The Missions Committee of Main Street United Methodist Church proudly presents the following from recent volunteer missions of our members:


UMVIM Mission Trip to Guatemala February to June 2004

with Main Street United Methodist Church member Marti Sioussat serving as volunteer


Marti's e-mail: mathannlipsky@aol.com


Pictures posted March 29, 2004:

The Methodist Church minister playing guitar during singing The Methodist Medical and Construction Team from Iowa singing
The Methodist Church Sunday afternoon 4:30 pm service.....   The Pastor is playing guitar in background. He is also the President of The National Methodist Church of Guatemala at this time.... the choir leader is leading the songs at the pulpit.

The Methodist Church Sunday afternoon 4:30 pm service.....   The Methodist Medical and Construction Team from Iowa singing for the Methodist Church Service.
Children at Methodist Church

People waiting to be seen at clinic
Children at church People waiting to be seen at the Methodist medical and dental clinic at the Village of Camanchaj.


Pictures posted March 13, 2004:

Inner City Baptist Church Inner City Baptist Church
Inner City Baptist Church....
Front row of teenagers are all deaf and they signed the songs with the interpretator.
... swaying to the music 		Inner City Baptist Church....
                24 members of young people`s choir.
Methodist church sunday evening

Methodist church sunday evening...
Communion table in the middle...
Young people on stage in background with microphones and sound system and
providing music....lots of music
This in Quiche area...an hour up the mountain to the area of Toponican.


Pictures posted March 2, 2004:

Work on dormitory in Xela. Completed wall at clinic.
The building is the first dormitory building consisting of 6 little rooms and 6 baths.
There will eventually be a conference center with 15 buildings like this one.
It has taken a year to build what you see. Funds for the construction come from
Volunteers In Mission Building Teams.
        The wall in this picture secures the property.
 
 
Patients in line at clinic. Patients in line at clinic 2
The above two pictures are of the outside of the Clinic and patients are waiting their turn for consultation with the Medical Doctor, treatment by the dentist
and to receive medications from the pharmacy. ALL MEDICINES are DONATED. The cost to a patient is ten Quetzalas, which is $1.25 American dollars.