The Lord enriching the Mexico Area among the Mesoamerica CHE Teams!

Dear Friends and Mission Partners,

Global CHE Enterprises is pleased to announce that Ellie Goolkasian Lugo has joined with GCE to be part of our ministry in Mexico. 

Ellie Lugo has been working in the communities of Jaramillo and Colonet, Mexico (Baja Pennisula) with her husband, pastor Enrique. The work includes pastoring two churches, teaching disease prevention, serving in substance abuse and prison ministries, organizing holistic health fairs, community exercise classes, Bible study and discipleship. These are steps in the implementation of “Community Health Evangelism” (CHE), the program designed to evangelize and empower individuals and communities. In a neighbor-teaching-neighbor style, CHE shares the gospel, teaches disease prevention, and helps communities to develop using their own resources.

Enrique and Ellie

Ellie writes:
We have prayerfully decided the best leadership for this important work is the organization “Global CHE Enterprises,” and they have invited us to join them. Dr. Hugo Gomez, the leader of this non-profit organization, is a physician in Guatemala and one of the pioneers of CHE, his involvement dating back to the 1980s. Jacob Sotelo, a pastor and the Mexican Area Coordinator for CHE, will be our direct supervisor. He and his wife, Raquel, work with the Tarahumara Indians in the Mexican state of Chihuahua.

The work of Global CHE Enterprises includes ministry in 8 countries in Meso-America. More than 80 villages have already completed the CHE program and 52 villages in Meso-America are currently “doing CHE”. People are being taught to be followers of Jesus and whole communities are being lifted out of cycles of poverty and disease. As a result, just in the last three years, more than 1,500 people made professions of faith in Christ, 25 new churches were planted, and thousands of people experienced greater health and dignity.

We are delighted to be part of this team and look forward to this same transformation in the Baja. Please help us with prayer and financial support.

Please designate donations to support Ellie through Global CHE Enterprises “For Ellie Goolkasian’s ministry” and mail to:

Global CHE Enterprises

841 N 54th Circle
Mesa, AZ 85205

Also, you can give by credit card by going to the DONATE page and designating Ellie Goolkasian’s ministry .

“I thank my God every time I remember you, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now!”

In His love,

Ellie Goolkasian Lugo

Short Term Missions Blessings

Last Quarter 2011 Short Term Mission Teams

Partnering with Global CHE Enterprises- Summary.

1.   Modesto Covenant Church, California sent the medical and dental team led by Dr. Wally and Lydia Carroll on November 4 through 12. The CHE village of Chirramos among the Quiche people of Western Guatemala were blessed to host this team which also taught the children….

and shared CHE Lessons with the local CHE Midwives

2.   On November 13 through 20 there was follow up with the CHE Women and Children of Chirramos and Chicox. The STM Women’s Team from Mission Community Church, Gilbert Arizona led by Debbie Mueller and Debbie Falconer were busy working handcrafts and building relationships visiting homes and exchanging cooking arts  to encourage the local CHE Women to go on with Micro-Enterprising to become empowered on their financial and material needs as they are been on the spiritual reaching their village for Christ.

3.   Water Provision continues to be a need but also an opener for hardened thirsty souls. Deer Creek Church and Littleton Bible Chapel from Colorado plus Calvary Church, Muscatine Iowa sent teams in a row well coordinated by the Douglas Brothers (Kirk & Gloria and Mike & Christina) and Jim Mott & Jeanne to serve 3 villages in Guatemala plus one in Honduras. Medical clinics were simultaneously conducted and children and women in each village did not miss been ministered to.

Three drilled wells plus a water distribution system and pump installation in a row empowers the local CHEs to their ongoing witness to these four villages.

In GCE and the CHE Meso-America Region we continue to give Glory to the Lord and to thank Him for each one sending, praying and giving for Short Term Mission Teams to be willing to leave their comfort zone and join our GCE's CHE field servants to continue outreach for the Kingdom of God.

Help us in prayer to the Lord of the Harvest to send more  laborers to His fields. Join  us!

First Ever "CHE Woman Training Meso-America"!

CHE Woman Training of Trainers Seminar TOT, first ever for all the Global CHE Enterprises Meso-America Region!

In the Grace of God there was provision through Mission Community Church in Gilbert Arizona as to grant the means for this very much prayed for training which took place November 28 through December 3 in Quetzaltenango Guatemala, home of the Mesoamerica CHE Regional Office.

30 women from El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, USA and Guatemala were taught by our Region’s CHE Woman Resource Facilitator Ms. Darling Lopez and Master Trainer Fatima Medina from Nicaragua where they have championed implementing CHE Woman Programs.

 

Among the trainees we were privileged to have Dr. Marcia Coffia sent by Medical Ambassadors Int/LifeWind. Also Ms. Linda Rinzel came sent by Mission Community Church to facilitate very important topics such as Ministry to victims of Rape and Abuse and also to learn the CHE Woman TOTas implemented in the GCE Mesoamerica context.

Four full days of CHE Woman lessons in LePSAS (CHE way) did not make the participants weary as they all wished it was longer or to be followed up soon.

Marcia Coffia wrote: “I pray that God will open great doors in Central America for CHE/CHE Woman to serve him. May He bless and multiply this work for His Glory. I am very grateful to have learned so much this week and I pray that God will give wisdom in my work as a partner with your team”.

Linda Rinzel also wrote: “This training, far, far exceeded any thoughts I had about what it would be like. I have learned so much that I know I will use again & again. I loved the dramas & how they were used to generate questions, thoughts & ideas about the topic to be discussed. Darling is an excellent facilitator, who kept me engaged- she is very gifted towards this ministry.  All of the women participating together and having the desire to learn how they can help build other women up & see God be glorified in their communities was so evident.  I am going away more confident in the call of God for my life”.

Maria Pena Cortes, Mexico, shared: “..I learned so many things that will really help me a lot with my wish to help the Tarahumara women to be healed spiritually and will feel important on this earth, that they are also loved by God”.

Estela Tzita, Guatemala expressed: “I learned the value of how to share the Gospel and how to get the members of our communities involved in the process of learning so they can emerge for change both spiritually and physically and their generations also”.

Marta Henriquez, Honduras: “Even I already knew CHE , obviously I liked more CHE Woman because we do not see unknown topics but those daily problems we see in our communities..so we are the ones to take the Good News to more women”.

El Salvador’s participant: “I am eager to work with CHE Woman….I know now that many like me can fulfill our expectations and challenges to implement the needed activities as community, so I am very thankful to God”.

Thanks a lot to all of you who prayed and will pray for all of these women who have believed Jesus promises like the one found on:

Mark 10:29 Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for my sake, and for the gospel's sake,

 30 but he shall receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

Empowered

The CHE Village of La Cieneguilla among the Quiche people in Guatemala have become so empowered by the Holy Spirit through Community Health Evangelism CHE that they have continued to work on their church project and have just completed the roof last October.

Church facility project by October 2010 with MHC STM

Project as of October 2011.

Now they have much more work to keep on to fill the new facility been built with many more new converts as they keep ongoing witnessing and both the Body of Christ and the physical building will be edified. Marcos Gomez and Mariano, CHE trainers have been instrumental on this accomplishment. Praise the Lord with us! 

Meso-America Regional Council

In June about 35 Global CHE leaders and staff attended the Meso-America Regional Council in Guatemala.  It was a wonderful opportunity for the Global CHE family to join together for prayer, worship, encouragement, teaching and seeking the Lord for the future.

The hope and prayer is that this can become an annual event.

Meso-America Leadership Council

Representatives from Nicaragua

The Leadership from El Salvador

Guatemala

The Delegation from Honduras

Mexico

Please continue to pray for the leaders and staff of Global CHE Enterprises as they minister everyday throughout Meso-America.

Clean Water for the People of Honduras

The water ministry of Global CHE Enterprises is expanding!

In March, Kirk Douglas and Hugo Gomez, Jr. arrived in Guatemala with a newly donated truck and well- drilling rig. It had been a long drive -- from Denver, to Houston, then through Mexico and finally Guatemala. Crossing two borders, along with dealing with immigration officials and mountains of paperwork can only be described as "an adventure".

Kirk's brother, Mike had already been in Guatemala for a few days working on the CHE Center property while waiting for the truck and well-drilling equipment. Once it arrived, Mike and Dr. Gomez headed to Honduras to explore potential water projects with the CHE teams working there. In Honduras, Mike and Hugo met the CHE teams, visited several potential well sites and made preparations for the training of the CHE team to drill wells.

A Typical Honduran Village

Dr Hugo, Mike Douglas and CHE Team

The Rig Is Put To Work

While Mike and Dr. Hugo were in Honduras, Kirk used the existing well drilling equipment to repair the rain water and sewer system at the Mennonite Seminary in Guatemala City. The seminary leaders expressed their appreciation to Global CHE -- the work Kirk did saved them $10,000!

Now that we have two sets of well-drilling equipment we are able to provide water to people in both Guatemala and Honduras!

We are so grateful for those who have invested in these two sets of equipment. We are also grateful for Mike Douglas and Littleton Bible Chapel (Colorado) and Kirk Douglas from Deer Creek Church in Littleton, Colorado for their investment of time and knowledge in training Hugo Jr. and the local CHE teams in drilling for water.

Pray for our teams in Honduras and Guatemala to be good stewards of these talents entrusted to us.

God At Work In San Marcos Niza, Guatemala

Global CHE Enterprises has been working in San Marcos Niza, a village in the coastal plains of western Guatemala for 5 years. Amazing things have happened -- a new water system, a new school is under construction, backyard agricultural projects abound and the physical and spiritual health of the community has improved.

In addition, the church has grown! Here is a picture of the old church, and the new church which was built right beside the old one.

Al and Jessie Anderman and Karl and Debbie Mueller (Al and Karl are members of the Global CHE Enterprises Board of Directors) along with Dr. Hugo Gomez, Hugo Gomez Jr. and two CHE trainers (Nasario and Margarito) were able to visit San Marcos Niza on April 12. They met with the CHE Committee, listened to the stories of what God has been doing, and toured the village. It was obvious to see the pride of the CHE Committee and the villagers in what they have accomplished over the years. The transformation was not just physical -- it was spiritual, emotional and social -- it was wholistic -- in every sense of the word.

The children -- as usual, were a joy.

Debbie Mueller and some of the young girls in San Marcos Niza.

Continue to pray for the people of San Marcos Niza and for those leading the continuing transformation efforts. Global CHE Enterprises is grateful for Saratoga Presbyterian Church in Saratoga, California and all of our partners who have walked alongside the leadership of this village over the past five years.