Final thoughts

The 2014 Guatemala Team with the Fuego volcano in the background

It was a great week! We are blessed to be able to serve in Guatemala on behalf of New Hope Church. We built some good relationships with the local churches and look forward to developing those further in the future. Kids Alive Guatemala is doing an amazing work, please continue to pray for the staff and kids there. Thank you for your prayers and support for this ministry. Praise God for all the answered prayers - all the glory goes to Him!

Safely Home

We arrived safely back in Minneapolis at 4:30 pm on Monday. After a week of warmer temperatures in Guatemala we were not looking forward to returning to the MN winter. We were surprised to be met with a temperature of 52 degrees and melting snow - not too bad! All our luggage arrived back safely - well, except for one.....but we think everything was still there :-)

Day of rest (and fun)

We had a very busy week and were glad for a day on Sunday to rest and recover. In the morning we enjoyed a great service at Galilea church in San Lucas. After lunch at Pollo Campero we returned to the Oasis for a relaxing afternoon. A group went out to the village of Chicoman while others stayed at the Oasis to play with the girls. In the evening we were invited to dinner with the older girls at Casa Esther. While there we shared a meal, played some games, celebrated Lisa and Kyle's birthdays and exchanged gifts. It is cool to see these girls growing up, now living independently and returning to us some of the love that has been shown to them over the years.

Sunday Pics