I can’t believe we’re already 5 days in! The trip thus far has been eye-opening, enjoyable and growing. The remainder of our trip we will be in the Atitland region both doing construction and organizing a VBS for kids in the region.
We left Antigua late New Years afternoon to head back to where we have been staying in Guatemala City with Tony and Andrea. Last night we spent the evening there packing up our bags for the 5 hour trip to the Atitland region.
We had an awesome worship time together last night, a perfect breath of fresh air.
Shannon talked to us about breathing in the peaceful air of Christ, the one who gave us the breath of life. He reminded us that God is the one who gave us the ability to live and breathe. He shared Genesis 2:7: “So the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and man became a living being.” He told us to keep in mind that the only reason we have breath in the first place is because our might God gave it to us. He also reminded that since it was our might God who has given us breath, that this breath is sacred, holy, and full of peace. He encouraged us to grant ourselves moments during the day to breathe in deep and drink in who God is.
We did just that.
Each of us took a few minutes to communicate to one another what the Lord is stirring in our hearts during the trip. I found each and everyone’s answers encouraging. There were common themes in what each of us said. All of us bragged on one another and how well each of us gets along. Thank you for your prayers for team unity. We seem to all be enjoying each other’s presence. I feel I’m making lasting friendships; what a blessing…an awesome gift from God. It reminds me of what Robby and Ben shared with the kids from the orphanage our second day here in Guatemala. If you remember me sharing, they talked about how the body of Christ is meant to be a family, one with many different members with varying personalities and gifts. We are finding and seeing the beauty in what that means. A lot of us also talked about how the children from the orphanage’s joy was so apparent and how greatly that ministered to us. Each of the kids were ecstatic to spend time with us. One woman told us that one of the children couldn’t not even sleep the night before in anticipation. The time we spend with the kids was so meaningful to them. It showed us that God’s intention for the life of his children is one full of “love, joy, peace…” These are things we had the privilege of seeing in these kids.
Yesterday was mostly a travel day. It took 5 hours of driving down long, meandering roads to get here. It is absolutely beautiful here. Our motel is right off the lake. I will post pictures soon J. When we arrived, the pastor we’ll be working with the remainder of the time showed us where we’ll be eating our meals and explained that we will be doing construction in the mornings and VBS in the afternoons.
We’ll be heading out for breakfast in about an hour before starting our day. Here are some things you can be praying for:
Continue to pray we would stay healthy. Robby was not feeling well yesterday
Pray for energy and that the love of Christ would shine from us to the people around us.
Love!
Michelle
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