This morning we had a new and interesting experience: we went to the dump. The big dump in the middle of the city is a pseudo-city that supports 11,000 people and is the size of twenty seven football fields. Our wonderful friend, Berta, now works for a ministry that serves the dump scavengers. Her ministry, […]
Category: Casa Bernabe
Toy Story 3 with Casa Samuel (by Rachael)
Today was a fun day. We had a relaxing breakfast with Christy and Chris, and then headed straight to Casa Bernabe to pick up the 23 people from Casa Samuel (Daniel’s home) that were coming with us to see Toy Story 3. The kids in this home are amazing. They were calm, quiet, and polite. […]
First Day in Guatemala (Nate)
Although I won’t expect it to happen again, they held our connecting flight in Houston even though our first flight was delayed. Thanks, Continental Airlines! Customs was a breeze even though we came through with 144 pairs of new, identical sunglasses for the kids. No officials searching for bribes. Thanks to God and all the […]
A Day with Daniel at Casa Bernabe (by Rachael)
The last day of our group trips is for relaxing and recharging. Our team did that in Antigua. Nate and I did that by spending time at Danni’s home, Casa Bernabe. A new friend. Sara, arranged for us to spend the morning at the baby home, Casa Angelitos. This home has about 18 babies and […]
I’m the lucky one (by Rachael)
Here in Guatemala, our team starts each morning with a devotion. This morning, I shared a little bit about our fundraising “saga.” As many of you know, we asked for help raising money for this trip. I hate asking for money. But a good friend reminded me that fundraising isn’t about writing a great letter […]
Visit with Danni and Tour of “La Ciudad de los Niños” (by Rachael)
Today was a nice change of pace from the past few days. We woke up late, had cake for breakfast (happy birthday, Adam!), and prayed together around the table. Around 11, we dropped Shawn, Wendy, Jody, and Adam off at the airport. Although their flight was delayed, they should be landing in Indy tonight. Daniel […]
We made it!
To our great surprise, we found out that arrangements had been made for us to visit Danni’s home (Casa Bernabe) yesterday afternoon. After a quick lunch at Pollo Campero, the six of us, Berta (from Buckner), and approximately six hundred pounds of luggage rolled into CB in our big van. We saw Danni immediately. I […]