From Tuesday, March 7
By: Jill Albers
The longest day of our trip commenced this morning at 4:30. Up before the sun, we scrambled in the dark at a sorry attempt to get ready for the big day ahead of us just to receive the news that protests were occurring where we were headed. How Guatemalans protest? They park two or three buses across a highway, throw the keys into the ravine and then walk away stopping all traffic on the highway. We were only disappointed about not being able to see our joyful bunch of kids(and not at all about the fact that we got up for nothing). We did get the chance to watch the sun rise over the towering Guatemalan mountains and were entertained by Bens “rising sun dance”. Luckily most were tired enough to go back to sleep while the rest of us just hung out in our favorite lounge by the porch. Although we wanted to go back to zone 7, it was nice to just relax and reflect on the past few days, plus we needed our rest after yesterday. Then we went outside to take advantage of the hot sun and get rid of some of our Pennsylvania paleness. After some intense Apples to Apples games, we were put to the job to get some work projects done around the house. We accomplished cleaning out the craft shack, tool shed, outdoor shed and the entire house. By working together as a class, we got everything done within an hour and a half. We enjoyed a well deserved lunch of fresh fruit(which by the way, just wow) and Nutella and peanut butter deliciousness. More relaxing took place and then more food, could life get any better at this point? We watched our neighbors walk around the neighborhood all day in a frantic search for their pet ferret “Max” who had gotten lost that morning. We knew all the details because they asked us several times and we debated whether we’d see Max run through our backyard or if he ended up on a skewer in the marketplace. The night ended with a time of worship led by Tim and Lorie. That small living room was filled with voices deep with emotion and awe. The presence of God was so real as we sang praises to him and prayed for preparation and safety and revival in the school tomorrow.
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