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Today was a long day for our group. Breakfast at 6:00 AM and in the van and on our way to Buena Vista village by 7:00 A.M.  Buena Vista is on the costal plain, approaching the Pacific Ocean, about a two hour drive from Guatemala City.  The main "street" in the village is an old railroad bed minus the tracks.  The people live in makeshift housing, on a gentle decline along the tracks.  Many of the men work in the nearby sugar cane fields.

Groundwork Guatemala visits this village once a week.  The adults have prayer and scripture lessons.  Pastor Steve shared his message in Spanish.  We divided into smaller groups, accompanied by our Guatemalan missionaries and visited people in their homes.  The memories from those visits with young mothers, children, the disabled and even the dying will be a lifelong blessing to us.  We had PB&J sandwiches and chips for lunch, then we did our Good Samaritan story, singing, memory work and crafts with 88 children.  Afterwards we packed up the vans and returned safely to Guatemala City.

At dinner we shared some of our experiences at Buena Vista and we look forward to sharing with you too, when we return home.

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  1. UnknownApril 3, 2014 at 9:35 AM

    "Neither be called teachers, for you have one Teacher, the Christ. The greatest among you shall be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted." Matthew 23:10-12

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