Roger Marriott e-mailed us that the Amigos de K’ekchi gathering this past weekend in Spokane went well. The Amigos group brings together half a dozen different Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregations and presbyteries that have partnered with Q'eqchi' communities and presbyteries in Guatemala. He said the group, which sponsored a trip to Peten earlier this month, is putting together a steering committee and asked our church to nominate a representative. He and Tracey King are to be involved in the committee. Roger is a PC(USA) mission co-worker who works with the K’ekchi in Guatemala. Tracey is the PC(USA)’s regional liaison to Central America. She is based in Nicaragua. Each of the congregations/presbyteries represented in the Nashville gathering some of us attended last July would also have reps on the committee. They might meet by Skype. The larger Guatemala Mission Network will apparently gather in Cincinnati in connection with the PC(USA) mission conference this October. Instead of trying to meet there, Amigos – with reps of partner congregations and presbyteries – might gather next at the Nazarene Center in Coban (pictured above), in north central Guatemala – somewhat a la the Lago Amatitlan Guatemala Mission Network gathering that Stephanie, Ellen, Pastor Gerardo, and Pastor Pablo participated in this past November.
-- Perry
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