Lutheran Church of St John Groundwork Guatemala Mission

We have had another blessed day in sunny Guatemala!  This morning, we attended a spirit filled worship service.  We started with praise and prayer complete with singing and clapping with a full band, dancing and several singers. God was definitely in that worship!  A lay leader then presented the sermon. I understood only a few words of his speedy Spanish but he was very animated and had a such a good sense of humor, I felt so uplifted as if I understood the whole sermon!  The service lasted about two hours...about half of it was standing. This afternoon was spent unpacking, counting and putting away all of the donation items we brought from our generous congregation. (Thank you!)  We spent the remainder of the afternoon reorganizing, playing cards, plus several napped since we arrived so late last night. In the evening, we practiced our songs...in Spanish...and our lesson that we will share with the kids this week.  The theme of our lesson is John 3:16.  Pastor then led the group in

Well it was a long day, but uneventful.  That's always best when we travel.  We rolled into our home from the week about 12:30 am.  Everyone is tired from the long day, but excited at the same time.  We are getting settled into our rooms and getting ready for an amazing week.  Thanks for the prayers.  We will also be praying for you while we are gone.  Come back for more tomorrow.