May 20, 2007
In January, we were blessed by the arrival of our first work team in 2007! Westbrook Church (Wisconsin) sent ten people led once more by Amy and Bob Bickett. The others in this team were: Mickey and her daughter Stephanie, Bobby Jo and her son Taylor, Ed, Gary, Bethany and Lisa.
The team arrived Saturday night and headed out to Salquil Grande around 10 the next morning. At this time, there is a lot of construction going on around the Capital, so they were hit with that right off the bat; but, once they got far enough away, they were able to enjoy the sights and sounds of Guatemala. They arrived a bit later than we had planned for that evening and spent their initial time getting acclimated to their home for the week. Their homes (the second floor classrooms) tended to be a bit soggy during the week as there were several leaks in the roof at Light and Life school. We hope to have some folks come next year to replace the roof!
The team spent most of the week working on the hostel with Lap. Though the weather tried to hamper their progress with rain showers throughout the week, they were able to complete their task of getting the roof framed and up. They also spent one afternoon doing a VBS with the kids from the school. The kids and the leaders were all truly blessed with their time together.
On Wednesday night. Mike, Erick and the team hosted a dinner for the Mayor, the local clinic nurse, and pastors in the community. It was an opportunity to share what our hopes and dreams are for the widows and single mothers in Salquil, and express our prayer that they would want to work beside us to see it come to fruition. Mike and Erick were very encouraged by the evening and wished they had done this dinner sooner. We pray the Lord will use that evening to sow seeds that will have an impact there.
Dr. Erick also had a clinic open for those in need during the week, which was also a first for us. We felt it was an added blessing, and hope to do that more in the future as well.
The team finished off the week with a night in Antigua, a hot shower, bargain shopping and a nice dinner. They joined the ranks of all of our teams and hiked up Volcan Pacaya. For those of you who have had the chance to do it in the past.....you should see it now! You would almost not recognize the changes that have taken place! The team spent time hiking over cooled lava fields, while feeling the heat rising under them. Due to the time of day, they were not able to climb to the top, though it is not encouraged at this time due to all the activity at the there. I believe they all enjoyed their time right where they were!
We hope you enjoy the photos!
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