Andrew & Jade Tibbins Guatemala

05/10/2015

It's time for a new missions paradigm, where we shift from the old way of being the missionary super hero and become people who vulnerably tell true stories

09/08/2015

Two years ago Andrew and I were on our first mission trip to Guatemala. Now tonight, our church is sending some VERY good friends of ours to Guatemala to serve our Lord.
Of course we are sad that we are not able to be there with them, but we are so super excited to hear the stories of our friends from both countries. Stories of how God used them and also how He blessed them.
Please join us in prayer for this awesome group of people. Pray for their hearts to be open to everything God has in store for them during the next week.
Please also pray for dad who will be staying for an extra week serving at an orphanage that has a HUGE part of our heart.
No doubt that this group will fall in love with Guatemala.
Thank you!

28/07/2015

Shelly Reeves. Your ministry has always amazed me and is so intriguing to me. After seeing this video i thank God for you. Your willingness to walk in faith and follow Him to get your young boys out of their own minds and able to communicate and be a part of the world.
This video also makes me think of a very special young boy that i have seen change immensely within 6 months just by using the most simple of signs. I pray for him often that he will be able to communicate effectively, especially once he ages out of the orphanage. And I pray for him to grow up loving his Father, and knowing that he is not alone and that he is loved. Alejandra Gomez, you know who i am speaking of. :)

01/07/2015

My emotions are a disaster right now. I had a dream that we were in Guatemala on a mission trip with our church. I must say, it is hard waking up and realizing that they will be there in August and we will not. :(

12/06/2015

A recent picture of the home Marina Guirola as a thank you for God providing not only needs, but also some wants.

11/06/2015

Life continues on, even when you are lost.

We had beautiful weather for the ice cream social last weekend. It was so nice to be able to thank our supporters face-to-face.
Another huge thank you to everyone for your love, prayers, encouragement and financial support while we served God in Guatemala.

Our family has been back in Pennsylvania now for just under a month. We found a home for rent in Blue Ball, we each have a car and Andrew starts his job on Monday. We are so thankful for these needs being met.

Now that we are getting settled in we are beginning to experience the stages of grief, which is very normal for missionaries as they reenter their home country. But I do not think we realized how hard it would truly hit us.

Over and over again we have been asked if we are loving being back home. Our normal response is, "yes, it is great to see our friends, family and to be back at Summit View." But often we leave out the hard parts because it hurts.

For the past six years or so we had been preparing to become missionaries. We knew it was in His plans but we did not know how, when or where. We faithfully followed Him, moving in with parents, selling all of our belongings, preparing financially, quitting great jobs, and saying, 'bye' to all of our loved ones. We gave up so much to be missionaries. And if i could go and redo the past i would 100% do it all over again. That is not the point though. We willingly gave up everything and now, it is all over. It is all over.
It feels like we have lost our identity. Who are we now? Where do we start? What does God want us to do?
We are praying for discernment and patience. Life would be so much easier if we were to just jump back into our old lives. But that is not in His plans. We need time to deal with our grief and time to heal from our hurts and pains.
As things settle down our hearts are hurting because we miss the friends and relationships in Guatemala they we had worked so hard on.
We see pictures of children from orphanages who begged to come to our house after church week after week.
We see videos of the beauty of Guatemala and it just seems so unbelievable that we lived there. So many memories crammed into that one year.
Aubri and Drew are also big bundles of messed up emotions. Sad to leave their 'neighborhood bff's', happy to run and be crazy with all of the cousins, sad because of the reminders that grandma died, happy to be getting settled in, you get my point. Please pray for them as well. Our family is working on building stability and somewhat of a routine. We often get asked if we plan to go back to Guatemala. We say, "to visit and do trips, yes. But to live, no." We plan to stay in Pennsylvania to live.
As time goes on, there are many opportunities appearing for us to help missionaries that are serving in Guatemala. We do see that in the future and have hope that we will return to Guatemala to see some of those smiling little faces that we grew to love.
At this time I want to let you know that we will be keeping this page to post updates on any future trips that we may go on or different ministry opportunities to help serve Guatemala. The need there is so great and we feel God put us there for our brief time to build connections with many different ministries and missionaries, and we plan to put that to good use.
Also i would like to say that we will not be offended if you decide to not follow us on this page any longer.
Thank you all again for helping us be the hands of Jesus in Guatemala!

06/06/2015

Here is the pavilion the ice cream social is located in. We will also have corn hole setup and kan jam. See you soon!

05/06/2015

Hello everyone! It has been a wild ride the last couple weeks! God has been amazing during this time! Since we have came home in May so much has fallen into place already. My brother and his family opened there home to us as we started getting back on our feet. What an amazing gift they gave us. We our now renting a house with a 6 month lease so we have time to figure out what's next! I got a job offer from Frey Lutz 5 days after I was home. I will be starting my job with Frey Lutz around June 15th. We have 2 vehicles. As much as I am struggling with the fact that we had to come home. It has been clear to us by all that God had lined up that this is where he wanted us to be. I asked that you please continue to pray with as we adjust back to the culture.

We hope to see you all at the ice cream social
tomorrow Saturday June 6th from 3pm to 6pm. We will be serving Lap Valley ice cream and will have toppings as well. This event is for all our supporters so please come out and join us so we c an say Thank you and anwser any questions you may have about our time in Guatemala!! We love you all and look forward to seeing you tomorrow at the New Holland Community park

Thank you and love to you all,
Andrew, Jade, Aubri and Drew

23/05/2015

I absolutely love seeing photos and videos of the children, staff, directors and missionaries that are involved with the homes that we got to work with the past year in Guatemala. I am still blown away by all that we got to experience and by how many friends/family we had made in that year.
It is hard to not get emotional when thinking about Guatemala, our second home.
One day Guatemala, we will be back to visit and serve.
And may God continue to bless all of these ministries and people. Lord, rejuvenate and refresh these tired, overworked, burnt out people. Fill their hearts once again with passion. Wrap them in your arms and whisper to them how proud you are of them. All of their sacrifice is noticed and appreciated. Encourage them to keep going, keep pushing for the people of Guatemala.
In Jesus's holy name. Amen.
Love you all!

21/05/2015

Our house in Guatemala is empty. Andrew is currently beginning his travels back to Pennsylvania and this evening his brother's home will be full. Praying for his travels to go smoothly.

11/05/2015

Alright so this has been crazy. The flights for me, Aubri and Drew have changed to this Thursday. It will be us three and our dog with two cats. Is there anybody willing or able to house us? Please message me if you have questions as soon as possible.

05/05/2015

Good afternoon. We are in our final month here in Guatemala. We still have quite a bit of stuff to take care of but a lot has been accomplished already. It is so hard to say our "see ya later's" to some of the amazing people here in Guate. We are confident that we will be continuing work with some of the ministries and that we will be seeing some of the children annually, at least. Guatemala and it's people are huge in hearts and we pray for God to help us continue these relationships.
We are beginning to get excited to move back to Pennsylvania and to see what God has lined up for us next.
Please join us in prayer as we search for a home to rent and for jobs as well. If you know of any homes for rent please send us an email at [email protected]. We are looking for at least 2 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms and flexibility with pets.
Thank you for your help and prayers.

28/04/2015

April 26, 2015
Dear Supporters,
We are writing to inform our supporters that we are resigning from Orphan Resources International (ORI). Our plan is to return to Pennsylvania on May 30th. Our decision to resign was extremely difficult. We feel that it is what was best for situation. God has given us an unexplainable peace which we feel is confirmation that we are following His lead.
The decision was made due to differences in why God called us to Guatemala and what ORI had in mind. We feel as Christians that the details of this situation should stay between us and ORI.
A large part of our hearts are here in Guatemala and we hope that we will be able to return at least once a year to continue some of the relationships we have built by doing mission trips. We look forward to the future that God has planned for us.
Many of you will feel different emotions while you are reading this letter. When we came to this decision one of our biggest concerns was our church Summit View and our supporters. We did not want people to feel like this has been a failure. We want you to be proud of us. It has been such an honor to be living in Guatemala and serving under Summit View BIC. Because of the prayers, encouragement, support and love this was all possible. In the last 10 months God had asked us to do things that we didn’t think we could do. With your love and encouragement we dealt with some of the hardest times of our lives and at the time, we didn’t think we would survive. We will never be able to tell you in words the impact you have had on our lives this last year. The people we have become are, in large part due to the people of Summit View and our supporters. We pray with all our hearts that you will extend God’s grace and mercy to us as we are well aware that we will only have served 11 months out of a 36 month term.
As we transition back to Pennsylvania we would like to ask our supporters to please consider continuing to support us financially until July 31st. That would give us two months to get us back on our feet while we find jobs, a house and vehicles. Please only give through Summit View BIC either online at http://summitviewbic.org (click Give Now, choose Missions- Designated, enter Tibbins)or by mailing a check to Summit View BIC church, 846 Peters Rd, New Holland, PA 17557. Please make the check payable to Summit View BIC with Andrew & Jade Tibbins written in the memo line. Please do not give through Orphan Resources International because they will no longer be excepting donations in our name. Please come out to New Holland Park June 6th for an Ice Cream Social as a Thank you to all of our supporters. The time and final details will be on our page Andy & Jade Tibbins Guatemala.
If you know of a home available for rent in the New Holland area or job openings please email us at [email protected] or through Facebook.
It is hard to be on the other side of the grace. We are now returning home to Summit View asking for your Grace. I continue to turn to Proverbs 3 5:6 “Trust in the Lord with all your Heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him and he will make your paths straight”. We are leaving Guatemala with more faith then we ever had in God before. He has been our rock in Guatemala. We look forward to taking what we’ve learned and applying it to life back in Pennsylvania.
We will see you all soon and look forward to all your hugs!
Andrew, Jade, Aubri and Drew

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27/04/2015

This here is my dear friend Lester. The last time that we saw him he had on this shirt and his batman shoes. He came running down to the truck to say 'adios' and Andrew gave him these sunglasses. He is so beautiful. We received the phone call this morning that the leukemia had taken over Lester's life. This morning he joined Jesus and his body is completely healed. I am happy for him to be feeling good and to be able to spend time with his Heavenly Father. We love you Lester.

15/04/2015

Guatemalans even use the right farm equipment!

15/04/2015

A huge thank you to PriceSmart for there 1000$ donation to Orphan Resources. They are unbelievable blessing to ORI and the orphans of Guatemala! We look forward to distributing these items to the orphanages in Guatemala!

12/04/2015

Here is an update of our last week. Jade and I return late tonight from a one week trip to the states. It was a unplanned trip for doctor appointments and tests for Jade. Praise God as everything came up clean. The lump that we had found was benign. Which means non cancerous. Thank you for all the prayers and support!! Thank you to our MST, family, and friends in the States and Guatemala for all the help you gave us over the last week to make sure everything got taken care of. So often people talk about the sacrifice missionaries make to serve God. The thing that happens is we forget about the sacrifice that our MST, FAMILY, CHURCH FAMILY and FRIENDS make to allow us to serve as missionaries in Guatemala!! We would not be able to do what we do without these AMAZING people in our lives!! We will never be able to thank you enough for what you do for us!! We love you all from the bottom of our hearts! THANK YOU!! God bless!!!

03/04/2015

I have debated taking out my eyebrow ring. But it is often one of the first things kids notice. In the beginning it seems to be the way that kids recognize me apart from all of the other Gringos (North American People). Many of the kids are used to seeing people come once and never seeing them again. This is hard for me because I am a relational person. I want the kids to know that we keep coming back and I think the eyebrow ring helps with that.

Most of the kids tell me that they do not like it. Which is fine. I still like it. Here is a little "Princess" questioning me about my eyebrow ring. (And yes, she does not like it. :) )

01/04/2015

"Meet" some of the children that our family gets to work with in Guatemala!
Attend the Spring Banquet to learn more about the work being done in Guatemala by our friends and family. Sure to be a great time!!

Join us at our annual banquet held at Shady Maple Banquets and Catering

Enjoy a great meal and hear how God is using ORI to make a difference in the lives of children in Guatemala.

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“I will not leave you as orphans, I will come to you.” John 14:18

31/03/2015

Our latest newsletter is now available! Please message me if you would like to see it or if you would like to receive it every quarter through email or print copy. Great way to keep up with all that is happening in Guatemala with our family.

26/03/2015

So much incredible beauty that God has blessed Guatemala with. To me, this looks like the sky is on fire. So beautiful!!

20/03/2015

Today Marci's family arrived!! We are having a great time getting to know them! Jade made dinner, we played games and now off to bed. We have busy day tomorrow! Lots of laughs already and looking ahead to many more!!

14/03/2015

Exhausted!

13/03/2015

Little 9 year old boys shining shoes for money. He said that he goes to school in the mornings and he didn't seem to mind too much working in the park of Antigua. Of course he took a break to learn how to through football with Andrew.

11/03/2015

Today our paperwork, photos and interviews were approved by immigration! I guess the 19th time in there was a charm. Next step, getting our DPI and our Guatemala Drivers licenses!