McKenzie Belize Adventure

So much has happened these last two months. Let’s start with the church dedication in Pueblo Viejo. In the pictures below you will see many of the people that arrived  by bus from surrounding villages to help dedicate this beautiful new church. We estimate that there were about 200 in people in attendance. For these people to come out and support the dedication of a new church is a big deal. First, they have to rent a private bus to take them to the church. In some cases, it could easily be a two hour bus ride. It will cost them about $5.00 each to ride the bus. If a family of 5 does this, it costs them $25. The average wage that a Mayan man makes is $76 a week. This is a real sacrifice for these precious people. It’s tradition here  to have a ribbon cutting ceremony at the entrance of the church. All the people stand outside the church, which is beautifully decorated with braided greenery, palm leafs, crepe paper and colorful balloons 🎈. First, a minister says a prayer of b...

We were blessed to be in the Harvest service at the English speaking church in Belize City, Grace and Truth Pentecostal Church.  In addition to the fruits and vegetables 🌽 there were many baked goods as well.  We brought 3 small cakes we made and was able to buy one back at the sale after the service. In that service we had visitors from three towns outside of Belize City.  They were from Corozal, Orange Walk and Hattieville. We hope to have an established work in each of those towns soon.