Guatemala through my eyes...from Casey

Hello fellow readers, this is Casey Mehner. I have been to Guatemala 5 times now, and sometimes people don’t know why I keep coming back. From my perspective, I don’t know why anyone would not want to go back. The home that we go to in Guatemala is called New Life Children’s Home. This is a place where not only the children get to have their lives renewed, but where anyone who enters the complex has their life renewed. The kids in this home have completely changed my life! I can see the beauty and love of the Lord in a way that I have never seen before in anything. God is so active in this home, which is amazing because the Enemy is so active in Guatemala. But God shines brighter and does amazing things.

I have enjoyed spending time with this team this week and seeing how their eyes were opened to God’s wonderful heart through these kids, just as it was for me. God opens my eyes every time I go. I know that anyone can be a servant and go out into the world to show God’s love. I’m only 17 and God has already taken me through an amazing journey because of the missions I have been blessed to be on in Guatemala. I am so thankful that God has allowed me to go back and see all these kids again, because they are not just a bunch of kids in a home in Guatemala. These kids are my brothers, sisters, best friends, and family. God has used them to reach into my heart and change it for the better. He broke my heart over them in the best way possible. God is amazing! I pray that whoever gets the chance to do a mission trip that they push all excuses away and open their eyes to what God has to show them.

Thank you to everyone who has prayed for us this week and who helped with getting us here. Thank you so much! The camp went so smoothly and I saw so many of the kids wanting to know more about God. We spent almost three days playing games, praising God, eating lots of food, and having fun! I know that they can see that I love them, but I can see that they really love God, and even better, they know that God’s love for them is real! Thank you for supporting us, it made such a huge difference in their lives!