Antigua, Guatemala – We
had our first (and only) race to this gem of a city for our first
debrief. The race and its aftermath
allowed topics that had been building to surface within our small team. We began to move past the “honeymoon phase”
and tackle issues such as roles, expectations, communication, and unity.
Lake Atitlan,
Guatemala – We were blessed to stay in a beautiful house in Panajachel. This month was a long month of both serving
alongside established contacts and pioneering new ones. We found ourselves doing a plethora of things
throughout the month such as kids programs, house visitations, dramas, teachings
in a coffee shop, physical labor alongside the Global Challenge Team and a lot of relationship
building. The small team was
particularly challenging for me this month, as we tried to figure out what
community living should look like among 3 married couples who didn’t
necessarily have a lot in common or blend very well personality wise. I learned a lot about choosing to love and
seeing people through God’s eyes instead of my limited perspective. This was also a month of physically feeling
under the weather quite a bit. However,
the lake and it’s surrounding villages and people were absolutely
beautiful. And, I was even blessed with birthday money which allowed me to go paragliding and enabled Brian and I to go out on a few dates. 🙂
Guatemala – We were blessed to stay in a beautiful house in Panajachel. This month was a long month of both serving
alongside established contacts and pioneering new ones. We found ourselves doing a plethora of things
throughout the month such as kids programs, house visitations, dramas, teachings
in a coffee shop, physical labor alongside the Global Challenge Team and a lot of relationship
building. The small team was
particularly challenging for me this month, as we tried to figure out what
community living should look like among 3 married couples who didn’t
necessarily have a lot in common or blend very well personality wise. I learned a lot about choosing to love and
seeing people through God’s eyes instead of my limited perspective. This was also a month of physically feeling
under the weather quite a bit. However,
the lake and it’s surrounding villages and people were absolutely
beautiful. And, I was even blessed with birthday money which allowed me to go paragliding and enabled Brian and I to go out on a few dates. 🙂
Below are a few photos of our time in Guatemala, and Brian has posted a Guatemala video as well. To see more photos, visit my Guatemala Photo Album on our personal website.
Antigua, Guatemala
Girl on the streets of Antigua
Cross on the hill – Antigua
Boy shining shoes – Antigua
Woman in traditional clothing, carrying goods – Antigua
This is a tuk-tuk – our typical means of land transportation in Guatemala.
Woman and baby in the market – Antigua
We climbed this active volcano – Mt. Pacaya.
Beautiful Lake Atitlan
Captain’s helper on one of the boats we would take across the lake to the different villages for ministry.
Siblings playing after a children’s program in San Pablo.
Brian and Pastor Trinidad
A little boy at the orphanage we worked at in Panajachel.
Girl on the streets of San Pedro.
A little boy trying to sell us goods on the street.
