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Cornerstone Prep

Serving In Belize
March 25, 2023
Community: Independence
Partner: Independence Church of the Nazarene
Staff: Burton Brooks, Reina Gonzalez, Junior Lopez

The Team Arrived

by Junior Lopez | March 25, 2023 10:00 PM

After we arrived, we had lunch and then took a 3-hour drive to the community where we will be serving this week.
The Team Arrived

Orientation Meeting

by Junior Lopez | March 25, 2023 10:21 PM

After we settled in, we had dinner and then we had an orientation meeting.  We shared a little of ourselves. And prayed for God's guidance for this week.
Orientation Meeting

Sunday Church Service

by Junior Lopez | March 26, 2023 10:25 PM

We started the day with an awesome church service with all the church people. We enjoyed worshiping with them. We also introduced ourselves to the congregation.

Sunday Church Service

Sunday School with Kids

by Junior Lopez | March 26, 2023 10:30 PM

We enjoyed being around the kids for Sunday school.  Playing games, singing songs, and assisting with what the church leaders wanted us to help with.
Sunday School with Kids

Sunday School with the Youth

by Junior Lopez | March 26, 2023 10:35 PM

Meanwhile, some of us were with the kids, and some of us were with the youth. An awesome message was shared by the youth leader. It really made an impact on our life.
Sunday School with the Youth

Home Visits

by Junior Lopez | March 26, 2023 10:40 PM

After we had lunch we went out in the community to invite people for church service and VBS.
Home Visits

Neighbourhood Church Service

by Junior Lopez | March 26, 2023 10:57 PM

Wow! What an amazing neighborhood church service we had tonight along with the local church and our team with God's presence moving in our midst. Being witness to people accepting Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior was the Godly moment of the day.
Neighbourhood Church Service

Playground Project Preparation

by Junior Lopez | March 27, 2023 10:43 PM

We started the day with a delicious breakfast. After breakfast, we started scraping the paint off the slide so we can paint it this week.
Playground Project Preparation

Cleaning the Church

by Junior Lopez | March 27, 2023 10:50 PM

While some of us were working in the playground area the rest of us were cleaning the church's windows, sweeping the floor, and cleaning the benches.

Cleaning the Church

Church Cleanup

by Junior Lopez | March 27, 2023 10:52 PM

It is an honor for us to serve the host church in whatever they need and in whatever we can help.
Church Cleanup

Preschool!

by Junior Lopez | March 27, 2023 10:54 PM

We also got the opportunity to help the teachers with the preschoolers. We read them stories and sang some songs with them. It was amazing.
Preschool!

VBS Day 1

by Junior Lopez | March 27, 2023 11:02 PM

Wow! We were amazed by the number of kids that assisted at today's VBS. We had 120 kids that were ready to learn God's word and have fun. We sang some amazing songs, we taught them the moves and we did them together.
VBS Day 1

Arts and Crafts

by Junior Lopez | March 27, 2023 11:07 PM

The kids were divided into 3 age groups. We did a bookmark with the Bible verse of today's story. Also, some of us gave the kids a Bible study for them to know more about God's word and who God is.
Arts and Crafts

Sports

by Junior Lopez | March 27, 2023 11:10 PM

The kids were ready to play with us. We enjoyed playing with these nice children of God.
Sports

Building a Swing

by Junior Lopez | March 27, 2023 11:16 PM

Building something that we know the kids will enjoy makes us so happy.  We built a swing and some seesaws. 
Building a Swing

More Pictures

by Junior Lopez | March 27, 2023 11:19 PM

We sanded the edges of the material so that it is safe for the kids to play around.
More Pictures

Sports Night

by Junior Lopez | March 27, 2023 11:22 PM

A sports night was organized by the host Pastor at a School Auditorium. We had different sports. We had an amazing time tonight. 
Sports Night

VBS Day 2

by Junior Lopez | March 28, 2023 11:27 PM

Today was a blessed day. We got to go to the beach in Placencia. After that, we went to the church to have a delicious dinner and got the chance to paint the preschool playground. We started VBS at 4 pm. Today there were approximately 140 kids, so we had an increase in size compared to yesterday. We taught them new songs. It was amazing!

VBS Day 2

Youth Night

by Junior Lopez | March 28, 2023 11:37 PM

Yay! The youth night was amazing. We gathered together with the youth from the church and had fun with them. We had a blast playing games, and singing songs. Praise the Lord!
Youth Night

Sharing Testimony

by Junior Lopez | March 28, 2023 11:39 PM

Our friend from the team, Lily, shared a testimony with a message. It was awesome. 
Sharing Testimony

We had Fun

by Junior Lopez | March 28, 2023 11:41 PM

The local church youth leader played some awesome games that we liked. They were teamwork games. We enjoyed them.
We had Fun

Packing Food Bags

by Junior Lopez | March 29, 2023 11:01 PM

Having an opportunity to bless families with a bag of groceries was a blessing for us too. Knowing that there were people that were asking God for a blessing of food, and then God sent us to take that blessing to them was so overwhelming.

Packing Food Bags

Prayer

by Junior Lopez | March 29, 2023 11:06 PM

We blessed in Prayer the bags of food so that it would be a blessing to the families that will get them.
Prayer

Home Visits

by Junior Lopez | March 29, 2023 11:10 PM

We took the food bags to the families that were in need and they asked for prayers so we prayed for them.
Home Visits

Church Logo Painting

by Junior Lopez | March 29, 2023 11:13 PM

Meanwhile, some of us were finishing painting the playground while the rest of us were painting a logo on the front wall of the church.
Church Logo Painting

Church Logo completely Painted

by Junior Lopez | March 29, 2023 11:15 PM

It is very beautiful.
Church Logo completely  Painted

Last Day of VBS

by Junior Lopez | March 29, 2023 11:48 PM

Wow! We had the best day of our lives playing with the kids, singing songs, and also teaching them a Bible lesson, but the sad part was to say goodbye to them since it is our last day of ministry. 
Last Day of VBS

Last Night

by Junior Lopez | March 29, 2023 11:51 PM

The pastor and the church did a special surprise dinner on a private beach. The food was delicious. 
Last Night

Prayer

by Junior Lopez | March 29, 2023 11:54 PM

We gathered together and prayed for Pastor and the local church that were present, we prayed for God's blessing and guidance to him and the church.

After we prayed pastor and the church members also prayed for us, for blessing and safe travel. It was hard saying goodbye.

Prayer

Island Day

by Junior Lopez | March 30, 2023 11:03 PM

Today we headed early in the morning to Belize City to take the water taxi for us to go to an Island called Caye Caulker. We had the opportunity to feed the Tarpon fish and then we went snorkeling on the second-largest Barrier reef in the whole world. Our last stop was swimming with the sharks and stingrays. It was an experience that we will never forget.

Island Day

Last Meeting

by Junior Lopez | March 30, 2023 11:06 PM

We had a last meeting before we had dinner.  We gave our highlights for the week and prayed. We had an amazing week.
Last Meeting

Continue Your Impact

by Praying Pelican Missions | March 31, 2023 12:11 AM


See You Later

by Junior Lopez | March 31, 2023 12:25 PM

It was an amazing trip we had, lots of ministry and fun together. ? 

See You Later

Saying Goodbye

by Junior Lopez | March 31, 2023 12:29 PM

It was a sad goodbye. This was an unbelievable experience we had. Seeing how God worked in our lives was so amazing. Until later Belize. We will miss you Belize.
Saying Goodbye

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Comments

Amber Chase

March 28, 2023 9:41 PM

Thank you for these journal entries and pictures. I have so enjoyed seeing thw updates!

Diana Mounce

March 27, 2023 6:16 PM

Thank you for posting this journal. I’m enjoying your updates!

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