Thursday in Guate, Guate, Guatemala!

Hola! It is Thursday evening as I write this. How did that happen? We are all hard at work down here, continuing the school sink project, the Christmas food baskets, and the high efficiency wood stove project. Today at the school, a large group of children gathered. The kids were a bit shy at the beginning of the week, but we ended today with a rousing game of ring-around-the-rosy, which was pretty amazing with more than 50 children! I think they are warming up to us now.

It was a day of firsts for some team members, as we shifted around teams, to make sure everyone was able to experience the joy of helping to construct a life-changing stove, or the fun of shovel-mixing cement, or the fulfillment of packaging food staples for Christmas surprises. I am certain that everyone has tried something new on this trip, be it cutting rebar, riding in the back of a pick up truck, laying tile, speaking a new language, or having their white hair stroked by a curious child.

Words for today:

Instructional

Community

Smiles

Teamwork

Ring-around-the-rosy

Niños, Niños, Niños

Worn-out

Love

Work

Tired

Balance

Chorizo!

Faces

Opportunity

Love

Keys

The scripture for today is:

Ecclesiastes 3:12

I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live.

We're doing all the good we can, here with Mission Guatemala. And we're being as happy as we can, too. We love you all!