Our last trip to visit Daniel was November of last year (2011). Since then, we’ve had precious few updates on how he’s doing now that he’s living with his family and going to school in his hometown. A month or so ago, we received word that he was living with his mom (rather than the […]
Tag: Guatemala
Pacaya Ate My Tennis Shoes (by Rachael)
What did we do for our fourth anniversary? Oh, you know, the usual–climbed an active volcano, stuck our head in the crater, barely avoided a deadly avalanche.. Climbing Pacaya Volcano–July 2009 If you happen to be in Guatemala during your fourth anniversary (and you think like Nate) then you might as well celebrate your years […]
A Promise Kept
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Anniversary, Antigua, and Alejandra (by Rachael)
Today is our 5th anniversary! To celebrate, we took Chris and Christy to Antigua. Berta scheduled a coffee plantation tour for us at 9:00 in the morning; however, because of a rock slide, we got stopped in stalled traffic and missed our appointment. Ahh, the joys of driving in Guatemala! We quickly rearranged our schedule […]
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 […]
Poo-Laundry, Conversations, and Our Last Day (Nate)
Our morning started with a continuation of yesterday morning’s work: helping with the house chores. Yesterday we had one group folding clean laundry and another mopping floors. Today there was still a group folding clean laundry, but the rest of us were sorting dirty clothes. We separated the whites, darks, bedding and la popa (a.k.a […]
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 […]
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 […]