JACOB PERRY IS A DRUMMER ON WEST K’S WORSHIP TEAM AND STUDENT AT WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY. THIS PAST MARCH, JACOB WENT ON A MISSION TRIP TO GUATEMALA ALONG WITH OTHER STUDENTS FROM CRU (CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST) WHICH WEST K’S MISSIONS TEAM HELP TO FUND. JACOB RECENTLY SHARED THAT WHILE HE AND THE TEAM WERE ABLE TO BRING A MEANS OF CLEAN WATER AND THE WORD OF GOD TO A COMMUNITY IN SANTA ROSA, HIS LIFE WAS DEEPLY TOUCHED BY THE PEOPLE. HE FOUND THEM TO BE VERY WELCOMING AND OPEN TO HEARING THE GOSPEL.  JACOB WROTE, “WHAT I LEARNED IS THAT THE GUATEMALANS WELCOME OTHERS INTO THEIR HOMES WITH OPEN ARMS. THIS SAME IDEAL APPLIES TO THEIR HEARTS. THEY SHARED THE MOST INTIMATE PARTS OF THEIR LIVES WITH US. THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATIONS, THEIR FAMILY ORDEALS, AND THE DREAM THEY HAD FOR THEIR CHILDREN.” AT THE END OF THE WEEK, 143 PEOPLE HEARD THE GOSPEL, AND 13 ACCEPTED CHRIST. WEST K IS THANKFUL TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SUPPORT JACOB ON THIS TRIP, AND GIVES PRAISE TO GOD FOR THE OPPORTUNITY HE AND HIS TEAM HAD TO SHARE THE GOSPEL.