because of all the time she spend in the hospital as a child, Jacqueline decided that she wanted to be a doctor despite the impossibility of her circumstances! She was rejected from medical school twice but when her mom prayed, God showed her a green light and she encouraged Jaqueline to apply one more time. Now she is a third year medical school student with a lot of struggles, but God is ministering to her through all of it!"
Praying and ministering with Jaqueline was a true highlight of the trip for Eunice.
"We also got to visit the women's prison where we listened to testimonies and we got to pray for the women. It was funny to realize that all prisoners are the same as us. Some of the women are charged with murder and some are charged with laundering, but every woman in the prison was just looking for God and so open to receiving His love.
There is a separate area in the prison where gang members are isolated so that they don't hurt other people or hurt rival gang members."
The Guatemala team was blessed to meet one former gang member who came to know Jesus while she was in prison. Today she ministers to the other inmates and has been able to see over 100 people put their faith in Christ.
Our Cru team was able to spend 3 days at a girls orphanage.
Montezuma's revenge was unyielding and most of the students did get sick at one time or another. Eunice was grateful for the chance to not only serve the Guatemalans, but to grow closer to the team thru service as the week went on.
Eunice wrote "Although our time in Guatemala was brief, it was such a great blessing to love people and watch God moving in the hearts of Guatemalans and my teammates!"
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