Hello Everyone!

We arrived safely in Guatemala on Tuesday around noon.  We hit the grouund running after getting picked up by our driver and Joyce, who came down a week early to take some Spanish classes.  After getting some groceries for the week, we headed to the church in Sumpango to start the first Healthy Families Class.  Lorelei talked about having freedom in Christ, and Joyce and I had the kids during this time for a similar talk, and some fun songs and games!
We were all very grateful to get a good nights sleep, that night, after being up since 2:15am! :)

Yesterday we started off with home visits in the colonies where we were able to pray with and encourage several families.
In the afternoon, we went to the orphanage and Joyce shared a devotional with the nuns about taking care of  yourself through prayer and reading God's word.  We also got to play a lively game of basketball with the nuns- this was something they had been excited about since the planning trip!  It was great to have fun and build relationship with them at the same time.
After that, we headed for the church for the 2nd. healthy families class on Alcoholism.  Lorelei and Amy tackled this topic with the adults, and I (Rachel) talked with the kids about it.  I wasn't sure how this topic would go with a variety of ages of kids, but they stayed really engaged and we had a great conversation about it and how to deal with our problems in other ways.  As one girl piped in "We can pray about them!"  And that's the truth.


Lorelei talking about Freedom in Christ

Wed. night craft with the kiddos.

I'm running out of time, so that's all for now!

Hasta luego!