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THE LOCAL CHURCH

We seek to equip the local Christian church and support them in their ongoing ministry efforts. Missions Frontier provides facilities and housing for Pastoral Training conferences, Bible Teaching, and Bible Translation. This ministry provides housing to William Vasey who is currently translating the Bible into the Chichicastenango dialect of the K'iche language. Guatemala is extremely poor by Western standards. In 1996 a 30 year civil war ended.  Chichicastenango is located 3 hours from Guatemala City in the Mountain Highlands.  In the Western Hemisphere, this region is second in poverty only to Haiti.  Chichicastenango is considered the heart of the Mayan World.  Black Magic and animal sacrifice is an everyday part of  Mayan worship. There remains a great deal of animosity and oppression of the Christians by the traditional Mayan Culture.  The Mayan culture is plagued by the idea of "limited good" (the idea there is only so much good in the world, so if my neighbor receives something it takes away the potential to receive good from someone else.) This concept of Limited Good leads to jealousy, distrust, and dishonesty. There are several strong local Christian churches that this ministry supports in bringing the good news of the gospel to the people of Chichicastenango.   God has given Missions Frontier  the opportunity to form relationships with the people and transform the village of Chichicastenango into a body of believers and followers of Christ.

EQUIPPING THE LOCAL CHRISTIAN BODY:

We provide assistance to the people of Chichi by enhancing our relationships with the local Christian church.
 
Christians are commonly persecuted by the Mayan Community in the form of discrimination and maltreatment.  As Missions Frontier expands in the area of Kingdom business, it will be intentional in hiring men and women from the local Christian body and providing them with Economic opportunities and opportunities to grow in their relationships with Christ and contribute to their local Christian body of believers.

Historically Women in Guatemala have been among the most mistreated in Guatemala, often sexually and physically abused, given few rights, and left as the sole providers for their children and families.  Recent statistics indicate that only Russia has a higher murder-rate for women, only China exports more children for adoption to the United States.  Missions Frontier is intentional to create specific job and financial opportunities for women and providing a work environment that will help them grow in their relationships with Christ and build their significance as a child of God. 

Prisoners - In Guatemala, prisoners are among the commonly ostracized with little opportunity once they exit the prison system. This ministry currently works with a strong local church who provides ongoing ministry in the men’s prison in Santa Cruz del Quiche.  The prison ministry provides weekly opportunities to build relationships and share the gospel of Christ with the prisoners. Through the local church the ministry often provides food and medical care the inmates.  This ministry currently employs a former prisoner has begun a prison church that meets four times a week.

We provide for the poor through our local Christian churches, and through the revenue generated by the hotel and short-term mission trips.  We provide medical care through volunteers and short term trips, newly built houses for women and families most in need, education and job opportunities.