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HUMID

September 16, 2011
Adventures
On the Field

Buenas! We arrived in Guate City on September 6th. It was such a beautiful weather. But after a 4 hour drive, we finally arrived to Puerto Barrios and it was HUMID. Our living situation is good — bunk beds and decent showers with occasional showering outside due to no electricity and too many girls going after 1 bathroom. But I LOVE it. I love not being in my comfort zone and living my life here in Puerto Barrios. It’s only been more than a week but we have gone to many places. From all the places we’ve gone, I can give you word snapshots of what Puerto Barrios looks...

TIG: This is Guatemala

September 15, 2011
Adventures
On the Field

When I heard we were going to visit the garbage dump to talk to the people who lived there, I was excited. Since this is my second time in Central America and having seen how much trash just lies around in the streets, I imagined houses being built from scrap metal right by the mounds of trash. What I saw was exactly what I imagined, but I was still surprised by the reality of it. Our friend Kevin (he is a 19 year old missionary from Guatemala who is living with us) told me that people live there because...

Just Google It.

September 15, 2011
Adventures
On the Field

The thing I miss most from home is not my car, books, or even my bed. It’s Google. Strange answer, I know, but that abundance of knowledge that was once so accessible now has becomes a once a week luxury. Instead of typing a question into the search bar, I find myself pausing. Thinking. Waiting. Trusting. I don’t have to Google it to know that the percent of knowledge I have acquired is miniscule. I suppose I could find out, if I really wanted to, the...

Hope Shines Through

September 15, 2011
Adventures
Field Support

Today we visited the garbage dumps. We were warned before going there that the stench can be overwhelming and that in a prior group a girl had fallen to her knees and almost lost it. It had been raining for a couple of days so the smell was subdued, but it was replaced with excessive amounts of mud. When we got there I was plagued with a mess of mixed emotions and thoughts. Are these not also beloved children of God? How it that I can be is so blessed with excessive amounts of comforts my entire life and there are people down here that are digging through rotten trash with hopes of...

He decidido seguira a Cristo

September 15, 2011
Adventures
Reflection

I’m pretty sure that I’ve learned more in the past week and a half about the power of prayer and the life of scripture than I have in thirteen years of Bible class. The Word of God has become alive to me and prayer has become essential in my every day. The only reason these things are true is become I have been continually becoming more aware that God needs to be tangible in my life if I’m going to get the most out of these next three months that I can. Being here has not been easy. It has been exciting and so fun at points, but not easy. I absolutely love my team; they...

Dios sana!

September 15, 2011
Adventures
Reflection

La Verdad no se donde empezar. Este viaje ha sido increible y al mismo tiempo super duro porque me he dado cuenta que tengo que dejar ir de tanto en mi vida. Primero solo quiero contarles de un dia que fuimos al mercado de Puerto Barrios a orar. Fuimos a orar por gent y una señora tenia un dolor de oido. Me dijo que le tenia much presion y que si porfavor podiamos orar por Ella! Oramos mis dos amigos y yo por Ella, y despues se Puso a llorar y me dijo que ya no le dolia! Y decia Gloria a Dios! Wow que nota es nuestro padre que quiere sanar a sus hijos:) me encanta eso!! Mas que nada...

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