And of course, there are many more new friends. Here is a picture of the entire group of Bob.
Besides American friends, all of us in the group were touched by at least one (but usually several) child who holds that special place in our hearts. Below are pictures of the children who live on the compound where we were housed...Pablo, Vivi, Josue, Cristofer.
A great deal of work was done to glorify the Lord. One of the projects included building a concrete block house for this family.
While Josue stayed busy at the house site, I and many others found ourselves surrounded by more than a hundred children for a week-long VBS. It was a wonderful time of learning and bonding.
On the last day working at the church (where we not only had VBS but did construction work, also), the leaders of the church honored us with costly gifts of fabric. The designs and handiwork of the fabrics were incredible to see the entire time we were in Guatemala. The dresses of the women and little girls were so beautiful.
But, not all was work. We had some free time that was spent in two different popular cities in Guatemala. Here are pictures of the beautiful Lake Atitlan were we took two memorable boat rides from the coast to where we stayed at the foot of several volcanos surrounded by water.
I have always enjoyed worship services outside on a pretty day. We were constantly reminded of the beauty by the hand of God while we fellowshiped.
Before we left the area of Lake Atitlan, we participated in a dedication of some homes that were recently constructed. It was heart-warming to see the gratitude of these families.
Another breath-taking city was that of Antigua, Guatemala. The architecture was amazing. And even though I cannot name the use of every building in the pictures, the details of laborers are worth putting for you to view.
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