We had a great day yesterday. We had a wonderful breakfast fixed by our hostess Ginny then we went to a Guatamala Church, Sendero de la Cruz. We know the last word is cross. It was a great experience to see how the Guatemalans worship. They had about 30 minutes of just praising and singing before the church service. The service was about two hours in length. We spent the afternoon preparing a craft that will be used next week and unpacking and storing all the supplies we brought. We also rehearsed our faith lesson we will be teaching the children in the villages this week. The temperature was in the low 80's. We are a mile high here so it seems warmer. Connie And Greg visited their Quincy friend and family for dinner. The rest of the team remained at the mission house. Bedtime devotions were on Beautiful Feet, Romans 10:12-13.
Thursday, April 3 After breakfast and morning devotions, our group traveled to Amatitlan which is approximately 75 minutes from Groundwork Guatemala's house in Guatemala City. In the morning we split into two groups for home visits. One group went to the home of Dulce Marie, Pastor Steve's sponsor girl who is in fourth grade. The group was able to meet with her, her mother and two brothers. They learned about Dulce Marie and her family and shared more about Pastor Steve's family. The other group went to the home of the Keller's sponsor boy who is in second grade. They met with his mother, grandmother and sister since he was with his class on a field trip. Fortunately, he returned before our group left Amatitlan so the Kellers were able to meet Francisco. At both homes our groups shared Bible passages and their meanings as well as praying for the families for health and other issues for which they req...
You all have beautiful feet!
ReplyDelete'Sendero de la Cruz' means Path of the Cross
ReplyDelete