Sunday, December 14, 2008
In Guatemala....
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We arrived safe and sound yesterday - no trouble with flights or transferring, although from Houston to Guatemala City, the plane was FULL - many Guatemalans come home for Christmas, and you could tell most of the people on the plane were really excited to see family and be home. It was neat to see. Traffic was crazy, even more than typical in Guatemala City, with roads blocked off, new construction, and unique Christmas celebrations. We saw Catholic churches preparing for Advent celebration by laying out on the street a pathway made of sawdust, that then they will cover with very ornate decorations with pine needles or poinsettias - really beautiful.
Oscar and Telma - the native national directors of the Hearts for Heaven ministry - came over for dinner. It was so good to see them, especially their beautiful son Jonathan. They adopted Jonathan two Christmases ago, and in fact he was born on Christmas day. So this is a special time of year for them. He is growing and talking and running around kicking the soccer ball. We showed him Photo Booth on my laptop, and he loved it.
Roger and Beth absolutely LOVE board games, especially complicated ones like Settlers of Catan, and now their new favorite is Carcassone. So last night we taught Oscar and Telma, and I played along with Beth. It was fun trying to remember how to play, listening to directions in Spanish, having bi-lingual conversation and making simple jokes with Oscar. We went to bed fairly early, considering we gained an hour.
Kellye and I both had a really good night's sleep and this morning we'll be going to church. This afternoon we'll go to La Primavera, the feeding center located in the sqautter settlement here in Guatemala City. This is one my favorite places to visit as the kids are just beautiful and so much fun to play with. I'll try to post pictures and write a bit more of a response later today.
That's it for now - the wireless here is really good, so I'll try to give detailed updates, as well as more personal reflections in the days to come. For a few days I may be offline while we are traveling south to other villages. I may also try to post short videos, since I'll be shooting and uploading footage every day.
We arrived safe and sound yesterday - no trouble with flights or transferring, although from Houston to Guatemala City, the plane was FULL - many Guatemalans come home for Christmas, and you could tell most of the people on the plane were really excited to see family and be home. It was neat to see. Traffic was crazy, even more than typical in Guatemala City, with roads blocked off, new construction, and unique Christmas celebrations. We saw Catholic churches preparing for Advent celebration by laying out on the street a pathway made of sawdust, that then they will cover with very ornate decorations with pine needles or poinsettias - really beautiful.
Oscar and Telma - the native national directors of the Hearts for Heaven ministry - came over for dinner. It was so good to see them, especially their beautiful son Jonathan. They adopted Jonathan two Christmases ago, and in fact he was born on Christmas day. So this is a special time of year for them. He is growing and talking and running around kicking the soccer ball. We showed him Photo Booth on my laptop, and he loved it.
Roger and Beth absolutely LOVE board games, especially complicated ones like Settlers of Catan, and now their new favorite is Carcassone. So last night we taught Oscar and Telma, and I played along with Beth. It was fun trying to remember how to play, listening to directions in Spanish, having bi-lingual conversation and making simple jokes with Oscar. We went to bed fairly early, considering we gained an hour.
Kellye and I both had a really good night's sleep and this morning we'll be going to church. This afternoon we'll go to La Primavera, the feeding center located in the sqautter settlement here in Guatemala City. This is one my favorite places to visit as the kids are just beautiful and so much fun to play with. I'll try to post pictures and write a bit more of a response later today.
That's it for now - the wireless here is really good, so I'll try to give detailed updates, as well as more personal reflections in the days to come. For a few days I may be offline while we are traveling south to other villages. I may also try to post short videos, since I'll be shooting and uploading footage every day.
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ahh I"m so jealous of you guys! I wish i was spending my break in Guatemala! I pray you guys have an awesome time but I"m sure you will anyway!
Grace to you,
Mosley
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