Week 2
¡Hola!
Sorry for the delayed updates, but here's a quick recap of what our second week in Guatemala looked like: We started this week of by celebrating Ben's birthday on Monday. It was a great time of just being together and enjoying each other's company. We made him a cake that had candles that wouldn't blow out, did a little decorating with balloons, and even had homemade guacamole!
Sorry for the delayed updates, but here's a quick recap of what our second week in Guatemala looked like: We started this week of by celebrating Ben's birthday on Monday. It was a great time of just being together and enjoying each other's company. We made him a cake that had candles that wouldn't blow out, did a little decorating with balloons, and even had homemade guacamole!
The next day, Sarah and Beka's house and Kaley and Ben's house got to go to the Megapaca, which has go karts, miniature golf, and roller skating. It's basically the Guatemalan version of a Boomers. The event was put on by the team that was here this past week, City Crossroads, a church from Indiana. Their despedida (goodbye party) was on Thursday (as most despedidas are), where they ordered a ton of pizza and different houses performed choreographed dances to whatever song they chose.
But Friday was our big outing to Antigua! Everyone had to be ready to leave by 6:15 AM and then we went for nice hour and a half drive on the bus. When we arrived in Antigua, we were able to split up into different groups and find a place for breakfast. Most of the team was scheduled to do salsa dancing at 11 AM, which took an hour. Another good number of the group was scheduled to take another hour and a half drive to Pacaya Volcano and do that hike at 1 PM. Those who didn't hike continued to explore Antigua and a couple of people even did a cooking class. For the volcano explorers, the first part of the hike was a little difficult. Before you got to the actual volcano part, it was a never-ending uphill walk with horse poop everywhere, nothing but dirt and ash to walk on, and annoying men asking if you wanted to rent a horse for 200 Quetzals every five minutes. But everyone would say that once they were on the volcano, it was totally worth it. The guide would dig up rocks that were hot from the magma and toss them around. He also gave everyone sticks and people were able to roast marshmallows from the heat of the magma. How many people can say they've hiked a volcano, let alone, roasted marshmallows on one? It was definitely a long day for everyone, but much needed and enjoyed.
The next day, we were all able to attend a wedding that was at the orphanage. The old director's son was getting married and the whole orphanage was invited to it. It was a sweet time and fun to experience a wedding in a different country/culture. The ceremony was nice and the worship songs we sang were ones that most of us knew. We even sang one in English. The food was great and it was all prepared by the lovely women who serve us our meals every day. They work so hard and always do it with a smile on their face. The only downfall (for some) was that there wasn't any dancing. We've been told that dancing isn't approved? Who knows, but it was still a good time.
We finished off our weekend by watching The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe on Sunday after church. Taylor and Aubrey hadn't seen it yet. Aubrey loved the beavers. Later that night, we made a campfire outside with some worship music on the guitar and headlamps... and more card games of course. A new team also just came in... it should be an interesting week!
Prayer Requests:
- Team health (some people are still getting sick!)
- Grace, patience and love for new teams that are coming and going
- Working in our houses in building relationships with all the children and staff here
*Pictures by Sarah, Aubrey, Ellie, and Heather
Comments
William Meyer
07/08/2012
Wonderful to see what the Westmont Team is doing. Rebekah is our granddaughter.
07/08/2012
Wonderful to see what the Westmont Team is doing. Rebekah is our granddaughter.