Progress in Guatemala Missions

A week in Guatemala left me with many concepts floating in my mind….
The first missionaries of the churches of Christ arrived in Guatemala a little over 50 years ago.
There are likely somewhere near 40000 members of Iglesias de Cristo in Guatemala, in about 300 congregations (more or less).
There is a good level of receptivity in some places and many of the churches are growing and new churches are being planted.
An area-wide worship in the Guatemala City on the first Sunday of November had 3500-4000 present.
A few years ago, the Guatemala churches set a goal of planting 100 new churches in the northeastern part of the country–there are currently 49. In February 2014, I will have the privilege of working in a seminar with a group of these churches in the northeastern part of Guatemala.
The churches of Guatemala have an annual conference with an attendance of 4000-5000.
New churches are being planted without U.S. financial support.