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Day 8 - Jocotillo

Today we had the opportunity to serve in a local village where several of the children at Casa Bernabé come from. It is always a hard day emotionally. The poorest of the poor in the US are rich in comparison to this community. About $4000 (U.S.) of our team budget went towards purchasing food for the people of Jocotillo. The Lord provided 20 bags of corn, 20 bags of beans, and 30 bags of rice. We then divided up the food into quantities to hand out for families. Each family got 5 pounds of each item. I was told a few years ago that it would feed a family of 4 for about a week. I’m not sure that is 100 percent accurate, but it seems like an educated figure. By our estimate, we handed out food to somewhere around 350 families. A set of house parents, Marlon and Analu, have always dreamt of running this ministry on a bigger scale. Marlon was always involved with doing this “on the side,” in addition to being a house parent. Due to recent health problems, they had to leave Casa Bernabé. Al...
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Day 7 PM - La Despedida

Each year the children give us a parting gift of a “Despedida” (Goodbye). They make the team cards, dance to songs, and bring people on stage to do games. What a beautiful display of gratitude is given to us by these special children…although it’s really us who should be thanking them for showing us God’s character throughout the week - kindness, humility, gentleness, strength, endurance, and so much more.
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Day 7 - Antigua

This morning we left at 5:30am (to beat the traffic!) for our excursion to Antigua. We started at Cerro de la Cruz with a devotional time and then headed to Finca Filadelphia for breakfast. It was delicious! There was an employee making tortillas by hand and she was so gracious to teach Hannah. Antigua is such a beautiful city and we had a lot of fun enjoying the culture, but to be honest, my hear was aching to be back at Casa Bernabé.
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Day 6

We spent a lot of the day cleaning up the NYE activities and finishing up projects. It was kind of a weird schedule this year because the next day was our excursion day and the day after that would be our day at Jocotillo. We kind of said our goodbyes to the kids because we weren’t sure what timing would look like for returning from the day trips.
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Day 5 - NYE

Yesterday was exhausting but amazing!!! It was go time for all of the preparations the team has done and I have to say it was the best year yet. Plans were executed smoothly and the stress seemed so much lower. Our team works together really well and people just tend to jump in. No one seems to stand around and wait to be told what to do…even the new team members. I think it’s really awesome! I was so thankful that we had a lull in the morning. I took advantage of the time and went to see my friend. One night we were here she left the house at night and no one could find her. Thankfully she came back. I can’t imagine the pain and mental illness she struggles with and how hard it must be for the house parents to deal with her violence and attitude. No matter how she expresses herself, her house parents love her unconditionally. They are patient and kind and demonstrate the love of Jesus with sincerity. For R’s quinceñera, I sent her a Bible, the fun book labels, and highlighters. I aske...
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Day 4

The food that they are making us is so incredibly delicious. The fruit and vegetables are so fresh. Breakfast was my favorite…French toast! Along with eggs and melon. For lunch we ate a special Guatemalan dish…but I forgot the name of it. For dinner we had chili and nachos. I’m not exactly sure what Timmy worked on today, but I know there was some basketball played with the boys. He’s going to be our lighting guy for the skit. Caleb was working on a bunch of electrical today, but has had an interesting experience trying to get things done the Guatemalan way by finding materials in various places around the orphanage and not having quite the right supplies. (Was going to catch up and finish this post this morning, but the days are all blending together and ai don’t remember what we did when! lol) One of my main rolls is skit leader for the NYE party so we spent quite a bit of time finalizing props and stage directions. I kind of spend the days doing random things, but I do remember that...
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Bug Bites

Praise God that I still have NO bites on my legs. It’s MUCH easier having them on my arms! The ones that were painful and itching are no longer bothering me!! I decided to lance the ones that were really angry and that is the key! About 12 hours after I lanced them they stopped oozing and itching and just turn in to bruises. I do have a few stubborn ones that I have lanced a few times and keep refilling and bothering me, but I am so thankful that they are just itchy, not painful and they are not growing!!! I truly believe the Lord is minimizing my pain and protecting me from the cellulitis I got my first year. I feel perfectly fine and they are not slowing me down at all! Thank you, God!
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