Wow, where do we begin . . .we woke up to a beautiful day! It is cooler here than what we expected it to be. No humitity, just gorgeous 70+ degrees. We went to church this morning with Jose, and the presence of God was so very real! It is wonderful to feel God so close when you are so far out of your comfort zone, yet worshipping with beautiful people in another language you don't even understand. We serve an amazing God!!
The one request that Cristian had before coming on this trip, was to go back and visit the orphanage he was adopted from. Today after church Jose took us back to that location. The orphanage is no longer there, and the current owners of the building were not home but we were able to take pictures outside.
Jose took us down to the market where we walked around experiencing all the sights, sounds, and smells of a typical Sunday in Guatemala. It was so very interesting, and the kids were amazed to enjoy some Guatemalan culture! There was a juggler on the street entertaining people, so as we walked by him he immediately picked me out of the crowd and came over and asked me to marry him. It has been our joke all day long!! Obviously, I couldn't speak spanish (which he didn't know at first) so Jose had to translate for me which made the whole situation even funnier! We then went to this very nice resturant in a beautiful hotel which had so much history. The food was amazing!
After scouting out the park where we are taking the kids from the ministry tomorrow, we came home for a much needed nap! :>) We took some time this evening to plan our day for tomorrow. Cristian and Johann (Jose's brother who is 12 yrs. old) are leading the devotional time with the kids at the park in the morning. Cristian is sharing a devotional that God has placed on his heart, while Johann is translating for him. Cristian and Johann have become very good friends and it is so awesome to watch God bond these two boys together!
Good-night from Guatemala and a team that can't wait to see what God is going to do tomorrow!
Marie Groves
