Our visit with Daniel and his family was too short (like all of our visits with him are!), but we end today feeling like we did what we came here to do. Daniel’s uniform is ordered. and he’s enrolled in a seemingly great school (run by compassionate nuns) that will send us emails and updates. […]
Tag: Guatemala Trip
Pretzels and Prayer (by Rachael)
Even though this has been a relatively “easy” and relaxed week compared to some of our other trips, I’m exhausted. Thankfully, this morning was somewhat restorative. We went to one of the bigger churches here in Guatemala City, Casa de Dios. And when I say “bigger,” I don’t mean 1,000 people. I mean 25,000. We […]
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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. […]
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Strength Day at Elisa Martinez (Nate)
Even though the morning was relatively relaxed compared to the previous days and we got to sleep in a little, Rachael did not feel well for breakfast and the drive to meet the translators. Please pray for Rachael and our baby that they would be well and that Chris & Christy would not get sick […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Things are always changing in Guate.
As I was sitting in the front seat of the van this morning, I realized that, after seven trips, parts of Guatemala have become very familiar to me—the friends we see, the van we ride in, the volcanoes we pass, the communities we drive through, the routes we take. They’ve become so familiar that they’re […]
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Trip 2 of 2010
We’re here! Today was a remarkably easy and peaceful travel day. It was so remarkably easy that it’s almost too boring to write about; however we wanted to let everyone know that 1.) we made it and 2.) we have Internet access so we will be updating the blog. Tomorrow morning we’ll visit one of […]
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Waffles and Spaghetti-Guatemala Day 3
This morning, we had the honor of eating breakfast at our friend Berta’s house. She welcomed us into her home, introduced us to her little dog, showed us her fantastic shoe collection, and fed us a feast. I don’t think it’s too much of a stretch to say that you haven’t truly lived until you’ve […]
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Saturday with Orphans (by Nate)
Usually, I think of Saturday as a relaxing and restorative day, but I realize that relaxing on the weekend is a luxury not everyone can afford. Today, a woman who cares for the younger orphans shared with us that she works Monday through Saturday at two jobs to take care of her four children. Oh, […]
