The sights the sounds the smells of Guatemala. So many things to share and so little space to write. In the last week I have made my last trip to Colorado, bringing 2 more water filters and saying goodbye to all my new friends. I have so many photos so many stories I don't know where to begin or end. Once again the turn out in the village was tremendous! The filters serve as a tool for better health and opens the door to the gospel.
While the team of interns installed the filters I hung out with all the kids when they got out of school. We colored pictures and gave rides on the dolly used to transport the filters. It is a great way to learn Spanish, hanging with kids. They are so patient and will repeat what they are trying to say 1000 times until I understand. They love for me to take their pictures and pull out all their tricks just for a photo. In the afternoon it rained off and on and the 3 hour drive on the dirt rocky road was a mess! 4 wheelin at it's best!
Saturday at the lake we washed the truck and enjoyed a beautiful day in the Peten. We met 2 guys from Canada who were staying in a Cooperative village. We decided we would pay the village a visit on Sunday after church.
On Sunday we went to Hands in Action for church, we sang songs together while Dennis the President preached. Afterwards we made our way to the Co-op village were we spent 3 hours learning all about the village from the leader who was a guerrilla in the Guatemala war and found ourselves in a very interesting position. Needless to say we will not be retuning but it was quite an experience.
Monday we took time out to meet with a very awesome family here in town. We had lunch with them and enjoyed our day together. Lorraine is a Social Worker. The family is very special and will help Nancy in the future make water filters and take them to the village.
Tuesday we went to Remar which is a wonderful organization, self sustained by the goods it sells. It houses orphans, un-wed mothers, abused woman and helps drug and alcohol addicted in a rehab program. It is a great place for Stepping Stone Missions to partner with in the future.
Oh and one day we delivered a coffin to My Sweet Refuge as one of the elderly has died and another was ill and in the Hospital. We also found out My Sweet Refuge has lost all it's government funding and will be going to the Capital Sunday to protest on the steps of Parliament and try and get their funding back. They will go with a bus load of workers and elderly and Stepping Stone Missions contributed food and funds for their trip. Please pray for My Sweet Refuge as they have a responsibility to feed 65 elderly everyday and no funding. God is a big God and will provide!
Today was a great day and I will share more on that later. We are changing lives here in Guatemala! Thanks for sending me to the Nations......
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