guatemala
National Director: Pastor Salvador
No. of Churches: 3
Headquarter: Guatemala City
Year Started: 2019
about
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America, bordered by Mexico to the north and west, Belize to the northeast, Honduras to the east, and El Salvador to the southeast. It also has coastlines along the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The capital and largest city is Guatemala City.
Guatemala has a population of over 17 million people and is one of the most culturally rich nations in Latin America. A large portion of the population is of Mayan descent. Spanish is the official language, but over 20 Mayan languages are spoken. Cultural highlights include traditional textiles and vibrant clothing, Indigenous customs and festivals and strong family and community values. Guatemala has the largest economy in Central America, driven by: Agriculture (coffee, bananas, sugar, manufacturing and exports and remittances from abroad. Challenges include poverty, inequality, and rural development gaps including drugs and gang affiliations. Religion plays a significant role in Guatemalan society with Christianity being the dominant faith, Roman Catholicism and rapidlly growing Evangelical/Protestant churches.
Pastor Salvador and his wife Marta have a strong medical background and serve the community and church greatly through those gifts. We currently have 3 churches in Guatemala.
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Region: Central America
Language: English
瓜地馬拉，正式名稱為瓜地馬拉共和國，是中美洲的一個國家，北面和西面與墨西哥接壤，東北面與伯利茲接壤，東面與宏都拉斯接壤，東南面與薩爾瓦多接壤。它還擁有太平洋和加勒比海的海岸線。首都和最大城市是瓜地馬拉城。
瓜地馬拉人口超過1700萬，是拉丁美洲文化最豐富的國家之一。該國大部分人口擁有瑪雅血統。西班牙語是官方語言，但當地也使用20多種瑪雅語。文化亮點包括傳統紡織品和色彩鮮豔的服飾、原住民習俗和節日，以及濃厚的家庭和社區價值。瓜地馬拉擁有中美洲最大的經濟，驅動力包括農業（咖啡、香蕉、糖）、製造業以及出口和來自海外匯款。該國面臨的挑戰包括貧困、不平等和農村發展差距，以及毒品和幫派問題。宗教在瓜地馬拉社會中扮演著重要角色，基督教是主要信仰，羅馬天主教和福音派/新教教會發展迅速。
Salvador 牧師和他的妻子 Marta 擁有深厚的醫學背景，他們運用這些專長為社區和教會做出巨大貢獻。我們目前在危地馬拉設有三間教會。
Pray with guatemala
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The church has a vision to expand into El Salvador and Peru. They have already identified the pastors that could lead churches there. Please pray for those pastors and that God will move when the timing is right.
教會計劃將事工拓展到薩爾瓦多和秘魯。他們已經找到了能夠帶領當地教會的牧師。請為這些牧師禱告，祈求神在適當的時機動工。
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Pray for the spiritual and numerical growth of the current churches and congregations in Guatemala.
請為瓜地馬拉現有教會和會眾的屬靈成長和人數增長禱告。
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pray that the church can continue to be a blessing to the community as they serve with acts of compassion through medical care and visitation.
求神帶領教會能繼續造福社區，透過醫療照護和探訪等充滿愛心的行動服務社區。
