If you hear reports on the news of an earthquake in Guatemala we want you all to know we are safe. About 6:30 this morning we were waking up, getting ready for the day, sitting and visiting when the earth started to shake. It shook quite hard for about 30 seconds. Some in our group jumped under the bed to be safe. Some sat around and talked about how hard the earth was shaking. Harrison blamed Steve for shaking the bunk bed to try and get him up. And Hayden was the only one who didn't feel it because he was still sound asleep. There was no damage here in Guatemala City and we are all OK, although a few people had rattled nerves. We heard news reports that is was a 6.7 centered south and west of where we are located. We have seen some pictures of minor damage in some places. We pray that there will be no loss of life and that God would protect His people. Earthquakes always remind me of Psalm 46:1. "God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth give way and the mountain fall into the heart of the sea." It is a reminder for us that when life is out of control and the earth is shaking under our feet with no power to stop it, we have a refuge in God. He has the power to stop the shaking or to stop the shaking in our heart, therefore we will not fear. Pray for our day as we share that message of hope with those that may still be a bit rattled from the earthquake.
Sunday, January 17, 2016 Today was a very relaxing day compared to yesterday. We woke up around 8:30 and got ready for church before breakfast at 9:00. After breakfast we finished getting ready and had a few minutes of downtime before we left for church at around 10:15. We got to church safe and sound thanks to our awesome driver Manuel. At church we got to sing some songs that we know, just not in our native language. The message was very good, coming from Nehemiah chapter 9:1-38. After church we visited with Carlos and his oldest daughter. Then when we got home we ate a delicious lunch of grilled cheese and organized all of the donations. Thank you SOO much to everyone who donated something to this trip, it will be used for great things! After organizing the donations the ladies spent some time getting crafts ready for the kids to do during their faith lessons later in the week. Then we had about 2 hours of downtime to nap and reorganize our bags. I spent some quality time with...
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