Building Believers In Christ

Because of you and your generosity, BBIC able to assist Celia with transportation to a medical clinic and purchase of her much needed medication. This is love in action.

Algunos miembros de la familia BTA tuvieron la oportunidad de servir como intérpretes durante una misión en Jocotán, Chiquimula.
Nos alegra poder usar el inglés para conectar personas, apoyar comunidades y ser parte de algo con propósito. 🤝✨

Gracias a BBIC por permitirnos ser parte de esta experiencia.

Some members of the BTA family had the opportunity to serve as interpreters during a mission in Jocotán, Chiquimula.
We are grateful to use English to connect people, support communities, and be part of something meaningful. 🤝✨

Thank you BBIC for allowing us to be part of this experience.

Board of Director's Introduction Series: Penny Hites

In 2019, I went on my first international mission trip with Building Believers In Christ to serve in Guatemala. I traveled with a group from my home church, Calvary Baptist in Tuscumbia, and met others in Nashville before we continued together. Once we arrived, we rode in a passenger van for more than six hours to the COR (City of Refuge) in Brasilar. The journey was an adventure, and I remember wondering, "What have I gotten myself into?" At the time, I had no idea how deeply the trip would change my life. For the first time, foreign missions became personal and real. I no longer had to rely on testimonies, books, or videos to understand the call to give, go and tell others about the one true God and the gift He freely offers.

I witnessed this eclectic team serve the local community with dignity and the love of Jesus. BBIC was, and still is, effective because the four people (founders of BBIC) answered God's call. In the Bible, (1 Samuel 3) Samuel heard God's voice and answered, "Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening." The founding leaders listened to God and to the needs of the Guatemalan people-poverty, unclean water, illness, lack of transportation, limited educational opportunities, and unemployment. These needs remain today but we ARE seeing change. While salvation is the ultimate reason we go, meeting basic needs opens the hearts to hear about Jesus' love.

That is why I keep returning. I love being a tiny part of helping these precious people get food assistance, medicine, clean water, and meanwhile, we are planting seeds of faith, hope, and love about our GOOD, GOOD, GOD. The team that remains in Guatemala continues to listen and respond to the needs of the people.

I am a leader for Children in Action at church and each week, we recite the following pledge: "As a member of Children in Action, I will pray for missions, give to missions, learn about missions, and do missions through the power of Christ."

The mission does not end when I return home. It never stops. I am deeply thankful for BBIC and honored to serve as a board member. This role helps keep me accountable to the pledge I recite with the children each Wednesday.

I encourage you to listen to the video testimonies, reach the information, and follow BBIC on Facebook. WHEN you hear the voice of God calling you to pray for missions, give to missions, learn about missions, or do missions we have the tools to help you respond YES!

BBIC was able to help transport the students of Pitahaya school to their field trip. ❤️

Imagine a season of drought, a dry water cistern, extremely hot temperatures, a long steep road that is difficult to traverse, and facing the fact that, in order to have any water, the trip will have to be made multiple times a day. Imagine getting to the end of the trail and finding water that looks like this (see pics below). Imagine this is your only water source for drinking, cooking, laundry, and bathing.

This is the reality for many Guatemalans during the dry season. With no clean water resources and limited water supply, small springs and rivers become their last resort. That’s why the BBIC ministry of giving out water buckets can make such an impact.

In the last two years, through your donations, BBIC has been able to provide over three hundred families with a clean water source. EcoFiltre buckets provide water that is free of almost all contaminants decreasing the risk of illness for these families.

Our water ministry is just one of many ways we aide the people of Guatemala. Through ministries like this, we have a way to share the love of Jesus Christ and provide practical help at the same time. This work could not be accomplished without our faithful donors. Won’t you consider being a part of our work?

Did you know?

BBIC is 100% donor supported? All donations go directly for the support of the ministry. The board of directors are all volunteers who have a love and passion for the people of Guatemala. BBIC does have paid staff in Guatemala that are tasked with the care of the children in the foster home, maintenance of the City of Refuge, and administrative duties of both.

Did you know?

Your donations are what make this ministry possible. Without you, BBIC could not function. Will you consider partnering with us to minister to the people of Guatemala? Any amount, whether a one-time, monthly, or quarterly donation makes a huge difference.

Donations can be made in multiple ways:

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Website: www.bbichrist.com

If you have questions about our ministry, please reach out to us at [email protected].

Our call is to connect the lost to the Living Word, Jesus Christ, and then equip them to a life of service to our Lord and Savior. Reaching people through hands-on love, compassion, education, and resources. Won’t you join us?