Tuesday, January 22 Today we had two groups work at different places, the village in Alotenengo and the orphanage. I went with the group to the village. We finished the siding on the front of the houses, which also included putting in the door and window. While some worked on finishing all of the houses, others played with the many kids throughout the village. There were a group of kids that followed us from house to house playing games such as memory, jump rope, and catch. Though, it seemed like their favorite game is sneaking up from behind and tickling us. We left the village with many happy kids leaving behind plenty of toys, bracelets, and headbands for them to keep. After, we drove to a different part of the village to visit some of the families that had houses built for them last year. We were happy to see that the family was doing very well and the house looked nicely maintained. Once we got back to the mission house a small group of people went on a tour of the coffee farm. Paul, the owner of the farm and land, led us around showing us the plants and the coffee making process. He also showed us his garden full of Guatemalan plants, including orchids, banana trees, avocado trees, sugar cane, orange trees, and many colorful flowers. By the end of the tour it had become dark and we ended the night with dinner. The other group that went to the orphanage finished the concrete from the work they started last Saturday. The rest spent time with the babies and children. -Kara Berghuis