Nothing could be clearer to me than that God has called the people of Langhorne Presbyterian Church to the shores of Lake Atitlan in the Central Highlands of Guatemala.

I know how he issued the call. Typical of God, it is a long story that begins with someone minding his own business, in this case a doctor playing tennis with a friend. There’s a lot more to the story and it is worth telling. Perhaps another time.

I think I know at least some of the why to the call, as well. The people of Atitlan, gentle and joyful, carry a heavy burden of poverty and years of oppression by government corruption and civil war, and now the drug cartels. The Christians in the churches around the lake are faithful, but their material, and, yes, medical, resources are thin. They need help. Continue Reading »