Sunday - Fiesta with the girls

What an incredible day we’ve had! Sunday in Guatemala is a wonderful blessing! We awoke to a clear morning with our first glimpse of the volcano out our window. And though we had a later breakfast/gathering time planned, everyone was awake early, fully rested and full of excitement for our day. We attended the Nazaret Church along with the girls from the Oasis and as always, the experience of worshiping in a different culture was beautiful. God is the same in any language!

We have to say, however, that the highlight of our day was an afternoon picnic with “the girls” we have come to love! We did some face painting and press on tattoos while others prepared the meal. Kyle and his crew worked hard and early on a fabulous hamburger, potato salad, watermelon and chips extravaganza! We grilled about 100 hamburgers, wondering if 40 girls and staff could possibly consume them. No problem! They were good little eaters, many returning for seconds! But best of all, once they had all been served, they got up from their seats and jumped behind the serving table, insisting on serving us, long before they had even eaten their food! We really enjoyed a relaxing time eating and talking with them.

Randy was in charge of the “carnival” portion of the day. He had prepared several relay races and super fun games with shaving cream, a piñata, water balloons and lots of sugar! We laughed and cheered and played like a big crazy family together!

It was a great day to get reacquainted and start out our week! But we’re really eager to get to work tomorrow!