Dear Friends,

Every year we eagerly wait to write this letter to sharewith you the exciting things that God is doing in us andthrough us because of Medical Missions Ministries.When we started this year we had great dreams andvisions of what was going to happen. God has beenspeaking to us, and giving us the hope and assurancethat He will make Guatemala not only a transformedcountry, but also a country that will be light to thenations. Every day, we get a better understanding thatneither we, nor the resources that God has given us,exist for ourselves but for Him and for His purposes.

In 19 years of Ministry, God has been speaking to us inthree main and simple areas which have become ourfoundation — Friends, Servants and Witnesses.

First of all, God desires that we have a closer walk withHim as friends, emphasizing that we do not live for our-selves but for Him. He has been quickening our spiritwith the concept that we do not need to seek only forthe assurance that when we die we will go to heaven, orthe manifestation of His power in and through ourlives, or the blessings that we get from Him like goodhealth or material things. He says He wants us to havethe desire to be with Him.

Secondly, through the years God has given us differentillustrations in our daily devotionals that help us tounderstand that He wants to use us as if we are ser-vants, being used by God without resistance or theobjections of our rights. He has been clarifying to usthat we are tools which he wants to use for His purpose.If you have been in Guatemala you might remembersome stories, like the machete in the hands of God orthe screwdriver in the hands of the Master Mechanic. Itis hard to be used by God unless we are willing torenounce our desire of being in control, and to give upwhat we think are our rights; we must be willing to diein order that nothing gets in His way to work throughus. We are like Gideon, though he was in fear and hid-ing from the oppressors, God knew what He had creat-ed in him; therefore, God called him “Mighty Warrior”.

Thirdly, God has been speaking to us to be His witness-es. In Acts 26:16-18, God tells Saul of Tarsus that Hehad appointed him to be a witness to the Gentiles of thethings he had seen. God wanted to open their eyes andto turn them from darkness to light, and from thepower of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgive-ness of sins and inheritance among them which aresanctified by faith.

In the past, we have talked about the transformation ofGuatemala, and asked ourselves how God was going tounfold His plan. Earlier this year, a friend invited me togo to Korea, a trip which was full of excitement, besidesthe quality time that I spent with my friend. It was atrip where God spoke to us and gave us a vision like theone He gave Abraham when He took him on a walk onenight and showed him the stars. After Abraham hadseen a sky full of stars that could not be counted, Godtold him, “Your descendants will be like that.” That iswhat God did with me, showing me that in 1957 Koreawas an undeveloped country, but 31 years later, thiscountry was opening its doors to the world through theOlympic games! God said to me, “I transformed Korea,I will transform Guatemala. I will take Guatemala frombeing a nation of darkness, witchcraft, idolatry andspiritual bondage, and transform it into a country thatwill become light to the nations; and I will send you andyour people to those other nations to be salt and lightto them.”

Thank you again for your support from the bottom ofour hearts together with all of our Guatemalan team —Dietrich, Hector, Ruth, Mario, Geovani, Uslar, Cynthia,Federico, and Carmelita. Thank you for joining us inthe process of being tools (like screwdrivers) in thehands of the Creator and Designer of our lives to makeHis will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

With all our love and gratitude,

Hermann and Linda Alb

A Letter from Hermann

Ilse, Linda, Samuel, Hermann and Herman, Jr. AlbE-mail: hermann@guate.net.gt

David, Karen, Mario, Miriam and Pamela Mesarina

Rebecca, Dietrich, Dieter, Hans and Sheila Alb

E-mail: dietrichalb@amigo.net.gt

Toral, Oly, Mandi, Hector and Jonathan Higueros

E-mail: toralros@amigo.net.gt

Astrid, Federico, Lesdy, Alberta and Estefany Yac

Heidi, David and Ruth Herrera

Uslar Diaz

Geovani Rueda

Cynthia

Prayer Requests:•Pray for the upcoming Pastors Conference, January 8–10 in Guatemala.

•Pray for wisdom and guidance for the expansion of the ministry.

•Pray for the continued transformation of Guatemala.

•Pray for the U.S. team members coming to Guatemala in 2007, that God will use them both in Guatemalaand in the U.S. when they return to their homes.

Gifts from Individuals69%

Gifts from Churches9%

Team Revenue22%

Sources of Contributions

We rely heavily on year-end giftsfrom individuals — please give!

II Corinthians 8: 20-21 “We want to avoid any criticism of the way weadminister this liberal gift. For we are takinggreat pains to do what is right, not only in the eyesof the Lord but also in the eyes of men.”

Medical Missions Ministries is debt free.

Our annual budget pays for:

• Salaries for Dietrich, Hermann, Hector, Mario, Ruth, Geovani, Uslar and Federico (i.e., 8 families!!)

• Ministry Center utilities and upkeep for 8 ministry vehicles!

Jan 7 – 10 Pastor’s ConferenceJan 19 – 26 First Baptist Church Myrtle BeachJan 27 – Feb 3 Forestbrook Baptist ChurchFeb 5 – 12 Forestbrook Baptist ChurchFeb 23 – Mar 2 Perimeter ChurchFeb 28 – Mar 7 FBC Missions ConferenceMar 3 – 10 HGBC College GroupMar 12 – 19 AvailableMar 23 – 30 AvailableApr 13 – 20 AvailableApr 21 – 29 Perimeter ChurchMay 4 – 11 AvailableMay 12 – 19 Christ Community Church May 25 – Jun 1 New Covenant Bible Church Jun 2 – Jun 9 Fellowship Bible ChurchJun 9 – 16 New Vision Baptist ChurchJun 16 – 23 Perimeter ChurchJul 2 – 9 Fellowship Bible ChurchJul 14 – 21 Perimeter ChurchJul 23 – 30 Perimeter ChurchAug 3 – 10 Fellowship Bible ChurchAug 11 – 18 Northwoods Community ChurchAug 20 – 27 Northwoods Community ChurchAug 31 – Sep 7 Perimeter ChurchSep 8 – 15 Hickory Grove Baptist ChurchSep 15 – 22 Hickory Grove Baptist ChurchSep 29 – Oct 6 Perimeter ChurchOct 12 – 19 Fellowship Bible Church/

New Vision Baptist ChurchOct 20 – 27 Perimeter ChurchNov 2 – 9 Pleasantville Baptist Church

Contact Brad Slaten to schedule — bradslaten@aol.com Over 250 people from the States partake in ministry with

Medical Missions Ministries on an annual basis, doing over100 medical clinics in a given year. But did you know thatmuch more takes place than just medical clinics? In 2006…

• We had our annual Pastor’s Conference, teaching spirit-ual transformation to over 60 pastors and their wives.

• We hosted teams of businessmen from the States to teach seminars on micro enterprise to entrepreneurs at Showers of Grace Church.

• We provided over 1,700 bags of food to needy families through a partnership with Perimeter Church and Vida Real Church.

• We are beginning a program of outreach to over 175 widows and orphans from Trapiche, Jutiapa. The men in this village were brutally murdered several years ago. God is calling us to reach out to the survivors.

• We are helping to transform the community of Xetzitzi, planting a church there and teaching nutrition, agricul-ture and education to the people in this village.

• We are working with a project called Mana de Vida in Escuintla, a town known for alcohol, drugs and prostitu-tion. Here we are reaching out to the children of this town, providing them food, education and computertraining.

• We are helping to plant churches in some of the villages we minister in.

• We provided CD players to over 75 pastors so they can hear quality teaching and equipping messages. God also gave us a CD multiplier to make it easier to reproduce CDs for the pastors.

During 2006, two teams of business leaders fromPerimeter Church conducted Micro EnterpriseDevelopment Training held on-site to a selectgroup of members at Showers of Grace Churchin Guatemala City. A third team is scheduled togo back to Guatemala in January, 2007.

Those who successfully completed their marketresearch homework after Phase One were invit-

ed back to Phase Two held in September, 2006.Typically training started out each night with adevotion centered on “business is mission”. Theteaching team then worked one on one witheach student through translators and in-countryministry support teams to write marketing plans

and financial plans for each of the proposed busi-nesses. These Kingdom Business ideas include ahair salon, a security business, a car parts retailstore, retail beauty products, a marketing serv-ices company, and a copy service company.

Each business has a Kingdom Impact statementsuch as, “To be a Christian car parts store, beingsensible to the market needs of private and com-

mercial transportation, andsharing the Gospel with everynew client.”

After Phase two was completedlast month the in-country min-istry team led by FernandoZúñiga and Perimeter-basedtrainers assessed the potentialfor each Kingdom Business tostart based on the marketingand financial plans submittedfor review. Companies whoreceived the green light will beeligible for small, (usually nomore than $2,000) low-interestloans made available throughthe ministry. For more informa-tion about these companies andto learn about becominginvolved in this aspect of theministry, including the opportu-nity to bless these KingdomBusiness start-ups, please visitwww.gillna/bpikb, or call David

Pritchard at 770-945-0564, ext. 110.

Please be praying for these KingdomBusinesses, that God will use the hearts of thoseinvolved to advance His Kingdom in Guatemalathrough the marketplace.

Business Teams Experience Great Success in Guatemala

Visit our websitewww.mmm-guatemala.com

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To make a financial contribution to the ministry, please make checks payable to Medical Missions Ministries and send to:

Medical Missions Ministriesc/o Perimeter Church9500 Medlock Bridge RoadDuluth, GA 30097

If you have questions, please contact Dave Polstra at (77) 368-1700