Please donate toward a flight for a volunteer!

ONE MORE...

Help us get one more volunteer to Guatemala

Dear friends!

We are almost there! I leave in ONE week exactly! We are all packed, and both nervous and excited. We still need your help with the flight of one volunteer!

This is so exciting because no one has ever joined me on any of my mission trips.

If you can help with the Guatemala flight for our volunteer see the information below.

Thank you for your prayers and for always being so involved. Read further on to see some more updates!

Blessings!

Elisa

To give online please click here (please specify my name ELISA DIAZ), or make checks payable to:

Focused Living Ministry

237 Rindle Dr.

Lexington, SC 29072

Memo: Elisa Diaz

Thank you

World Focus 2014

As an effort to bring awareness to in the Hispanic ministries of the ARP (Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church) denomination, my church, IBL (Latin American Bible Church) and Pinecrest Hispanic Ministries in Flat Rock, NC attended the two day World Focus World Missions Conferencesponsored by the ARP in June.

The first night, my father was honored with a mariachi performance! Guess who else was there? My lovely co-workers from Germany (photo taken earlier in the year). I was so encouraged to hear how well everyone is doing and to see so many of my friends and family working for our one goal. Please pray for all of our ministries!

School's Out!

I had a fabulous year teaching 6th grade English and Social Studies. Every day was certainly different, and I learned quite a lot. Above are some of my girls who became quite close to me. My entire 6th grade staff was amazing; we were like family! This year I am teaching 8th grade English....pray...for...mee!!

My entire 6th grade class entered into the poetry contest and one of mine won the grand prize and another won first place! They are truly inspirational. My first period class was quite a handful, but we had ana amazing year.

Truly Thankful...

I am so blessed. Thank the Lord I was able to live another year. Below left is the fruit ensemble my mother made me for my 27th birthday June 30th. It has been so nice spending time with my family and friends in Columbia.

I will be starting my Master's degree in Instructional Technology. Please pray for my teaching and studies this year.

Thanks to my teaching job, I was able to travel to the Model Schools Conference, which was in Orlando, FL. I learned so much and was able to meet with amazing people who have inspired my career and philosophy in teaching. No Splash Mountain or Harry Potter rides for me! I accompanied some amazing ladies toZora Neale Hurston's (influential author and anthropologist) hometown 30min away in Eatonville, FL and explored her home, church and museum.