Our very own Chris Schoff oversees Church on the Rock Melbourne's ministry in Guatemala. The center of the ministry is located in Peronia, a very poor community on the outskirts of Guatemala City. Casaverde houses a children's feeding program with a bible study, a church, a school, and a worship academy.
The Casaverde feeding program provides a safe and nurturing environment for nearly 200 children of Peronia. Many of these children are being raised in intensely difficult situations. Although poor in the eyes of the world, they really are treasures in the eyes of God.
Services are held throughout the week. Each evening a service is geared to a particular age group starting at age three and on up to age 15. The services are much like modern church services with opening prayer, praise, worship, and a Bible lesson followed by some sort of activity and then a simple dinner is served - generally, a sandwich on fresh, locally baked bread, a plate of chopped fruit, and a hot cereal drink. For most of the children, this meal is more than they would receive at home.

Missionary, Janet Moutray, ministers with us as the director of our music school, Casaverde Worship Academy. Qualified teachers give classes in guitar, keyboards, drums, bass, violin, music theory, and voice. These classes are provided free-of-charge to the young people of Peronia with the vision of raising up worshipers among them - not just musicians. In addition to the actual lessons, the facilities and instruments are made available to the students throughout the week for practices. After several years of operation, the academy has produced a number of graduates that now make up part of their church's worship teams.
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