Today was a busy, yet fulfilling, day. We started out with devotions bright and early! Tico, who works for Grace Ministries, was our leader of devotions this morning. He focused on Mark 10:45, which states, "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." He explained that we come here with the hopes of blessing Guatemalan's with our service, yet we often leave feeling as though they blessed us more than we have blessed them. So far, that has been a true and humbling experience for us.
After devotions, most of us took off in the vans towards the village we have been working in the past week, while a few others went to the market to purchase housewarming gifts for Dedication Day, which will be on Wednesday. We have to finish building the last of the 12 houses, pour concrete for two houses, and put the fronts on six more houses. While building the first house of the day, we had an unexpected, adorable visitor. He is shown below. We named him Carl, and the family of the house plans to keep him (after they asked if we brought it with us).
After building houses, we went to the church in the village for VBS. We decorated the coat of many colors with just short of 100 kids, after singing songs and listening to a Bible story. After VBS, we set up for food distribution. As a first timer in Guatemala (Lauren), that was a really awesome experience for me. 150 families came through for food and supplies. We told every family, "Dios te bendiga," which means, "God bless you." We were given lots of hugs and "muchas gracias" in return. The gratitude of everyone who came through was incredible. If anyone felt as if they hadn't done anything meaningful enough on this trip, food distribution changed that and helped show us that God brought us here for more reasons than one.
We finished off the day with a wonderful dinner and delicious dessert made by Sandie, Lynelle, (and Morgan today). Now we are playing games, sharing stories, and settling in for the night.
Thank you all for your continued prayers and support. Please pray that we have a great last few days here and that God works through us in many more incredible ways. Please continue to keep Donna's sister, Linda, in your prayers. Donna told us that the antibiotics appear to be doing what they should be doing, but continued prayers are appreciated for a complete and quick recovery!!
-Nick DeVries and Lauren Myers
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PS-This picture is for Grandpa DeVries!
You can put us to work when we get back :)
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