VBS Guatemala 2 week

Yesterday we went to Escuela Oficial Rural Mixta Bella Vista. We had to hike off-road through a forest. We arrived at the school and started VBS with songs in English and Spanish. After, we did a skit, colored, and played games. While we were there, I met an 8 year old girl and we played with a beach ball for most of the time. Seeing how the language barrier between her and me didn’t effect our friendship we made was awesome. It’s amazing to see how much the kids appreciated us spending some time with them.   

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A Recap: Guatemala 2 Week

Here is a photo recap of our time at Training Camp and a few days in Guatemala! We spent time in worship in the morning and evening! Our team worked on the low ropes course in the spider web! This was challenging! We also went through a variety of sessions and teachings to prepare us for the field. We even crossed the river as a team builder! On Monday morning, at 3am, we loaded up and headed to the airport for our flight! After our flight to Florida, we finally landed in Guatemala and our team made it quickly through security and into Guatemala! Our first meal in Guatemala: We traveled...

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Day 2 in Guatemala

Vacation Bible study in San Pedro   “It was a new experience for us today with Vacation Bible School. We built relationships with people who don’t speak our language. We sang songs about Jesus. My favorite part: I loved getting to use what little Spanish I had to connect with the kids.” -Karah  “There was something special about the kids today. I met a little boy name Lou. At first, he came up to Alyssa and me just smiling. Then later he came back to ask for help to color his picture. Then somehow, he became attached to us. It was great to have someone who...

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