Thursday, July 5, 2007

What an emotional day! Loaded all the care packages and headed off to camp. Kids were excited and finally comfortable with us being there. Tita said one girl said she was so sad. When Tita asked to tell her the story why she said " the gringos are here for only a few days and then they leave" The final day in the school went great with lots of hugs, kisses, and tears. Lots of pictures were taken except of Sherrie and Steve:) At lunch we all met together and Tita shared her story. After this Megan, Matt, Jeff,and Sue shared their testimonies with the teachers. Work projects are nearly completed. We accomplished more than what was anticipated. Many will have new working bathrooms by the end of this week. Brad and Michelle spent the last 2 days painting the Bible verse(Micah 6:6-8) on the front of the school and some indoor painting projects. After the school alot of us passed out personal gifts to kids they connected with. Many more in home visits were made where your kids again prayed with/for families in there home. This was an extremely rewarding experience for most. We left la Limonada around 5 and hosted a pizza party/birthday party for Michael and Megan. The interpreters,Tita, Joel & family, and work project coordinators were all here. We had birthday cake with fake candles(they blew them all out) and a 4foot spiderman pinata. Joel was the one who finally busted it! After good byes to our visitors the guys started dropping one by one(they all began visiting the bathroom with some not making it that far. Not a pretty site!)Note it's just the guys! We are hoping everyone feels better by tomorrow when we leave for the Mayan Village and the lake. Joel and Marilyn will be coming with us. Oh, yesterday we were able to celebrate the 4th of July. There were fireworks at the Marriot across the street. The kids are now packing for the trip home and the lake. This might be the last entry depending on the hotel internet access. Continue to keep us in your prayers as we begin our trip home. Pray for health as we travel. Our yeah God's today: Most beautiful day of the week so far, Hearing Tita's story, the week's progress on work projects and the success of the Bible camp, God stretching us, Megan, Matt, Jeff, and Sue's testimonies, and the blessing the people in la Limonada gave us. , oh yeah pizza!Love you all!

6 comments:

Kaily said...

Thanks for all the blogs that you all did and for all the pictures!! I hope that your travel home goes well!! we will be keeping you all in our prayers!! What an amazing week you had!!! God worked through you all and it is shown just by the pictures and the blogs!! Yeah God!!! Love you all!!!!!

Pastor Rich said...

Pastort Rich says. . . I'm praying that you will all be healthy as you get ready to travel back to the USA.
Hey Jeff I saw the caption under a pictuire of you,
"all the girls loved him". . . of course. The pics of all of you with the kids were awesome. . . I'll bet you all feel very blessed. I'm praying for your safe return. Remember, God loves you and so do I!

Unknown said...

hello everyone! it is wonderful to hear how you are all doing, it all sounds amazing. i can't wait to hear more stories!

tell my dad (rod) that the softball game ended with a final score of 32 to 4. The victory going to Maranatha!

Larry and Linda Hoogerhyde said...

Blessings to you all as you prepare to leave. We pray for a safe trip home and look forward to hearing from you when you return.
Happy Birthday, Megan!!
Our love to you all.

Nancy said...

Hi to all,
Thanks for all the blogs. You did a great and awesome job for the Lord. Take good care of Jasmine as she is very special to me. Will pray for a safe and uneventful trip home.
Nancy Hoekstra

susandavedv said...

What an amazing week! We are so proud of all of you. The daily blogs and pictures were awesome! Your hard work and willingness to be, as Pastor Rich said, "Jesus with clothes on" to the Guatemalan people has been a blessing to witness, even if only through the internet. We can't wait to hear your testimonies and stories when you all get home!
Matthew, we are so proud of you! We've been praying that the Holy Spirit would be at work on your life this week...and in the lives of all of you!
We will pray that whatever was ailing the guys has passed! We'll be praying for safe travel and will be eager to greet your bus early Sunday morning!
We love you all so very much!
Yeah God!
Love,
-dave and sue dv
P.S. Ryan...You will continue to be in our prayers as you continue your stay in Guatemala! Blessings to you! :)