It’s not on purpose that I haven’t written a blog. Since my time here in Guatemala there has not been a lot of time to sit down and write about, let alone process all that has happened the past 2 months. I found some time too so I’ll give some insight into what my ministry looks like…
We have been partnering with an organization called Loving Arms. It is a school, graded from Pre-K to 2nd grade. Unlike the other ministries that are far away and require a bus to get to them, Loving Arms is a 15 minute walk from our base. We go to the school, Monday-Friday, from 9 in the morning till 2 in the afternoon. While we’re at the school, everyone has different jobs that they are assigned too. 5 people are assigned to helping the teachers in the classrooms. Whether it’s helping the kids to draw the number 2 or helping them assemble legos. after the kids go to recess, the english teacher visits the class. I’ve been teaching pre-school recently and they love english class. Even though the process is not so pretty. After the kids finish learning small parts of the english alphabet, the original teacher comes back in and we continue doing different stations until the class goes home. Another job is helping a carpenter they have on the property. His name is Axel and he is continually making different things for the school. For example, 3 weeks ago, we built a seesaw for the kids to play on during recess. or a shelf to organize all of the backpacks. And they have a lot of backpacks. carpentry involves a lot of sanding and painting motor oil on all the wood we use. Theres’s ALOT. Only one person is assigned to go around to all the classrooms with the english teacher and assist him in teaching the different grades about english. The last few are put upstairs to help organize or make covers for the students notebooks. The school is in the process of building another building so they can extend their school to fit 3rd grade in. This requires a plethora of uniforms to be organized. Ranging from sweaters and collared shirts for the boys, or tunics and long sleeve turtle necks for the girls. This organization takes a lot of focus and time. Considering half the time you are folding or hanging the clothes and putting them into the different piles that they belong. The jobs that we are assigned too rotates every week, so there’s always something new to do. That’s all that my ministry consists of. We get to be lights and examples to the kids every time we go. And the staff at the school always stresses their need and thankfulness for us being there. So that thanks is passed on to all of my supporters because if you guys weren’t as generous as you were then I wouldn’t be making the impact I am right now. So i thank you, deeply.
