Mercy Wings International (MWI)……..Moving forward with WordPress

Give us a few weeks to get our past and new content on-line. Our new WordPress site/blog is being overhauled, and will appear again with a fresh look. Another bonus is MWI will be able to go where you go, on your favorite mobile device and social media outlet. Looking forward to keeping you updated on our activities in Guatemala.

Another brick in the wall

The mission of Mercy Wings International (MWI) is to serve Ministers, missionaries, ministry workers and the needy people of Guatemala. Each brick- in-the-wall represents fuel for one hour of flight time, at a cost of only $100.00 USD. In this simple way, individuals, home groups, churches, and organizations can ensure that MWI remains ready to answer the call. Monthly (tax deductible) giving, keeps MWI fully equipped and flight ready. Send your …

Archives, a new thing……..for the old

Many of you, over the years, have enjoyed our old missionary web page. The in-depth newsletters and photo gallery gave image to the things we see as missionaries in Guatemala. Yet, the times, they do change. As we try to keep up with technology and make our internet presents more mobile device friendly, this Blog came into being some months ago. It seemed a shame to lose the images of years …

Take me out to the ball park…..

Not too many nights ago Robin and I had the opportunity to share in a Fiday night tradition at Diamond field in the city of Lake Elsnor. This evening we would be sitting in section 101, right behind home plate. Nine of our family members joined 150 of the nearby Calvary Chaple churches to enjoy the game. More that 50 churches were represented and were seated together in varioius section …

An automotive answer to prayer!

While returning from a medical campaign near the southern coast of Guatemala, our vehicle of 6 years gave up the ghost. Over the next 6 months we had the opportunity to exercise our faith, as we shared our need with friends, family, supporters, and our Pastors here in Quetzaltenango (Xela). So began a seemingly endless, months long, string of rides, shared transportation, and borrowed vehicles. We continued to pray and …

On the road with Chuck & Robin….part 1

As the third week of June began, Robin and I started a journey that promised to be a long but fruitful road. From Guatemala our first stop was Sacramento. My parents, younger sister and brother live there. We were also joined by our daughter, son-in-law, and 3 year old grand daughter. We enjoyed some family activities, celebrating Independence Day together. The most precious times were spent getting to know (again) …

Today is the day

After almost 15 years we say “So-Long” to our old windows based web site. We stumble headlong into the unknown, waving goodbye to what was comfortable to embrace a blog style website. Your smart device as well as your desktop will enjoy new way of keeping in touch with the Martinez’ and our missionary adventures in Guatemala.

Renew or not to renew?

Its that time of year again, our faithful old windows based web page is up for renewal. Instead, I am going to begin using a blog style web-presents that is more like being live, and with the ability to respond to remarks in near real time. So, what do you say? lets give it a try………………..