Wow! What a day! This morning began with Pastor Luis´ daily walk with some of the mission team members. They began the walk at 6 am. The members enjoyed a walk in San Pedro where they visited the Catholic Church. When returning, all the members met together at the hotel and walked to the buses where we loaded up to go to breakfast at the church in Shalom. We enjoyed a tasty meal that included pancakes, Arroz Con Leche (rice, milk, and sugar), and wonderful orange juice. After breakfast we began setting up each ministry in order to reach out to the families in Shalom. Our ministries included Carnival, Medical, Optomitry, Photo, and Construction. Carnival and Photo joined together and helped each other by rotating positions and enjoying time with the children. The Medical Team really reached out today and saw about 291 patients. The construction team also had a wonderful day by tearing down a worthless house and beginning reconstruction. They also began building 2 houses in Shalom which went over very well. They finished all but 2 layers on the first house. Their goal for tomorrow is to finish the layers and most of the roofing. After a long morning the whole team met back together in the church for lunch. Lunch consisted of soup, chicken salad sandwiches, lemonade, and cookies. At one o´clock everyone went back to their stations and began working hard again. The carnival team really enjoyed spending time at the local football (soccer) field and watching everyone play. A few of the team members set out in reach for the families by inviting them to church and handing out Bibles. Before time for supper Lamar and Daniel kept the children occupied by flipping them in the air. One of these ´´kids´´ included Mr. JR Roberts. He said he enjoyed that very much but did not want to do that often. After fun with the kids and finishing up the ministries for the day we all sat together in the church and had a wonderful spaghetti supper, but before we ate we sang the beautiful song ´´I Love You Lord´´. The meal was spaghetti, corn on the cob, rolls, watermelon, and lemonade. We finished supper and headed to the buses where we would take off for out hotel. After getting off the bumpy bus ride we walked to the hotel and began our devotional led by Will Tate. We can truly say this has been a long but wonderful first day of ministering in Guatemala. Buenos Nachos. God Bless Everyone!
By Danielle Welch and Karissa Seales
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