I made this page so that everyone who supported me on this trip could see a little bit of what we did in Guatemala. The pictures are a collection taken from all the members of the team. Thank you to everyone who helped support me and pray for me! The trip was more than I ever could have expected!

Psalms 126

When the Lord brought back the captivity of Zion,
We were like those who dreamed.
Our mouths were filled with laughter,
And our tongues with songs of joy.
Then it was said among the nations,
"The Lord has done great things for them."
The Lord has done great things for us,
And we are filled with joy.

Bring back our captivity, O Lord,
As the streams in the South.
Those who sow in tears
Will reap with songs of joy.
He who continually goes forth weeping,
Bearing seed for sowing,
Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing,
Bringing his sheaves with him.

Where we stayed our first night in Guatamala city on the 'road to Chel' and met up with Guatemalans from Manos De Amor, whom we would be spending the rest of the trip with.

Our last night with real beds for the week

Our big old school bus that we took for the 12 (umm....24) hour trip into Chel from Guatemala city. No better way to travel!

Dana, our Wesley intern who has been living in Guatemala for the past 5 months and who met us at the airport. She was one of our coordinators and translators for the trip.

A stop in one of the villages on our way to Chel.

Justin getting comfortable on our luggage. What a great place to sleep!

The view on the way was amazing.

It was even better getting to ride hanging out the door (since the bus traveled at about 15 miles per hour). It was our job to honk the horn as we went around corners so that any other vehicles would know we were coming, because the dirt roads were so narrow. Here's Gloriann getting a glimpse of the view with me.

Traveling through cities on our way to Chel

Luis (from Manos De Amor) and Ben taking a bus break

One of the three times our bus got stuck. This time was for about an hour and a half and we had to unload all our luggage to raise the back of the bus. Nothing brings a team together like repeated catastrophe. "I think I can smell the clutch burning..."

The second time our bus got stuck that night. Can we push it off this rock?

Maybe it would be easier if we had some light other than a plastic flashlight!

Justin and Kirk examine the rock we're ledged up against. Hmmmm....

Crossing the bridge... the road to Chel is almost over!

This is our safari vehicle which we rode into Chel with. We were supposed to come in by horse, but since our trip took so long we got to ride the only vehicle that comes in and out of Chel.

Can you believe we fit all 14 of us on this thing?

Here is our first view of the village of Chel as we approached

The children and people of the village were all there to greet us. Little did we know the children wouldn't leave our tent area for the rest of the week- surrounding us 24/7 and watching each and every thing we did. We would wake up and there they would be! How precious they were

Ben amusing the kids (which doesn't take much)

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