It was a beautiful day to go into the village to build houses and do VBS with the local children. We are making good progress on building the houses. We have had a lot of help from the families that we are building the houses for this week. It has been wonderful getting to know the families. Laura and I had some assistance building windows and doors from Loretta. She was so excited to use the drill. Her smile said it all!
VBS went well today. It was a smaller group of about 25 kids but I understand that Jamie and his guitar were a big hit.
Paige M. and Irene had the wonderful experience of being invited into a home to make salsa and tortillas and then go on to pick coffee beans with them. Again, the smiles said it all!
From the sounds of all the chatter in the van on the way home, it was a very good day.
By Paige TeHennepe
Some of the team had the opportunity to go to Love the Child Orphanage today. We were able to meet Cheryl who heads up the orphanage of 47 children, three and under who have been abandoned. We heard her love and compassion for every child who is under her care. We were able to spend time loving on the children.
Cheryl needed help getting ready for an inspection, so the ladies painted a fence around the children's play area. The men cleaned up the new building site by cutting up some tree trunks. They rolled them down the steep road while trying to control and brace them. Then they chopped the logs into firewood.
It was a great day to do some work for them, and see how well the children are cared for. The weather was sunny and fairly cool.
As always, we were thankful for a safe trip through the interesting roads here in Guatemala. We certainly have so very much to be thankful for. God has truly blessed us all so much!!
By Brian Popma and Connie Vunderink
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