I am taking this opportunity to send you an update on my rapidly approaching move to Guatemala. My departure is nearing and I am getting excited. I have been spending the summer with people I know and love as they prepare to send me off to get to know and love the people I will meet in Guatemala.
I will be leaving on September eighth to Guatemala City, Guatemala, and then travel west to the colonial city of Antigua, where I will connect with the current staff of Students International (SI). I'll live with a local family while attending language school, then I will be joined by five other new staff members and should be starting my work at this time.
Oscar currently runs the technology ministry in designing projects for next year's student teams hosted by SI. When the first of these teams arrive January second, I will join Oscar in leading them in the implementation of the projects. Most of our projects will consist of rainwater catchments, cisterns, hand pumps, and filters in poor communities with limited access to water.
I'm making a two-year commitment to this ministry, and will return to Oregon for two weeks during the Christmas season.
To all of you who responded to my first letter, I greatly appreciate your prayers and your financial support. I understand that I over-engineered the response part of my first letter, making it a little confusing. Hopefully I can be clearer this time. I am close to being able to go, but still need increased partnership. If I was unclear the first time, or you have wanted to respond, now is the time. I need your consistent prayer support. If you would like to be on my list to receive updates for prayer, and have not already let me know, please respond to this email. Also, if you would like to support me financially monthly, or with a one-time gift, please make your check out to Students International, and mail it to the address below. Do not make the check out to me. That way they can send you a receipt for tax purposes.
Again, please accept my sincere gratitude for your love, prayers and gifts,
Matthew McIntire
Email: matthewmcintire@gmail.com Skype: matthewmcintire
Webpage: http://matthewmcintire.
Mail financial support to:
Students International
P.O. Box 2733
Visalia, CA 93279-2733
Please indicate my name and the type of support (monthly or one-time) on a separate slip of paper with your check.
