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Tuesday

Today was our third day here in beautiful Guatemala. We began our day bright and early with breakfast just the way we like it at 7 o'clock! We had a lovely (very long) morning devotion led by Manuel, one of the Guatemalan missionaries. We left the house and started our hour long journey to El Rincon, or The Corner. We met Carlos, a man who experienced God's mercy throughout his entire life. We were blessed to use their new and improved "bathroom." We went back to the corner and split into several groups and went on some house visits. There was one visit with a family whose daughter is sponsored by someone from our congregation. Her family's story was simply amazing, and her faith in the Lord is so strong. It was so amazing getting to connect with the young girl and getting to talk to her and pray with her. After the home visits we shared our faith lesson with the kids and played with them a little bit. They were very well behaved and very sweet and fun to work with. After the faith lesson we loaded up the van and drove home to a wonderful dinner of taco soup. After dinner we had a wonderful devotion led by Pastor Steve talking about how Jesus is "the gate" to heaven. Some of us then got very emotional while talking with our partners about taking things for granted and what we are thankful for back home. We ended the devotion by praying with our partners about all of the things we are thankful for. Us girls ended the night with our evening squats joined by our special guest Bill (pictures to come).
Very Gracious but missing our Starbucks,
Maggie, Katy, and Isabella

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