Every person that I have met who has been to Guatemala warned me that I would never want to leave. I figured at the book end of two weeks, I would disagree.  As we wrap up our time in San Pedro however, I already feel homesick for this beautiful place. The moments that I have experienced here are sure to stay with me forever. San Pedro is such an awe inspiring town that no amount of staring at pictures could have prepared me for. Each building is unique and absolutely bursting with color. My team jokes that I’m so surprised because I’m Canadian and all I see is fresh white snow,...

So… The moment you’ve all been waiting for! Just kidding, but this is my first update from Guatemala!  So I figured I’d give you a summary of the best things we did each day so you aren’t reading for hours on end. And I’m sharing a prayer I wrote in my journal yesterday.  Friday, July 1: As most of you know, I left for training camp, and I ate my last southern food for the month at Bojangles for lunch, met the most amazing team of 26 students and 4 leaders, made a new best friend Maggie, and enjoyed my first night sleeping in a 7-person tent, which we...

The Guatemala 4 week team has been all kinds of busy! We spend a couple of days teaching English and biblical principles in schools, we visited an orphanage and played with the children there. It was hard for everyone to say goodbye to them but we managed    We also had the opportunity to go on a few home visits in the town of Santa Maria. We learned a lot about Guatemalan culture during that experience, and we were able to give food to and pray for the families.   Today some of our team went to hike Pacaya, a volcano near Antigua. The rest of us have been exploring markets and...

Our days in Guatemala have been some of my favorite in my life. I have found myself laughing uncontrollably with people I only met a week ago. Leaving these people and this country will definitely not be easy. Driving to San Pedro was filled with laughter and looking at all the beautiful scenery. It took each and every one of our breaths away. On the first full day here in San Pedro we all got together and started planning our VBS program for all the different churches we would go to in the next couple of weeks. We also got to plan a radio show because yes, our team was on the radio in Guatemala...

They actually arrived late last night to their host ministry.  Their flight had been delayed by two hours.  Their leaders said that they are getting settled in.  

The Guatemala 2 week team is safely settled in San Pedro for the night. After an early morning and long day of travel (with beautiful views and twisting, curvy roads), we arrived in San Pedro, grabbed some dinner, and are now settling in for a good night’s rest before tomorrow’s ministry.