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Travel Day
Our group of 6 left Chicago early this morning.  We had a safe and uneventful day of travel, flying through Miami.  We finally arrived in Guatemala about one this afternoon.  After taking a while to clear immigration and customs, we met up with Kevin Holmes and our driver Manuel who brought us to our home for the week.  We took the afternoon to get settled into our surroundings, unpack our donations and organize the tools we will be using for the week.  We are tired from a day of travel and hope to sleep well tonight.  Tomorrow the ladies will stay at the house to help the missionaries with various projects.  The guys will head down to the coastal plain and the small village of Buena Vista.  There we will start to build a shelter that will be used to house their weekly medical clinic.  We are not quite sure what to expect when we arrive there or exactly how long things might take, so come back often to hear our updates.  Please hold us up in your prayers and the ongoing work of Groundwork Guatemala. 

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