Back in Guatemala!

Well, we all made it safely to Guatemala City, Guatemala and made the drive to Chimaltenango shortly after. I had the privilege of flying separate from the rest of the group along with Robby and Roxanne going through Atlanta. We decided that we like smaller groups when flying. It just makes things a lot easier. I didn't get much sleep the night before so I slept as much as I could on the planes and on our layover. Once we made it in Guatemala City, we were looking for the rest of the group (they said they would wait for us), but apparently they had left. We stood outside the airport for about 30 minutes waiting for someone to come pick us up. Eventually a Guatemalan drove up in a truck and honked and waved at us, so we assumed (and hoped) that he was there to pick us up. Luckily Roxanne is pretty fluent in Spanish, so she got things figured out. We met up with the rest of the group at a mall in Chimaltenango and exchanged money and ate at Pollo Campero. After more naps and some orientating, some Catchphrase and showers, just about everyone went to bed around 9. Since they don't do Daylight Savings here, it gets dark earlier than we're used to, so it seemed a lot later.

After eating a hearty breakfast, we're about to have a time of worship before we all head to the village to work building houses and ministering to people today. Pray for safety and opportunities to share God's love with the people here. More blogs to come.

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