Guatemala

Guatemala
The past couple of weeks have been really busy. 2 weeks ago we were preparing all week long for VBS.
This week we did 4 days of VBS. I only got to go to 2 days because I was sick. But since I was stuck at home I just prepared things for my team and the craft team. But the days that I did get to go were really fun. Lynnette and I were in charge of memory verse games. The kids loved to play the games. We played a balloon game where if they did not have the verse of the day they had to do something funny, like dance like a chicken or something. We played boys vs. loudest – that they really liked they screamed it at the top of there lungs. The last day we had about 15 kids or so raise there hands to accept Christ. There was this little boy one of the days who did not come over to play the game and just stood in the corner and watched. So I went over and was talking to him and then I told him that Jesus loved him and he shook his head no it was so sad. I did get him to come over and play with us though. And then the next day I was talking to another girl and she asked if we were coming back the next day and when I told her no she was all sad.

We are still preparing for our hiking trip in 3 weeks. This week we walked about ¾ of a mile with backpacks and bricks. Starting Friday we are on break for Holy Week. All the Latin students will be going home and all the Americans will be staying here. I would like to ask you to keep all of us in our prayers for our safety, especially that week.

Also, please pray for Guatemala and the people living here.

Guatemala!!

Guatemala!

This week we woke up everyday at 5:10 so we could start preparing for our backpack trip. starting monday we have to walk with our backpacks on with a brick in them so by the time we go on our trip we will already be used to carrying 35-40 pounds on our back. I could not wait till today so I could sleep in!!

Sunday when we were throwing away our left over foods the one girl in our group told us to put it in another bag first. We, the Americans, could not understand why. What she told us made me want to cry. She said the reason for putting it in a bag was so that the people digging in the garbage for food would not have to look very hard. Before we put it in the trash we prayed over it. You have to understand that here there are many homeless people that are starving to death on the streets and they will do anything for food. One of our translators was telling us that on the cold days it is not uncommon to walk the streets and find dead people on them. It is just really cool to see how God is using us in our service ministries to still help people out.

Also, this week we started to prepare for VBS which will be taking place in 2-weeks. Lynnette and I are in charge of the memory verse games. We have alot of fun games picked out. Some of those games are scripture hunt, balloon pop, and boys vs. girls loudest. And each day we are going to spoil them with candy!! The last day we are hoping to get them bigger candy to give them and we are making them little gifts from us. We are going to make booklets with the four bible verses in them and then have a little note from us on the back, I am really excited to be able to pour into their lives at such a young age!!

Guatemala

So I have already been here for two months and have got to do a lot of things.

Recap:

· Street/Door to Door ministry

· Dramas

· Feeding the homeless and children

· Construction

· Classes

· Furniture factory – made a table and five beds and little nick nacks

· Made and took school bags to children

· Cleaned the team center for the next arriving mission teams

This week was a normal no outreach week. One reason for that was we did construction all last week and because it was the third month we switched ministry jobs. I am no longer in the factory. Now I am in the kitchen. I will have to wake up at 5:30 every morning and start cooking by 6:00.

Starting on Monday everyone will have to wake up at 5 or 5:15 and start walking by 5:30. We will walk for a half hour and each week we will be adding bricks to our back packs. We are going to be preparing for our back pack hike which will be taking place at the end of April!

Once again thank you all for your prayer and support!!

Attached are some pictures of construction week