Monday:

This morning we got to hear one of our great friends, Tiko, speak for devotions. He brought up a story about when he went to the U.S. and realized how boring our driving was compared to the driving in Guatemala. Until he could not find his exit and had to pull over and nearly died in a car accident. The purpose for this story was to show us that we need to live every moment for Christ.

With this in mind we started off our day. We again were fazed with two choices; Six people could go to the market to buy food and other things for house dedications, which we will do Wednesday, and the rest of us got to go to the village. We were almost able to complete all of the houses except some cement and half of a house.

We had to leave the village at about 2:30 in order to make it to the food distribution near Antigua. When we got there we were invited to the children's worship where we sang songs in Spanish with the kids. After that we set up different stations in the Church, Iglesia Tirando Lareo, each having their own type of food or supplies. These were distributed between 150 families from the area. There were many hugs, kisses and warm wishes between us. After the food was given out, the praise team from the Church sang us a few songs, then we sang "My Friends May You Grow In Grace," with the Church council. Tears were shed and good-byes were said as we headed back to the mission house.

1 Samuel 12:24 "Only fear the Lord, and serve Him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done fore you."

1 Corinthians 1:26 "Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by many humans standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth."

~Shared by Maddie Barber and Erika Hulst