I Love Bob and Georgette Kornegay.

Not LOOOVVE them, but love their work. And love their heart and soul and dedication to Jesus' call on their lives and how they have obediently lived that out.

A very humble couple from Snyder, Texas, (pop. 11,000)  they serve an area in and around Guatemala City, Guatemala.  The area is full of several things.....beautiful greenery, bubbling streams, bright colored hand-loomed fabric made into clothing worn by friendly Guatemalans.  But most notably it is full of poverty.  And not full of running water in most of the small villages.

Source: http://www.servantsheartsministries.com

From their website, www.servantsheartsministries.com:

"We felt the call to the mission field from a few years back when we went on some short term mission trips.

Then we went to Guatemala in November of 2006 and fell in love with the people there and Charlie and Pat Reynolds with His Appointed Time Ministries who have been there for 11 years. We felt that we are to go and help with the work in the private Christian school they have up and running and also help with the restoration center that is under construction and also to help with the distribution of good clean drinking water to the poor and needy as a part of the water ministry that Charlie has started. Other needs include Ministry work to widows and orphans. Helping with Casa Shalom Orphanage,and a feeding center in Rio Bravo." 

With the help of missionary teams that visit they have changed the lives of thousands.  Bob and Georgette work alongside the village clergy and other leaders to dig water wells and install water purifications systems.  The villagers agree in advance to help with the project and to learn to maintain the equipment.  Them buying in to the project helps assure success.  Bob and Georgette don't "dig and run";  they develop a relationship with the villagers and minister to them.  They stay in touch and help with maintenance issues.  Consequently, the villagers have better health through water free of disease.  Children are able to attend school consistently, not only because they are healthier but also because it isn't necessary for them to haul water every day.  It's life changing.

Over the years, they decided they could also impact people's health by installing properly ventilated wood burning stoves in people's home.  Poor ventilation of cooking and heating stoves or cooking on an open fire within the home is a huge problem.  Children especially suffer and are ill a good part of the time due to smoke backing into their houses.  The somewhat simple and inexpensive task of installing these clean burning stoves is another life changing act.

For several years Bob and Georgette have helped provide food for the children at Santa Maria de Jesus feeding center.  They regularly assure that 400 children have at least one nutritious meal.   They also minister in this village.  For example along with a mission group from Snyder, Tx. they built a home for a family with five children who had been living in a one-room very simple home.  Their new home has a kitchen and  a new stove.  

Servants Hearts is funded totally by donations from churches and individuals.  They operate through the First Baptist Church in Snyder, TX and I personally think they are a great "bang for the buck" investment of your donation dollar.  They can build or install quality houses, water wells, purification systems, and cook stoves, and feed a child very, very economically!  This is a great group of folks to volunteer with, too.  People come from all over the U.S. to help them impact the poor in the name of Jesus.  Contact Bob and Georgette through their website. (see above)

Quoting some comments from a mission team on the Servants Hearts web site....."We came to bless these people, but we are the ones that got blessed."  "I would have never thought that someone with so little could be so happy."  "They work so very hard just to survive, but have great joy."